The world in 2079 (projected)

For 1 January 2079, the UN projects 10.3 billion people alive, and 121 million births and 116 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.98 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 39.9. 18% of the people are under 15 and 22% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 79.9 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 21.

Figures for 2079 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2079

10,276,512,248

Median age

39.9

Births in 2079

121,106,661

Deaths in 2079

116,356,646

Life expectancy at birth

79.9

Children per woman

1.93

Under 15

17.8%

65 and over

21.6%