The world in 2087 (projected)

For 1 January 2087, the UN projects 10.3 billion people alive, and 116 million births and 119 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.98 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 40.8. 17% of the people are under 15 and 23% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 80.6 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 21.

Figures for 2087 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2087

10,285,619,351

Median age

40.8

Births in 2087

116,442,237

Deaths in 2087

119,458,178

Life expectancy at birth

80.6

Children per woman

1.89

Under 15

17.4%

65 and over

22.8%