The world in 2056 (projected)

For 1 January 2056, the UN projects 9.86 billion people alive, and 129 million births and 98.3 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.58 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 37.3. 20% of the people are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 77.7 years, and women have 2.1 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 18.

Figures for 2056 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2056

9,862,335,670

Median age

37.3

Births in 2056

128,994,835

Deaths in 2056

98,309,318

Life expectancy at birth

77.7

Children per woman

2.06

Under 15

19.8%

65 and over

17.7%