The world in 2080 (projected)

For 1 January 2080, the UN projects 10.3 billion people alive, and 121 million births and 117 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.98 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 40.1. 18% of the people are under 15 and 22% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 21.

Figures for 2080 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2080

10,281,262,698

Median age

40.1

Births in 2080

120,554,863

Deaths in 2080

116,924,254

Life expectancy at birth

80.0

Children per woman

1.92

Under 15

17.8%

65 and over

21.8%