The world in 2024 (projected)
For 1 January 2024, the UN projects 8.13 billion people alive, and 132 million births and 62.4 million deaths during the year.
In 2026 the world has 139 million more people, 1.0 times as many.
The median age is 30.6. 25% of the people are under 15 and 10% are 65 or older.
Life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years, and women have 2.2 children on average at that year’s rates.
Countries with more than 100 million people: 16.
Figures for 2024 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.
- Population, 1 January 2024
- 8,126,964,296
- Median age
- 30.6
- Births in 2024
- 132,405,927
- Deaths in 2024
- 62,389,498
- Life expectancy at birth
- 73.3
- Children per woman
- 2.25
- Under 15
- 24.9%
- 65 and over
- 10.1%
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The most populous countries
| Country | Population | Under 15 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,444,436,244 | 24.8% | 7.0% |
| China | 1,420,908,919 | 16.3% | 14.5% |
| United States | 344,479,572 | 17.4% | 17.7% |
| Indonesia | 282,353,644 | 24.8% | 7.2% |
| Pakistan | 249,335,590 | 36.9% | 4.2% |
| Nigeria | 230,271,141 | 41.3% | 3.0% |
| Brazil | 211,574,458 | 19.8% | 10.8% |
| Bangladesh | 172,507,468 | 28.2% | 6.4% |
| Russia | 145,205,581 | 17.4% | 16.9% |
| Ethiopia | 130,355,024 | 39.2% | 3.2% |
Development and urbanisation
| Indicator | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Living in cities | 44.7% | 2024 |
| People using the internet | 71.2% | 2024 |
| Access to electricity | 91.9% | 2024 |
| Adult literacy (ages 15 and over) | 87.7% | 2024 |
| 91.5% | 2024 | |
| 82.2% | 2024 | |
| 75.4% | 2024 | |
| Human Development Index | 0.756 | 2023 |
Values observed in 2024, 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).