The world in 2053 (projected)

For 1 January 2053, the UN projects 9.76 billion people alive, and 131 million births and 95.2 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.48 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 36.7. 20% of the people are under 15 and 17% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 77.3 years, and women have 2.1 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 18.

Figures for 2053 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2053

9,760,865,381

Median age

36.7

Births in 2053

130,666,632

Deaths in 2053

95,173,328

Life expectancy at birth

77.3

Children per woman

2.08

Under 15

20.1%

65 and over

17.0%