https://econdatahub.shatil.foo/

A catalog of over 100 distinct public-use data sources

https://www.afrobarometer.org/data/

Surveys democracy, governance, and public attitudes across 35 African countries, providing insights into political stability, economic conditions, and social issues.

https://www.asianbarometer.org/datar?page=d10

A survey focusing on public opinion on political values, democracy, and governance across Asia.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/microdata/pumf

Microdata from the Canadian census covering a sample of the population with data on social, demographic, and economic data on Canada, including characteristics of individuals, families, and households.

https://datosabiertos.mineduc.cl

Micro-level data on students, teachers, and educational outcomes.

https://demre.cl/portales/portal-bases-datos

Detailed information on university admission processes in Chile, including student performance, rankings, and demographic details.

http://www.eassda.org/pages/tm_page.php

Biennial social survey project aimed at providing data on social trends and attitudes in East Asia.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata

The EU provides public use microdata from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) and the Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC).

https://europa.eu/eurobarometer

Surveys public opinion in the European Union, covering topics such as political engagement, climate change, digitalization, and more.

https://search.gesis.org/research_data/ZA4512

Focuses on migration patterns, integration, and the social situation of migrants within European countries.

https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/surveys/european-quality-life-surveys-eqls

Data into quality of life, including employment, income, education, housing, family, health, and work-life balance across European countries.

https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/

Biennial survey measuring attitudes, beliefs, and behavior patterns of diverse populations in Europe.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata/european-union-labour-force-survey

A quarterly survey covering labor market participation of individuals aged 15 and over in EU member states.

European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata/european-union-statistics-on-income-and-living-conditions

Cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income, poverty, social exclusion, and living conditions.

https://europeanvaluesstudy.eu/

A large-scale, cross-national survey research program on basic human values, including political and social attitudes.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_surveys/hfcs/html/index.en.html

Household-level financial and consumption data across Europe with a panel dimension.

Microdata on health, social, economic, and environmental policies over the life-course of European citizens.

https://www.ebrd.com/home/what-we-do/office-of-the-chief-economist/lits/life-in-transition-survey-data.html

Public attitudes, well-being, and the impact of economic and political change in post-transition countries.

https://stat.fi/tup/tutkijapalvelut/opetusaineistot_en.html

https://www.gesis.org/en/allbus

Attitudes and behaviors in Germany since 1980, covering political engagement, social values, and cultural trends.

https://www.diw.de/en/soep

Longitudinal survey of German households since 1984 on household composition, employment, occupation, earnings, health, and satisfaction indicators.

https://fdz.iab.de/en/our-data-products/overview-of-available-data/

The German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) provides public use datafiles (PUF) for teaching, available after registration. Scientific use datafiles (SUF) have additional restrictions.

https://www.ifo.de/en/suche?f%5B0%5D=typ%3A34682&search_api_fulltext=&sort_by=maxdate_agr

The survey covers a broad range of education policy topics, from preschool age to schools and vocational training to university studies and continuing education.

https://www.gesis.org/en/missy/metadata/MZ/

Annual survey of 1 % of residents, producing key national demographic and labor‐market statistics.

https://cses.org/data-download/

Collaborative program of cross-national election studies investigating voting behavior and electoral institutions.

https://dhsprogram.com/Data/

Microdata on health, HIV, and nutrition in 90+ low- and middle-income countries, focusing on fertility, maternal and child health, and disease prevalence.

https://www.efotw.org/?year=2002&page=map&geozone=world

Global dataset ranking economic freedom based on factors such as trade policies, regulations, and property rights.

https://www.gallup.com/analytics/318923/world-poll-public-datasets.aspx

Global survey on public attitudes, economy, and leadership.

Open-access microdata from cross-nationally comparative surveys and contextual data on family dynamics and life course trajectories.

https://www.transparency.org/en/gcb

Surveys capturing people's perceptions and experiences of corruption within their respective countries.

https://www.gemconsortium.org/data

Survey data on entrepreneurial attitudes, activities, and aspirations across the world.

https://www.globalmacrodata.com/data.html

Panel dataset of 46 macroeconomic variables across 243 countries, covering historical records from 1086 to projections through 2030.

https://www.start.umd.edu/data-tools/GTD

Comprehensive database of terrorist events worldwide.

International study on adolescent health behaviors and well-being.

https://www.humanfertility.org/

High-quality historical and recent demographic data on fertility trends, birth rates, and reproductive behaviors.

https://www.cato.org/search/category/human-freedom-index

Dataset ranking freedom across countries based on personal and economic liberties.

https://www.mortality.org/Data/DataAvailability

Detailed and high-quality data on mortality rates, causes of death, and life expectancy trends by age and cohort.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/ICPSR/index.html

Repository of social science data, including politics and public policy.

International Labour Organization (ILO) - Global Wage Report Data

https://www.ilo.org/data-and-statistics

Data on wage trends and policies across the globe, useful for analyzing income and labor markets.

https://ilsa-gateway.org/studies/data

Microdata from studies such as PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, and PIAAC (PISA for adults) on test scores, student background, survey responses, and other information on education systems.

https://issp.org/data-download/by-year/

Annual cross-national surveys on diverse social science topics since 1984, covering work, government, religion, and social networks.

Census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space.

https://www.lisdatacenter.org/our-data/lis-database/

Database of harmonized household income surveys from various countries, useful for income and inequality research.

https://www.migrationdataportal.org/international-data?i=stock_abs_&t=2024

Comprehensive database on migration statistics, including labor migration, remittances, and asylum seekers.

Country-level data on a range of issues, including economy, education, labor, and environment.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/datasets/

Public opinion data on various topics, including politics, economy, and social issues.

https://github.com/erikgahner/PolData

Links to datasets across various categories like cabinets, citizens, including socioeconomic panels tracking individuals/households over time, constitutions, political institutions, and parties.

https://libguides.princeton.edu/politics/indicators

A collection of global political indicators curated by Princeton University.

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

https://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/data/

PIAAC assesses adult skills in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving in technology-rich environments.

https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government/qog-data

Data on governance, corruption, and public policy worldwide.

The United Nations Comtrade database aggregates detailed global annual and monthly trade statistics by product and trading partner.

Database on organized violence and conflict worldwide.

https://www.v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

Comprehensive and detailed democracy ratings and related topics across the world, covering political institutions and governance.

https://www.v-dem.net/our-work/collaborations/varieties-of-indoctrination/

Global dataset on the politicization of education and media, covering 160 countries from 1945-2021.

https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/pages/about/data-vendors/

Financial and economic datasets for academic research.

https://microdata.worldbank.org/

A collection of micro datasets from the World Bank and other organizations, including the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), a household survey program in low- and middle-income countries.

Tracks income and wealth inequality within and between countries over the 20th and 21st centuries.

https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp

Public opinion data on political, social, and economic issues worldwide.

Surveys focusing on income distribution, employment, and social policies.

Nationally representative survey covering income, employment, education, health, and migration.

Bank of Italy Survey on Household Income and Wealth (SHIW)

https://www.bancaditalia.it/statistiche/tematiche/indagini-famiglie-imprese/bilanci-famiglie/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1&dotcache=refresh

Tracks Italian household income, savings, wealth, and financial behavior.

https://www.istat.it/en/data/databases/

Data on employment, unemployment, and labor market characteristics

https://jgss.daishodai.ac.jp/english/surveys/sur_top.html

Nationwide social survey focusing on society, labor, education, and politics.

https://www.arabbarometer.org/survey-data/

Public opinion surveys assessing political, social, and economic attitudes across the Arab world.

https://libguides.wpi.edu/c.php?g=1396171&p=10457175

Harmonized microdata from household surveys focusing on labor and welfare.

https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=hdl:1902.1/18235

Annual collection of economic microdata by The Central Bank of the Netherlands, focusing on economic and psychological determinants of household saving behavior.

Data repository for social science research in the Netherlands.

A Dutch panel with a representative sample of households on a wide range of topics.

https://opendata.cbs.nl/portal.html?_la=nl&_catalog=CBS

Aggregated data on various aspects of Dutch society and economy.

https://www.vektis.nl/open-data

https://opendisdata.nza.nl/#start

A public dataset that provides aggregated information on diagnoses, care products and activities, and national average prices for medical specialist care.

https://www.helsedirektoratet.no/statistikk-registre-og-rapporter/helsedata-og-helseregistre/kuhr

Data on healthcare reimbursement claims, including provider, patient, and treatment information.

https://www.ssb.no/en/valg/kommunestyre-og-fylkestingsvalg

Datasets on Norwegian politics, covering local government, elections, and policy outcomes.

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators.html?orderBy=mostRelevant&page=0

Data on various aspects of education systems, including enrollment, graduation rates, and educational attainment.

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

https://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/data/

International survey measuring adult skills and competencies in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving.

https://caucasusbarometer.org/en/datasets/

Annual household survey about socioeconomic issues and political attitudes conducted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/en/ssd/

Data at the municipal and regional level on a wide range of topics, including economy, demographics, labor market, and social indicators.

https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/LGAF8A

Data for local politicians from every democratic local election in Sweden between 1919 and 2018

https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/about-the-riksbank/the-tasks-of-the-riksbank/research/database-for-event-studies-of-swedish-monetary-policy/

High-frequency financial market indicators, such as interest rates, exchange rates, and stock indices.

https://researchdata.se/en/catalogue

Data on various aspects of the Swedish population

https://www.gu.se/en/som-institute/the-som-surveys/data

Data on values, attitudes, and habits of the Swedish population since 1986, covering political behavior, media consumption, and social attitudes.

https://jobtechdev.se/en/data/

Job ads since 2006, detailing occupation, employer, location, and more.

Swedish election results at a highly detailed regional level, covering national, regional, and municipal elections.

Microdata on population, migration trends, and labor market participation.

Central repository for microdata on economic, social, and political issues, including labor force and household surveys.

https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/

A longitudinal study capturing data on social and economic circumstances and attitudes.

Demographic and household data from the Census Bureau.

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data.html

US Census Bureau's housing survey covering housing conditions and costs.

Data on the allocation of time across daily activities.

https://cdr.ffiec.gov/public/PWS/DownloadBulkData.aspx

Survey on household spending habits and expenditures in the US.

Education and intergenerational mobility data.

Collection of macroeconomic time series data.

https://gss.norc.org/us/en/gss/get-the-data.html

Survey tracking social trends and opinions in the US.

Longitudinal data on older Americans, focusing on health, retirement, economic well-being, and aging-related factors.

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/historic-data/

Historical data on mortgage applications and approvals.

https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

https://www.realtor.com/research/data/