The world in 2091 (projected)

For 1 January 2091, the UN projects 10.3 billion people alive, and 114 million births and 120 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.97 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 41.3. 17% of the people are under 15 and 23% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 80.9 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 21.

Figures for 2091 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2091

10,268,899,331

Median age

41.3

Births in 2091

114,283,302

Deaths in 2091

120,358,537

Life expectancy at birth

80.9

Children per woman

1.87

Under 15

17.1%

65 and over

23.1%