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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Population WD.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Shows the population size of a place, according to Wikidata, together with the year.

{{Population WD}} without argument, shows the population of the current article subject.

{{Population WD|<page title>}} shows the population size of the page title subject stated in the first unnamed parameter (it does not use the Wikidata label). It also works if the article is moved, since it follows the redirection.

The template is intended for population tables of several different places. A purpose of this kind of template is to avoid advanced code in Wikipedia articles, and use a comprehensible property name and article title instead of pid and qid codes. However, the template may also be called with a parameter named qid.

A logged-in user will see a clickable pen next to the value and date. This is helpful in population tables for several different places, to find at which Wikidata page each value can be edited, and where the source and editing history of the value can be found.

An advise is to not replace new values with older Wikidata values.

Usage[edit]

The template shows the Wikidata population value of highest rank (typically the most recent reliable value) or, if several values have highest rank, the most recently entered value.

Current page[edit]

Example:

{{population WD}}

shows the population of the current article subject.

Articles sharing the same label[edit]

The template does not use the Wikidata label. These two places have the same label Stockholm:

{{population WD|Stockholm}}

gives the population of Stockholm: 984,748 (evaluation, 2022) .

{{population WD|Stockholm (town), Wisconsin}}

gives the population of Stockholm (town), Wisconsin: 218 (census, 2020 United States Census, 2020) .

Redirections[edit]

The redirection page Stockholm, Sweden also works:

{{population WD|Stockholm, Sweden}}

and gives: 984,748 (evaluation, 2022) .

Qid code[edit]

A last option is to use the qid code of a place, which however makes the wikicode less comprehensible, but is useful if the place has no Wikipedia article:

{{population WD|qid=q1754}}

results in the population of Stockholm (Q1754): 984,748 (evaluation, 2022) .

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-Shows the most recent population size of a place, according to Wikidata. If no argument is provided, it will show the population size of the current article subject, otherwise of the article title stated in the first unnamed parameter. It also works if the article is moved, by following the redirection.
+Shows the population size of a place, according to [[WP:Wikidata|Wikidata]], together with the year.
+{{tlp|Population WD}} without argument, shows the population of the current article subject.
-A purpose of this template is to avoid advanced code in Wikipedia articles, and use a comprehensible property name and article title instead of pid and qid codes. However, the template may also be called with a parameter named ''qid''. It may for example be used in population tables.
+{{tlp|Population WD|<page title>}} shows the population size of the ''page title'' subject stated in the first unnamed parameter (it does ''not'' use the Wikidata label). It also works if the article is moved, since it follows the redirection.
+The template is intended for population tables of several different places. A purpose of this kind of template is to avoid advanced code in Wikipedia articles, and use a comprehensible property name and article title instead of pid and qid codes. However, the template may also be called with a parameter named ''qid''.
+A logged-in user will see a clickable pen next to the value and date. This is helpful in population tables for several different places, to find at which Wikidata page each value can be edited, and where the source and editing history of the value can be found.
+An advise is to not replace new values with older Wikidata values.
 == Usage ==
+The template shows the Wikidata population value of highest [[d:Help:Ranking|rank]] (typically the most recent reliable value) or, if several values have highest rank, the most recently entered value.
+=== Current page ===
 Example:
  <code><nowiki>{{population WD}}</nowiki></code>
 shows the population of the current article subject.
-These two places have the same Wikidata label ''Stockholm'':
+=== Articles sharing the same label ===
+The template does ''not'' use the Wikidata label. These two places have the same  label ''Stockholm'':
  <code><nowiki>{{population WD|Stockholm}}</nowiki></code>
 gives the population of [[Stockholm]]: {{population WD|Stockholm}}.
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 gives the population of [[Stockholm (town), Wisconsin]]: {{population WD|Stockholm (town), Wisconsin}}.
+===Redirections===
 The redirection page [[Stockholm, Sweden]] also works:
  <code><nowiki>{{population WD|Stockholm, Sweden}}</nowiki></code>
 and gives: {{population WD|Stockholm, Sweden}}.
+===Qid code===
-A last option is to use the qid code of {{Q|q1754}} {{Q|{{get QID|Stockholm}}}}, which however makes the wikicode less comprehensible:
+A last option is to use the qid code of a place, which however makes the wikicode less comprehensible, but is useful if the place has no Wikipedia article:
  <code><nowiki>{{population WD|qid=q1754}}</nowiki></code>
-results in: {{population WD|qid=q1754}}.
+results in the population of {{Q|q1754}}: {{population WD|qid=q1754}}.
 ==See also==
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Brazilian_states_by_population_density&oldid=1075098058 List of Brazilian states by population density] (Example article)
-* {{tl|Get QID}}
 * {{tl|Area WD}}
+* {{tl|Population density WD}}
+* {{tl|Get QID}}
+* {{tl|Show data}}
+* {{tl|Poptoday}}
+* {{tl|Poptoday 1}}
+* {{tl|UN Population}}
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