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The world in 2096 (projected)

For 1 January 2096, the UN projects 10.2 billion people alive, and 112 million births and 122 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.93 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 41.8. 17% of the people are under 15 and 24% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years, and women have 1.9 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 23.

Figures for 2096 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2096
10,230,812,389
Median age
41.8
Births in 2096
111,830,662
Deaths in 2096
121,753,746
Life expectancy at birth
81.4
Children per woman
1.85
Under 15
16.8%
65 and over
23.5%
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Population pyramid, World, 1 January 2096 Projection

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The most populous countries

CountryPopulationUnder 1565 and over
India1,539,587,80513.9%29.2%
China682,167,5348.0%46.4%
Pakistan506,707,28819.8%15.6%
Nigeria475,487,40120.8%11.6%
United States418,471,24714.4%28.2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo417,213,23324.2%9.9%
Ethiopia358,954,14819.8%16.3%
Indonesia300,473,88515.1%25.1%
Tanzania252,330,18324.1%12.1%
Bangladesh213,160,23014.0%31.1%

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 2096, 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).