Statistical Agencies

Age structure and dependency ratios

Composite covering age structure from UN DESA World Population Prospects 2024: id 46 (PopByAge5AndSex - population by 5-year age groups and sex), id 83 (ChildDepRatio), id 84 (OldAgeDepRatio), and id 86 (TotalDepRatio). Merged into one payload; split on indicatorId when consuming.

get/api/v1/un-population/age-structure

Query parameters

locationstring required

Country or area as ISO3 (USA), ISO2 (US), or M49 numeric (840).

start_yearinteger nullable

Start year of the requested range (YYYY). Defaults to current_year - 5.

end_yearinteger nullable

End year of the requested range (YYYY). Defaults to current_year.

Response

Population by 5-year age groups plus dependency ratios.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
    "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
    "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
    "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
    "source": "sugra_crypto",
    "attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
    "fallback_chain": [
      "sugra_crypto",
      "sugra_finance"
    ]
  }
}

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