The world in 2022
On 1 January 2022, 7.99 billion people were alive. During the year, 132 million children were born and 62.3 million people died.
Mid-2022 is the first mid-year with more than 8 billion people.
In 2026 the world has 279 million more people, 1.0 times as many.
The median age is 30.1. 25% of the people are under 15 and 9.6% are 65 or older.
Life expectancy at birth is 72.6 years, and women have 2.3 children on average at that year’s rates.
Countries with more than 100 million people: 15.
- Population, 1 January 2022
- 7,986,308,820
- Median age
- 30.1
- Births in 2022
- 132,475,391
- Deaths in 2022
- 62,278,627
- Life expectancy at birth
- 72.6
- Children per woman
- 2.27
- Under 15
- 25.5%
- 65 and over
- 9.6%
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The most populous countries
| Country | Population | Under 15 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,426,098,192 | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| India | 1,419,143,477 | 25.7% | 6.6% |
| United States | 340,592,993 | 18.0% | 16.7% |
| Indonesia | 277,634,568 | 25.4% | 6.7% |
| Pakistan | 241,727,933 | 37.4% | 4.1% |
| Nigeria | 220,807,042 | 42.2% | 3.0% |
| Brazil | 209,905,829 | 20.3% | 10.1% |
| Bangladesh | 168,343,283 | 29.0% | 6.0% |
| Russia | 145,484,378 | 17.8% | 15.8% |
| Mexico | 128,055,116 | 25.5% | 7.6% |
Development and urbanisation
| Indicator | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Living in cities | 44.4% | 2022 |
| People using the internet | 67.0% | 2022 |
| Access to electricity | 91.3% | 2022 |
| Adult literacy (ages 15 and over) | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 90.9% | 2022 | |
| 80.4% | 2022 | |
| 73.7% | 2022 | |
| Human Development Index | 0.752 | 2022 |
Values observed in 2022, or in the closest earlier year within five years, shown with that year. The share in cities is a UN estimate to 2025 and a projection after. Sources: World Bank WDI, UNDP HDR, UN WUP 2025.
Sources: World Population Prospects 2024, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).