Population

Description: Shows population statistics and demographic information for geographic locations.

API Response Structure:

{
  "location": {
    "name": "New York City",
    "type": "City",
    "country": "United States
  },
  "statistics": {
    "currentPopulation": "8.4 million",
    "lastCensus": "2020",
    "growthRate": "0.8%",
    "density": "27,012/sq mi",
    "ranking": "Most populous city in the US"
  },
  "demographics": {
    ageDistribution": {
      "under18": "21%",
      "18to65": "66%",
      "over65": "13%"
    }
  },
  "type": "instantAnswers",
  "configType": "population"
}

Fields:

• location (object): Place information

  • name (string): Location name

  • type (string): Geographic type

  • country (string): Country name

• statistics (object): Population data

  • currentPopulation (string): Current population

  • lastCensus (string): Last census year

  • growthRate (string): Annual growth rate

  • density (string): Population density

  • ranking (string): Population ranking

• demographics (object): Demographic breakdown

• type (string): Always "instantAnswers"

• configType (string): Always "population"