World Population 1955-1981: Recent Demographic Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World (ICPSR 8054)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
Summary: This data collection contains international demographic information. There are nine types of records for each country. The first record contains general information about the country including name, development status, and region codes. Records 2-5 include vital rates for 1978 and population estimates for 1950-1979. Records 6-9 contain estimates for 1980-1985 for countries with populations of 10 million or more. (more info)
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Citation
United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. World Population 1955-1981: Recent Demographic Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World. ICPSR08054-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1982. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08054.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08054.v1
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Scope of Study
Summary: This data collection contains international demographic information. There are nine types of records for each country. The first record contains general information about the country including name, development status, and region codes. Records 2-5 include vital rates for 1978 and population estimates for 1950-1979. Records 6-9 contain estimates for 1980-1985 for countries with populations of 10 million or more.
Subject Terms: birth rates, mortality rates, population, population estimates, population migration, world population
Geographic Coverage: Africa, Asia, Europe, Global, Latin America, Middle East, North America
Time Period:
- 1955--1981
Data Collection Notes:
Users should note that although the title of this collection indicates that the data are from 1955-1981, data from 1950 and 1982-1985 are also included for some records.
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Original ICPSR Release: 1984-06-28
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