WB - Demographic Indicators

This dataset contains demographic indicators (such as female and male population, share of urban and rural population, share of urban population living in slums, total population, fertility rate...) as provided by the World Bank.

Indicator	Min-Max Number of years	Countries / Obs	Min / Max Value
Fertility Rate - Total (Births per Woman)
Life expectancy at birth, female
Life expectancy at birth, male
Population aged 0-14
Population aged 15-64
Population aged 65 and above
Population growth
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population, female
Population, total
Rural Population
Urban Population

Fertility Rate - Total (Births per Woman)

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specif

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Number

Life expectancy at birth, female

WB - Demographic Indicators

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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Number

Life expectancy at birth, male

WB - Demographic Indicators

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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Number

Population aged 0-14

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Population, age 0-14 (% of total) is the population between the ages of 0 and 14 as a percentage of the total population.

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Number

Population aged 15-64

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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 is the number of people who could potentially be economically active.

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Number

Population aged 65 and above

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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population.

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Number

Population growth

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Population growth (annual %) is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

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Percentage (%)

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

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Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households.

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Percentage (%)

Population, female

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Population, female (% of total) is the percentage of the population that is female.

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Percentage (%)

Population, total

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Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country

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Number

Rural Population

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Rural population refers to the share (%) of people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the ratio between Urban Population and Total Population.

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Percentage (%)

Urban Population

WB - Demographic Indicators

Urban population refers to the share (%) of people living in Urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the ratio between Rural Population and Total Population.

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Percentage (%)