Most Common Indicators Used in Official Statistics
Statistical indicators provide an overview of the social, demographic and economic structure of society. Moreover, these indicators facilitate comparisons between countries and regions.
For population, the main indicators are:
- Total population
- Population density
- Population by age
- Life expectancy at birth and at age 65
- Foreign born
- Foreigners in population
- Total fertility rate
- Infant mortality
The gender statistics include:
- Women in labour force
- Gender pay gap
In the employment category:
- Employment rate
- Unemployment rate
- Youth unemployment rate
- Economic activity rate (women and men)
- Employment in major sectors: agriculture, industry, services
There are many indicators for the economy:
- Gross Domestic Product
- Gross Domestic Product per capita
- Real GDP growth rate
- GDP by major economic sectors: agriculture, industry, services
- Consumer price index
- Purchasing Power Parity
- Exchange rate
- Gross external debt
For trade indicators we find:
- Exports of goods and services
- Imports of goods and services
- Balance of payments
- Trade balance
- Major import partners
- Major export partners
Environment indicators:
- Land use
- Water supply and consumption
- Environmental protection expenditure
- Generation and treatment of waste
- Chemical use
For the energy field:
- Total energy consumption
- Primary energy sources
- Energy consumption in transport
- Electricity consumption
- Consumption of renewable energy sources
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