Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

This year’s edition of the Statistical Yearbook was coordinated by Daniel Taccari with the Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The information was made available through the timely collaboration of the heads of statistical offices and the presidents of central banks in the countries of the region.
The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC presents a set of basic statistics on the economic, socio-demographic and environmental situation of the region during a specific time period. This edition of the Yearbook includes information available up to mid-December 2021. The Yearbook comprises three chapters. The first covers demographic and social indicators and includes statistical information on population, labour, education, health, housing and basic services, poverty and income distribution, and gender. The second chapter presents economic statistics relating to trade, b