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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Population age 65+ (% of total population)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Population age 65+ (% of total population)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Age composition<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
Older persons, Population trends<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Percentage of population age 65+.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>Global database:</strong><br> Percentage of Total Population by various functional combination of age groups (0-14, 0-17, primary and secondary school ages, 15-24, 15-49, ..., 18+, 50+, etc.). De facto population as of 1 July of the year indicated. Figures are expressed per 100 population.
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The number of persons age 65+ divided by the total population. Age is determined using the IPUMS AGE variable: <a href="https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/AGE#codes_section">Link</a>.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>65 years old and over</em><br>Nativity: <em>Foreign-born, Native-born</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Race: <em>Afro-Ecuadorian, American Indian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, Brown (Brazil), Chinese, Coloured (South Africa), Creole (Suriname), Filipino, Indian, Indigenous, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Indian, Mestizo (Indigenous and White), Mixed race, Montubio (Ecuador), Mulatto (Black and White), Other, Other Asian, Other Black, Pakistani, Two or more races, Vietnamese, White</em><br>Sex: <em>Female, Male</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
Methodology of the United Nations Population Estimates and Projections: <a href="https://population.un.org/wpp/Methodology">Link</a><br></p> |