Sample population data from the Federal Statistical Office

Example data frame containing the starting population required to project the development of four demographic groups for a selected canton (Aargau). Population data can be downloaded from the FSO using the get_population.

At the time of the release of {propop} v1.3 in May 2025, the most recent data available via get_population are from 2023.

Usage

fso_population

Format

The example population records include the number of people of each demographic group (nationality (2) X sex (2) X age classes (101)) for the canton of Aargau in 2023.

Source

Federal Statistical Office: https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/en/px-x-0102010000_101/-/px-x-0102010000_101.px/

Value

A data frame. For each of the four demographic groups (female / male, Swiss / foreign nationals), there are 101 age classes, resulting in a total of 404 rows per requested year and spatial unit. Columns included in the returned data frame:

year

numeric, year in which the population was recorded.

spatial_unit

character, indicating the spatial entities (e.g., cantons, districts, municipalities).

nat

character, ch = Swiss, int = foreign / international.

sex

character f = female, m = male.

age

numeric, 101 one-year age classes, ranging from 0 to 100 (including those older than 100).

n

numeric, number of people per year, spatial entity, and demographic group.