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Demographics

Use indicators and data endpoints to work with population, age, fertility, and dependency metrics.

Demographics In Africa API

Query demographic indicators through the indicator, data, and country-profile endpoints. There is no dedicated /v1/demographics route.

Use:

  • GET /v1/indicators?category=demographics
  • GET /v1/data?category=demographics
  • GET /v1/countries/{country_code}/profile

Useful Metrics

  • population_total
  • population_growth_pct
  • urban_population_pct
  • life_expectancy_years
  • fertility_rate_births_per_woman
  • median_age_years
  • population_density_per_km2
  • child_dependency_ratio
  • old_age_dependency_ratio

Example Query

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ng&metric_keys=population_total,median_age_years&latest=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Indicators

Discover the metric catalog and coverage ranges.

Data

Query observations by country, metric, and year.

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Agriculture

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