Total population ages 65 and above
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socstr_pop_65upto_pp |
| Category | Social structure |
| Label | Total population ages 65 and above |
| Related indicators | |
"Total population ages 65 and above" as a percentage of the total population is calculated based on the de facto definition of population.
Coding rules
This variable measures the population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. The age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is derived from the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. The total population is based on the de facto population, which includes all residents, regardless of their legal status or citizenship. The figures presented are midyear estimates.
Teorell et al. (2024:1572) defines the variable as "Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship."
Bibliographic info
Citation:- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- World Bank. (2023). World development indicators. The World Bank Washington DC. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
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Misc
Project manager(s): Responsible for data editing, description (WESIS) and entry: Andrea Schäfer (2021-2025); Principal Investigator: Irene Dingeldey, Ulrich Mückenberger
Data release:- Version 0.001: Updated with data from The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version January 2024
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- World Bank. (2023). World development indicators. The World Bank Washington DC. https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
