This dataset, japan_population_tbl_df, is a tibble containing Japan’s population over time and space. In this dataset you will find the raw population numbers for the prefectures, going as far back as the 1870s. The dataset preserves the original structure from its source on Kaggle.
Usage
data(japan_population_tbl_df)Format
A tibble with 2,632 observations and 7 variables:
- prefecture
Name of the prefecture (character)
- year
Year of the population observation (numeric)
- population
Total population in that year (numeric)
- capital
Name of the prefectural capital (character)
- region
Geographic region of the prefecture (character)
- estimated_area
Estimated area of the prefecture in square kilometers (numeric)
- island
Name of the island to which the prefecture belongs (character)
Source
Data obtained from Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/jd1325/japan-population-data