With some exceptions, international census publications received in the Library of Congress are housed in the general collections. The most recent censuses in print might also be housed in the appropriate area studies reading room, i.e., African and Middle Eastern, Asian, European, or Hispanic. Reading room staff should be consulted regarding the availability of census publications in their respective custodial divisions. The Library of Congress online catalog can be used to determine international census publications received in the Library of Congress. Although there are numerous ways to search, the suggested Library of Congress subject headings in the Search the Library's Catalog page usually yield good results. Also consult the guides listed below to determine background information and official titles and census year dates on available censuses for a country.
This section is for those seeking historical census data on nations of the world and includes publications that offer guidance to census sources in print and microform. The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.
The Handbook of National Population Censuses: Latin America & the Caribbean, North America and the Oceania. by 
The Handbook of National Population Censuses: Africa and Asia by 
The Handbook of National Population Censuses: Europe by 
A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of International Population Census Publications, 1945-1967 by International Populations Census Series II by International Population Census PublicationsThe International Population Census Bibliography, 1945-1977 by CIS National Statistical Compendiums.The following titles are from the Census Library Project initiated in the Library of Congress in the fall of 1940 as a cooperative project of the Bureau of the Census and the Library of Congress. Its function was to compile analytical bibliographies to facilitate the use of census and vital statistics publications for all countries that were available in the Library of Congress collections. These bibliographies are useful in locating early census publications as the include the Library of Congress call numbers along with additional information about each census.
Bibliography of Recent Official Demographic Statistics. Bibliographie des Publications Officielles Récentes Présentant des Statistiques Démographiques. by General Censuses and Vital Statistics in the Americas by National Censuses and Vital Statistics in Europe, 1918-1939 by National Censuses and Vital Statistics in Europe, 1918-1939; an Annotated Bibliography, with 1940-1948 Supplement by National Censuses and Vital Statistics in France Between Two World Wars, 1921-1942Listed below are periodicals the published monthly or annual statistical data.
Demographic Yearbook. Annuaire Démographique. by Bulletin Mensuel de Statistique / Société des Nations = Monthly Bulletin of Statistics by Monthly Bulletin of Statistics by Monthly Bulletin of Statistics = Bulletin Mensuel de Statistique. by Population and Vital Statistics Report by Statistical Yearbook = Annuaire Statistique by Statistical yearbook by 
