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

2 - 03 Sep 2026 | Event | Commitees

Twenty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The twenty-fifth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will be held in Santiago on 2 and 3 September 2026.

13 - 16 Apr 2026 | Event | Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
27 Jan 2026 | Event | Reuniones y seminarios técnicos

Propuesta metodológica para el análisis conjunto de la movilidad social absoluta y relativa

Seminarios como este son fundamentales para armonizar datos y crear herramientas metodológicas aplicables a estudios de estratificación y movilidad en...

25 - 27 Nov 2025 | Event | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

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

16 Apr 2026 | Press Release
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Latin America and the Caribbean Continues to Back Regional Cooperation for Achieving the 2030 Agenda: The Sustainable Development Forum Concluded at ECLAC

Four years before that global agenda’s deadline, representatives of the region’s countries agreed that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimens...

18 Feb 2026 | Press Release
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ECLAC Launches Statistical Yearbook 2025 with Key Indicators on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Economic, Social and Environmental Development

One of the regional organization’s most important publications, this report is an essential reference for a comparative analysis of the region’s count...

17 Dec 2025 | Briefing note
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CEPALSTAT updates and expands perception indicators based on international surveys

The CEPALSTAT platform has incorporated new information and updated historical series of perception indicators based on surveys such as LAPOP, Latinob...

12 Dec 2025 | Briefing note
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CEPALSTAT incorporates first regional series of indicators on disability

The Data and Statistical Publications Portal, CEPALSTAT, now features a new section dedicated to disability, which brings together comparable indicato...