The world in 2063 (projected)

For 1 January 2063, the UN projects 10 billion people alive, and 127 million births and 105 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.76 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 38.3. 19% of the people are under 15 and 19% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years, and women have 2.0 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 19.

Figures for 2063 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2063

10,048,970,678

Median age

38.3

Births in 2063

126,634,990

Deaths in 2063

104,677,860

Life expectancy at birth

78.4

Children per woman

2.01

Under 15

18.9%

65 and over

18.9%