World Population Prospects 2010

Description

Data from the United Nations World Population Prospects 2010.

Details

The package contains the following datasets:

• tfr, tfr_supplemental, tfrprojMed, tfrprojHigh, tfrprojLow: estimates and projections of total fertility rate

• e0F, e0M, e0F_supplemental, e0M_supplemental, e0Fproj, e0Mproj: estimates and projections of life expectancy

• popF, popM: age-specific population estimates and projections

• mxF, mxM: age-specific mortality rates

• migrationF, migrationM: age-specific net migration (see note below)

• sexRatio: sex ratio at birth as a ratio of female to male

• percentASFR: distribution of age-specific fertility rates

• UNlocations: location dataset

Note

Distributions of net migrants by age and sex are provided for illustrative purpose only. Migration figures are based on intercensal net residuals and official statistics, population distribution by age and sex or simplified versions of Rogers-Castro migration age patterns, and incorporate statistical adjustment errors.

Author(s)

Hana Sevcikova <hanas@uw.edu>, Patrick Gerland <gerland@un.org>

Maintainer: Hana Sevcikova <hanas@uw.edu>

Source

These datasets are based on estimates and projections of United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011).

References

World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. (http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp) Special Tabulations.

Results