The world in 2097 (projected)

For 1 January 2097, the UN projects 10.2 billion people alive, and 111 million births and 122 million deaths during the year.

That is 1.91 billion more people than in 2026.

The median age is 41.9. 17% of the people are under 15 and 24% are 65 or older.

Life expectancy at birth is 81.5 years, and women have 1.8 children on average at that year’s rates.

Countries with more than 100 million people: 23.

Figures for 2097 are UN projections (medium variant). Estimates end in 2023.

Population, 1 January 2097

10,220,889,358

Median age

41.9

Births in 2097

111,397,100

Deaths in 2097

122,077,251

Life expectancy at birth

81.5

Children per woman

1.85

Under 15

16.7%

65 and over

23.6%