Population Projections APIs
Population projections are estimates of the population for future dates. Projections illustrate possible courses of population change based on assumptions about future births, deaths, net international migration, and domestic migration.
Related Information: Population Projections Categorical Variables
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2014
Projected Population by Demographic Characteristics (Single Year of Age)
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projpop
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projpop.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projpop/variables.html
- Example Call:
api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projpop?get=POP,YEAR&for=us:1&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE
Projected Population by Demographic Characteristics (Age Groups)
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projagegroups
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projagegroups.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projagegroups/variables.html
- Example Call:
api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projagegroups?get=DATE_DESC,POP,DATE_&for=us:1&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE
Projected Population by Demographic Characteristics (Single Year of Age) and Nativity
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnat
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnat.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnat/variables.html
- Example Call:
api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnat?get=YEAR,POP&for=us:1&key=YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE
Projected Births by Demographic Characteristics
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projbirths
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projbirths.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projbirths/variables.html
- Example Call: Projected births for Hispanics (RACE_HISP=8) of males (SEX=1) where YEAR=2014
Projected Deaths by Demographic Characteristics
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projdeaths
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projdeaths.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projdeaths/variables.html
- Example Call: Projected deaths for all sexes (SEX=0) in 2014 (YEAR=2014)
Projected Net International Migration by Demographic Characteristics
- API Call: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnim
- Examples and Supported Geographies: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnim.html
- Variables: api.census.gov/data/2014/pep/projnim/variables.html
- Example Call: Projected net international migration for males (SEX=1) in 2014 (YEAR=2014)
Related Information
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Population Projections Categorical Variables 2014
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Population ProjectionsPopulation projections are estimates of the population for future dates.