Population Data API

Overview

To use Population Data, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/population

Example

How to call the Population Data API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/population?country=US&year=2023" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/population?country=US&year=2023', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/population?country=US&year=2023', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/population?country=US&year=2023", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "country": "US",
    "countryISO3": "USA",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "year": 2023,
    "population": 334914895,
    "populationFormatted": "334.91 million",
    "growthRate": 0.53,
    "density": 37.13,
    "densityUnit": "per sq km",
    "urbanPercent": 83.08,
    "ruralPercent": 16.92,
    "urbanPopulation": 278284512,
    "ruralPopulation": 56630383,
    "lifeExpectancy": 77.28,
    "lastUpdated": "2024-01-15T04:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "code": 200
}

Authentication

The Population Data API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Population Data API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Population Data API:

Response

The Population Data API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <country>US</country>
    <countryISO3>USA</countryISO3>
    <countryName>United States</countryName>
    <year>2023</year>
    <population>334914895</population>
    <populationFormatted>334.91 million</populationFormatted>
    <growthRate>0.53</growthRate>
    <density>37.13</density>
    <densityUnit>per sq km</densityUnit>
    <urbanPercent>83.08</urbanPercent>
    <ruralPercent>16.92</ruralPercent>
    <urbanPopulation>278284512</urbanPopulation>
    <ruralPopulation>56630383</ruralPopulation>
    <lifeExpectancy>77.28</lifeExpectancy>
    <lastUpdated>2024-01-15T04:00:00.000Z</lastUpdated>
  </data>
  <code>200</code>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  country: US
  countryISO3: USA
  countryName: United States
  year: 2023
  population: 334914895
  populationFormatted: 334.91 million
  growthRate: 0.53
  density: 37.13
  densityUnit: per sq km
  urbanPercent: 83.08
  ruralPercent: 16.92
  urbanPopulation: 278284512
  ruralPopulation: 56630383
  lifeExpectancy: 77.28
  lastUpdated: '2024-01-15T04:00:00.000Z'
code: 200

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Population Data through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the population data data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  population(
    input: {
      country: "US"
      year: 2023
    }
  ) {
    country
    countryISO3
    countryName
    year
    population
    populationFormatted
    growthRate
    density
    densityUnit
    urbanPercent
    ruralPercent
    urbanPopulation
    ruralPopulation
    lifeExpectancy
    lastUpdated
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Population Data API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Population Data requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Population Data API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Population Data

Official Population Data packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Population Data works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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