sources: 15519

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id name description createdAt updatedAt datasetId additionalInfo link dataPublishedBy
15519 Median UN Population Projections - Global vs Africa (OWID based on UN) 
{
    "link": "https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/",
    "retrievedDate": "3rd May 2018",
    "additionalInfo": "Population data is based on the Medium UN projection (2017 Edition) from 2015-2100. This is presented in thousands.\n\nOur World in Data have derived the age category \"12-24 years old\" based on the sum of the UN age cohorts \"12-14\" and \"15-24\" years old. OWID have also derived a value for all non-African countries, using the global projection minus the population projection for Africa.",
    "dataPublishedBy": "United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.",
    "dataPublisherSource": null
}
 2018-05-03 10:40:54 2018-05-03 10:43:11 2782 Population data is based on the Medium UN projection (2017 Edition) from 2015-2100. This is presented in thousands. Our World in Data have derived the age category "12-24 years old" based on the sum of the UN age cohorts "12-14" and "15-24" years old. OWID have also derived a value for all non-African countries, using the global projection minus the population projection for Africa. https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.

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