United Nations WPP 2024 · 2026
The world in 2026
Population, births, deaths and age structure for 237 countries and areas, with estimates from 1950 and projections to 2100.
Source: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.
- World population
- 8,300,678,395 people 2026 · Projection
- Births per year
- 132,503,453 people 2026
- Deaths per year
- 63,637,306 people 2026
- Annual population growth
- 0.84% Year 2026
World population, 1950–2100
UN WPP 2024 medium variant. The dashed section shows projections from 2024 onward.
Age group · 2026
Population age pyramid
The combined age structure of all countries and areas in the dataset.
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 328,971,266 | 313,383,305 | 642,354,571 | 7.74% |
| 5–9 | 342,936,339 | 324,640,450 | 667,576,789 | 8.04% |
| 10–14 | 355,325,055 | 333,998,648 | 689,323,703 | 8.30% |
| 15–19 | 343,869,800 | 322,467,121 | 666,336,921 | 8.03% |
| 20–24 | 324,033,312 | 305,003,689 | 629,037,001 | 7.58% |
| 25–29 | 311,642,459 | 293,806,884 | 605,449,343 | 7.29% |
| 30–34 | 305,931,583 | 289,587,255 | 595,518,838 | 7.17% |
| 35–39 | 309,308,097 | 295,435,907 | 604,744,004 | 7.29% |
| 40–44 | 281,130,155 | 272,786,697 | 553,916,852 | 6.67% |
| 45–49 | 247,713,924 | 243,564,747 | 491,278,671 | 5.92% |
| 50–54 | 231,102,493 | 231,588,728 | 462,691,221 | 5.57% |
| 55–59 | 213,627,629 | 219,073,795 | 432,701,424 | 5.21% |
| 60–64 | 184,368,840 | 195,184,674 | 379,553,514 | 4.57% |
| 65–69 | 139,956,462 | 155,879,960 | 295,836,422 | 3.56% |
| 70–74 | 111,193,386 | 132,276,705 | 243,470,091 | 2.93% |
| 75–79 | 73,334,427 | 93,701,967 | 167,036,394 | 2.01% |
| 80–84 | 39,413,469 | 55,373,069 | 94,786,538 | 1.14% |
| 85–89 | 19,601,219 | 33,039,045 | 52,640,264 | 0.63% |
| 90–94 | 6,625,795 | 14,104,432 | 20,730,227 | 0.25% |
| 95–99 | 1,296,851 | 3,727,231 | 5,024,082 | 0.06% |
| 100+ | 130,269 | 541,739 | 672,008 | 0.01% |
Most populous countries and areas
Latest population ranking for 2026.
| Rank | Country or area | Total population | Share of world population | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1,476,625,576 people | 17.79% | Projection |
| 2 | China View China data | 1,412,914,089 people | 17.02% | Projection |
| 3 | United States of America | 349,035,494 people | 4.20% | Projection |
| 4 | Indonesia | 287,886,782 people | 3.47% | Projection |
| 5 | Pakistan | 259,299,792 people | 3.12% | Projection |
| 6 | Nigeria | 242,431,832 people | 2.92% | Projection |
| 7 | Brazil | 213,562,666 people | 2.57% | Projection |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 177,818,044 people | 2.14% | Projection |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 143,394,458 people | 1.73% | Projection |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 138,902,185 people | 1.67% | Projection |
World population rankings
Compare countries and areas on population, density, ageing, fertility, mortality and migration from 1950 to 2100.
Total population
Population density
Sex ratio
Median age
Population growth rate
Births
Birth rate
Total fertility rate
Deaths
Death rate
Life expectancy at birth
Net migration rate
Estimates cover 1950–2023; 2024 and later are UN medium-variant projections. Rankings use the latest available value for the selected year. The world total is the sum of all countries and areas in the dataset.
China's detailed profile follows this site's original China dataset. World rankings use UN WPP 2024 figures for cross-country comparability.