The collection of recent social statistics is complete, while in other statistical areas only summary publications such as yearbooks are held. However, complete collections of EU statistics are provided at all EU depository libraries. Part of the collection of ILO statistics goes back as far as the interwar period. Statistics produced jointly by the five Nordic countries are represented by the Yearbook of Nordic Statistics, statistical reports and technical reports. On the national level statistics are collected for West and East European countries and, to a lesser extent, for the Russian Federation, the USA and Japan.
National statistics make up the largest part of the statistics library.
Older statistics are mainly provided in the form of microforms, statistics that have been published since the late 1980s mainly in printed form. On the subnational level the collection consists of purely regional statistical publications which complete the regional tables provided in most national publications. The statistical publications are arranged alphabetically by country. The individual countries' publications are subdivided into yearbooks, bulletins, series, censuses and nomenclatures. A special shelf reference scheme has been developed for the very comprehensive category of series.