latin-america-population-age-structure-dataset

Mirror: github.com/juanmoisesd/latin-america-population-age-structure-dataset

Author: Juan Moisés de la Serna Tuya · ORCID: 0000-0002-8401-8018

Latin America Population Age Structure Dataset

Part of the Open Research Collection by Juan Moisés de la Serna Tuya — 1,273+ datasets

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Overview

Harmonized demographic dataset describing the population age structure and key demographic indicators for 19 Latin American countries over the period 1995–2030.

The dataset provides quinquennial observations (1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030) disaggregated by sex (men, women, total), distributed across 15 five-year age groups, and enriched with core demographic indicators. It contains 456 observations and 42 variables.

Live Dashboard: https://juanmoisesd.github.io/latin-america-population-age-structure-dataset/

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Countries Covered (19)

#	Country	#	Country
1	Argentina	11	Honduras
2	Bolivia	12	Mexico
3	Brazil	13	Nicaragua
4	Chile	14	Panama
5	Colombia	15	Paraguay
6	Costa Rica	16	Peru
7	Cuba	17	Dominican Republic
8	Ecuador	18	Uruguay
9	El Salvador	19	Venezuela
10	Guatemala

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Dataset Structure

Main File

File	Description
data/dataset.csv	Main dataset — 456 rows x 42 columns

Variables

Identification variables

Variable	Description	Type
Country	Country name	Categorical
Year	Observation year (quinquennial: 1995–2030)	Numeric
Sex	H = men, M = women, TOTAL = total population	Categorical

Demographic indicators

Variable	Description	Unit
Pob_Total_Millones	Total population	Millions
Pct_Urbana	Urban population share	%
TFT	Total fertility rate	Children per woman
Esp_Vida_Anos	Life expectancy at birth	Years
Mort_Inf_1k	Infant mortality rate	Deaths per 1,000 births
Migr_Neta_k	Net migration	Thousands
Dens_hab_km2	Population density	Inhabitants/km2
Ind_Dependencia	Total depende