Demographics
We provide demographic indicators for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and subnational regions within these countries. We provide indicators for population size, degree of urbanization, average household size, percentage of population in various age groups, dependency ratios and fertility rates for various age groups.
Map visualisations
Our world maps allow the visualization of any indicator across all countries for which data is available at a given point in time. Subnational indices can also be displayed on the map showing differences within countries.
Charts
Our bubble charts allow the joint visualization of three indicators of development at the national or subnational level while simultaneously highlighting differences across continents at any given point in time.
Data tables
We provide easy to navigate data tables displaying the Demographic indicators along with other information in a grid-like format of rows and columns. Information is available along three dimensions: (i) country, (ii) time, and (iii) choice of indicator(s).
Profile reports
Profile reports provide an overview of the major social and economic characteristics of a region or country. The figures are derived from the most recent national household survey available at the Global Data Lab.
Rankings
We provide a decile ranking of all sub-national demographic indicator data highlighting the position of the subnational regions in comparison to other regions around the globe.
Downloads
To download our data tables in Excel or CSV format, a free-of-charge registration with GDL is necessary. Registration takes less than 5 minutes. Sub-samples as well as complete datasets can be downloaded.
How to cite us
For data retrieved from the Demographic indicators, please refer to both the data and the accompanying paper:
- Data retrieved from the Demographic indicators of the Global Data Lab, https://globaldatalab.org/demographics/, version v1.0.
- Smits, J. (2016), GDL Area Database. Sub-national development indicators for research and policy making. GDL Working Paper 16-101.
- For demographic window of opportunity data, also refer to Crombach, L. & Smits, J. (2020), The demographic window of opportunity and economic growth at sub-national level in 91 developing countries. GDL Working paper 20-101.