An annual compilation of key statistical indicators prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Topics covered include agriculture, balance of payments, education, energy, environment, food, gender, health, industrial production, finance, tourism, trade, labour, population, and prices.

The seventy-first issue edition in a series published since 1948. This edition of the Yearbook contains chapters on the population size and distribution, the population of capital cities, fertility, foetal mortality, infant and maternal mortality, general mortality, nuptiality and divorce.

Responds to the need to make the methods and approaches used in the identification of LDCs, and the international support measures available to them, known to a wide range of stakeholders. This fourth edition builds upon the 2018 edition, and has been updated to reflect recent developments in the LDC category.

Provides a comprehensive compilation of internationally available statistics on social and economic conditions and activities, at world, regional and national levels. Most of the statistics presented in are extracted from more detailed, specialized databases prepared by the Statistics Division and by many other international statistical services.