In the field of social statistics, the Statistics Division promotes the conceptual and methodological development of social statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, disseminates regionally comparable information, and provides technical assistance and training to countries in the region.

Main lines of work:

• Processing, compilation, systematization, and dissemination of basic information on social statistics and indicators.
• Compilation and dissemination of indicators for monitoring progress toward achieving the SDGs and generation of complementary indicators.
• Analysis of living conditions and production of regionally comparable estimates of poverty and inequality.
• Production of analytical studies and development of tools for monitoring social cohesion.
• Collection, documentation, and dissemination of household surveys from Latin American and Caribbean countries.
• Provision of technical assistance to countries that require it, in the implementation of household surveys and the production of poverty and employment statistics.