See also: Geography

There are lots of sources for population statistics, those listed below are some of the official sources used for the UK and the United Nations.

Information

Key figures on Europe

www.europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/figures

Select download Key Figures on Europe 2017. This is the latest edition available. In addition to statistics, it provides plenty of analysis and information.

lET's Count Census 2021

https://letscount.org.uk

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides a fantastic set of fourteen lesson plans covering the key areas of the English and Welsh curriculum. The lesson plans help to teach children about the importance of the census and how the information collected helps local areas. The lessons are accredited by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) and the Geographical Association. The lessons cover: What is the census?; NHS and the census; Our school census; Equality, representation and the census; I count; Time travel detectives; Changing population; Working life in the past; Creating a time capsule; Lets count our local area; Planning for the future; and The year of the last census. It includes videos to use with the lesson plans and resources for children and parents. Excellent.

People, population and community

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity

A wealth of UK statistics covering births, deaths and marriages, along with population and migration and health and social care amongst many others. This not only provides statistics but also commentary and analysis.

Population

www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/population/index.html

A wonderful resource looking at global population, providing statistics and discussion.

Population by country

www.worldpopulationreview.com/countries

This provides a ranked list of countries by 2020 population. It also gives the growth rate for 2019. In addition, you can see population by continents.

Population by world cities

www.worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities

This provides a list of world city populations ranked by 2020 population.

World population Day

www.un.org/en/observances/world-population-day

Explores the issues around the global population and growth rate.