download_pop_projections: Download population projections

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Download population projections

Description

This function downloads population projections and back projections taken from the National Population and Dwelling Census of 2018 (CNPV), adjusted after COVID-19. Available years are different for each spatial level:

• "national": 1950 - 2070.

• "national" with sex: 1985 - 2050.

• "department": 1985 - 2050.

• "department" with sex: 1985 - 2050.

• "municipality": 1985 - 2035.

• "municipality" with sex: 1985 - 2035.

• "municipality" with sex and ethnic groups: 2018 - 2035.

Usage

download_pop_projections(
  spatial_level,
  start_year,
  end_year,
  include_sex = FALSE,
  include_ethnic = FALSE
)

Arguments

spatial_level	character with the spatial level to be consulted. Can be either "national", "department" or "municipality".
start_year	numeric with the start year to be consulted.
end_year	numeric with the end year to be consulted.
include_sex	logical for including (or not) division by sex. Default is FALSE.
include_ethnic	logical for including (or not) division by ethnic group (only available for "municipality"). Default is FALSE.

Value

data.frame object with downloaded data.

Examples

pop_proj <- download_pop_projections("national", 2020, 2030)
head(pop_proj)

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