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The world in 2082 (projected)

For 1 January 2082, the UN projects 10.3 billion people alive, and 119 million births and 118 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.99 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 40.3. 18% of the people are under 15 and 22% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 80.2 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 22.

Figures for 2082 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2082
10,287,430,111
Median age
40.3
Births in 2082
119,411,964
Deaths in 2082
117,862,432
Life expectancy at birth
80.2
Children per woman
1.91
Under 15
17.7%
65 and over
22.2%
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Population pyramid, World, 1 January 2082 Projection

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The most populous countries

CountryPopulationUnder 1565 and over
India1,636,841,16314.5%26.8%
China850,868,0108.5%46.1%
Pakistan483,237,49121.9%12.7%
Nigeria460,690,92322.7%9.3%
United States408,280,13714.9%27.5%
Democratic Republic of the Congo365,216,96327.2%7.0%
Ethiopia327,224,35422.1%12.3%
Indonesia313,460,50816.0%22.6%
Bangladesh223,397,64514.8%26.8%
Tanzania216,571,36426.8%9.1%

Development and urbanisation

IndicatorLatest valueYear
People using the internetnone observed–
Access to electricitynone observed–
Adult literacy (ages 15 and over)none observed–
none observed–
none observed–
none observed–
Human Development Indexnone observed–

Values observed in 2082, or in the closest earlier year within five years, shown with that year. The share in cities is a UN estimate to 2025 and a projection after. Sources: World Bank WDI, UNDP HDR, UN WUP 2025.

Sources: World Population Prospects 2024, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).