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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Median age of the population<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Median age of the 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>
Latin America and the Caribbean Key Indicators<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Age that divides the population in two parts of equal size, that is, there are as many persons with ages above the median as there are with ages below the median. It is expressed as years.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>IPUMS:</strong><br> The median is calculated from cumulated single-year percentage distributions of age. Median is linearly interpolated between single-year percentage distributions that occur at ages before and after 50 percent of the population.<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), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), Least Developed Countries (LDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Small island developing States (SIDS), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1), Sub-national level 2 (geolev2), UNFPA Regions, World<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099, 2100<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><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>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>IPUMS:</strong> Age is only available as grouped intervals for these samples: United Kingdom 2001; Israel 1972, 1983, 1995; Italy 2001, 2011; Ireland 1971, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2006; Netherlands 1960, 1971, 2001, 2011; Palestine 1997, 2007; Slovenia 2002. In the AGE variable, data are coded to the mid-points of the intervals (rounding down). Estimates may not be as accurate for these samples as for samples that provide age in single-year values.<br></p> |