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",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "year": 2025,
    "count": 1,
    "historical": [
      {
        "year": 2025,
        "population": 341784857,
        "populationFormatted": "341.78 million",
        "growthRate": 0.52,
        "urbanPercent": 80.19
      }
    ]
  }
}

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>
    <countryName>United States</countryName>
    <year>2025</year>
    <count>1</count>
    <historical>
      <item>
        <year>2025</year>
        <population>341784857</population>
        <populationFormatted>341.78 million</populationFormatted>
        <growthRate>0.52</growthRate>
        <urbanPercent>80.19</urbanPercent>
      </item>
    </historical>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  country: US
  countryName: United States
  year: 2025
  count: 1
  historical:
    - year: 2025
      population: 341784857
      populationFormatted: 341.78 million
      growthRate: 0.52
      urbanPercent: 80.19

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
    countryName
    year
    count
    historical
  }
}

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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