JapanAPIs (version 0.1.1)

get_japan_population: Get Japan's Total Population from World Bank

Description

Retrieves Japan'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_japan_population()

Value

A tibble with the following columns, or NULL if the API is unavailable:

• indicator: Indicator name (e.g., "Population, total")

• country: Country name ("Japan")

• year: Year of the data (integer)

• value: Population as a numeric value

• value_label: Formatted population with commas (e.g., "126,000,000")

Details

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

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble, comma

Examples

# \donttest{
# Requires internet connection
result <- get_japan_population()
if (!is.null(result)) {
  print(result)
}
# }