The world in 2048 (projected)

For 1 January 2048, the UN projects 9.56 billion people alive, and 134 million births and 89.6 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.28 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 35.6. 21% of the people are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years, and women have 2.1 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 18.

Figures for 2048 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2048

9,557,460,245

Median age

35.6

Births in 2048

133,752,123

Deaths in 2048

89,606,970

Life expectancy at birth

76.8

Children per woman

2.11

Under 15

20.6%

65 and over

15.8%