Social statistics
In the field of social statistics, the Statistics Division promotes conceptual and methodological development of social statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, disseminates comparable information at a regional level and provides technical assistance and training to countries in the region.
Activities
Presentación del Indice de Pobreza Multidimensional para América Latina
Este es un evento paralelo organizado por la CEPAL y el PNUD, en el marco de la octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2025.
Curso Metodologías para la agregación y análisis longitudinal de encuestas…
Este curso tiene como objetivo introducir a los participantes en las técnicas y procedimientos estadísticos necesarios para agregar encuestas, con el fin de producir indicadores sociales en periodos de referencia más amplios (anuales, semestrales o trimestrales), así como para combinar distintas rondas que permitan realizar análisis longitudinales.
Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.
News
ECLAC and UNDP Present New Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America
This tool seeks to measure poverty with standards specifically tailored to the region’s reality, enabling comparisons between countries.
ECLAC Launches New Edition of its Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Economic, Social and Environmental Situation
The 2024 version of this annual publication updates a selection of key statistics on the three pillars of development in the region.
ECLAC Presents Portal on Statistics based on Small Area Estimation Models in Latin America
The platform provides diverse social statistics at a subnational level, produced via the application of Small Area Estimation methods by the UN regional organization’s Statistics Division.
Subnational statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean available on the ECLAC statistical portal
Subnational statistics are fundamental for the development and implementation of effective and equitable public policies and are essential for responding to the principle of "leaving no one behind" proposed by the 2030 Agenda.
Publication featured
Índice de pobreza multidimensional para América Latina
En las últimas décadas, la comunidad internacional ha reconocido la necesidad de medir la pobreza de manera más integral, incorporando diversas dimensiones del bienestar. Más de la mitad de los…
