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Get Mexico's Population (Total) from World Bank

Source: R/get_mexico_population.R
get_mexico_population.Rd

Retrieves Mexico's total population for the years 2010 to 2022 using the World Bank Open Data API. The indicator used is `SP.POP.TOTL`.

Usage

get_mexico_population()

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

indicator

Indicator name (e.g., "Population, total")

country

Country name ("Mexico")

year

Year of the data (integer)

value

Population as numeric value

value_label

Formatted population value (e.g., "126,705,138")

Details

The function sends a GET request to the World Bank API. If the request fails or returns an error code, it will return `NULL` with an informative message.

Note

Requires internet connection. Data is retrieved in real time from the World Bank API.

See also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble, comma

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_mexico_population()
}