The world in 2057 (projected)

For 1 January 2057, the UN projects 9.89 billion people alive, and 129 million births and 99.3 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.61 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 37.5. 20% of the people are under 15 and 18% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years, and women have 2.1 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 18.

Figures for 2057 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2057

9,893,025,114

Median age

37.5

Births in 2057

128,530,513

Deaths in 2057

99,309,969

Life expectancy at birth

77.8

Children per woman

2.05

Under 15

19.6%

65 and over

17.9%