1. How to use this page
- Find your topic in the table below.
- Go to the primary source for the authoritative series and its documentation.
- Use the StatOrigin page if you want a ranked table, a CSV and a ready-made citation. StatOrigin cites the primary source on every record; the compilation is CC BY 4.0.
2. Topic → primary source → StatOrigin page
The primary column is the publisher’s current portal. Internal links are only shown when that page exists in this build.
3. Retired and moved data-portal URLs
Each old URL below (except the American FactFinder context row) returned 404, 410 or a DNS/connection failure when fetched on 2026-10-06, and appears in at least one university or Library of Congress research guide updated in the previous 12 months. “Current location” is where the publisher now hosts the resource.
| Old URL (dead) | Status on 2026-10-06 | Current location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators | 404 (redirects to datacatalog.worldbank.org, which 404s) | World Development Indicators · World Bank on StatOrigin | Also the World Bank source profile on this site. |
https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/education-statistics | 404 | World Development Indicators | Education rankings on StatOrigin are listed in the topic table above. |
http://www.oecd.org/statistics/ | 404 | OECD Data Explorer | OECD says OECD.Stat was the OECD’s data dissemination platform until July 2024: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/insights/data-explainers/2024/09/OECD-DE-FAQ.html |
https://stats.oecd.org/OECDregionalstatistics/ | 404 | OECD Data Explorer | Same OECD migration. |
http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/onlineoecdemploymentdatabase.htm | 410 | OECD Data Explorer | — |
https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/data/oecd-factbook-statistics_factbook-data-en | 404 | OECD Data Explorer | — |
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm | 404 | UN Statistics Division | — |
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/cp/searchcp.aspx | 404 | UN Statistics Division | Was UNSD country profiles of statistical systems. |
http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=… | 404 | UNdata · Country pages | Country pages also live under /regions on this site. |
http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ReportFolders/reportFolders.aspx | 404 | UNCTADstat | — |
http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/… | DNS failure | UNESCO Institute for Statistics | — |
http://www.ilo.org/inform/online-information-resources/databases/a-z-databases/lang--en/index.htm | 404 | ILOSTAT data | — |
http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/statdb/DataExplorer.aspx | 404 | ESCAP statistics (verify on the ESCAP site) | ESCAP statistics now sit under the ESCAP site. |
http://www.eia.gov/tools/models/datatools.cfm | 404 | EIA international data · EIA on StatOrigin | Also the EIA source profile on this site. |
American FactFinder (factfinder.census.gov) | Retired (listed for context; not a fetched 404) | data.census.gov | US Census Bureau: “American FactFinder Officially Retired”, 31 March 2020: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/aff-data-census-gov.html |
Statuses are from a fetch on 2026-10-06. OECD’s Data Explorer FAQ records the OECD.Stat shutdown in July 2024. The Census Bureau announced American FactFinder’s retirement on 31 March 2020.
4. Citing data correctly
Cite the primary publisher, the dataset or indicator name or code, the year of data, and the date you accessed it.
Example: “World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, total (years), SP.DYN.LE00.IN. World Development Indicators. Accessed 6 October 2026.”
StatOrigin pages carry a “Copy citation” button that produces this in APA and other formats. See the methodology.
5. For librarians: keeping a guide’s links alive
- Prefer portal home pages (for example data-explorer.oecd.org) over deep query URLs, which break when platforms migrate.
- Re-check guides after known migrations (OECD, July 2024; US Census American FactFinder, March 2020).
- If you want a stable, citable secondary link for a cross-country indicator, StatOrigin ranking pages keep the same URL and list the primary source on every record.
6. Frequently asked questions
Is StatOrigin a primary source?
No. It is a compiled archive; each record links to its primary publisher. Cite the primary source. StatOrigin is a convenient place to get the ranked table and a CSV.
Is it free?
Yes. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 (also stated in the API documentation).
How big is the archive?
This build holds 232,938 sourced statistics from 157 primary sources. Those counts come from the same snapshot the rest of the site uses; they are not a separately maintained total.
Cite & reuse
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0. Cite the primary publisher for any figure you reuse.
StatOrigin. (2026). Free country statistics: where to find them (and which old links have moved). Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/guides/free-country-statistics-sources
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