Welcome Data Partners!

IPUMS International invites you to discover the benefits of collaborating. We work with NSOs to provide census and household survey data for the global scholarly and policy research community. Partnership with IPUMS adheres to open data standards and international recommendations for sharing of census and survey microdata.

IPUMS Informational Webinar for National Statistical Offices
17 September 2025; 15:00 GMT Registration required.


Current IPUMS NSO Partners

Benefits to NSO partners

Information for data users

IPUMS and the NSO cooperate on data preservation and dissemination.

  • Preservation: state-of-the-art archival data storage technology and procedures
  • Processing: microdata standardization and harmonization by social science professionals, sampling and confidentialization support provided where needed
  • Documentation: production of detailed documentation, including custom IPUMS user guides as well as access to original metadata
  • Dissemination: user-friendly web-based data access portal, applicant screening, technical support to researchers

Contact us to learn more or request a meeting:

IPUMSPartners@umn.edu

Meet Our Team


World Census Forms

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