The world in 2061 (projected)

For 1 January 2061, the UN projects 10 billion people alive, and 127 million births and 103 million deaths during the year.

Mid-2061 is the first mid-year with more than 10 billion people.

That is 1.71 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 38.0. 19% of the people are under 15 and 19% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 78.2 years, and women have 2.0 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 17.

Figures for 2061 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2061

10,001,869,905

Median age

38.0

Births in 2061

127,116,967

Deaths in 2061

103,025,274

Life expectancy at birth

78.2

Children per woman

2.02

Under 15

19.2%

65 and over

18.6%