Population projections in World
World: Population projections was 10.19 billion Persons in 2070. β² Rising
Population projections in World, 2024β2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
World recorded 10.19 billion Persons for population projections in 2070. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in World peaked at 10.19 billion Persons in 2070 and was at its lowest, 8.16 billion Persons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 8.33 billion Persons | 8.16 billion Persons | 8.50 billion Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 8.85 billion Persons | 8.57 billion Persons | 9.12 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 9.41 billion Persons | 9.18 billion Persons | 9.62 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 9.82 billion Persons | 9.66 billion Persons | 9.96 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 10.09 billion Persons | 9.99 billion Persons | 10.17 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 10.19 billion Persons | 10.19 billion Persons | 10.19 billion Persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
More population data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8197 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9.66 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.8196 % change on previous year (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.001 Persons per person (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0 Persons per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre (2023)
- Historical population data 8.23 billion Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in World?
- Population projections in World was 10.19 billion Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 billion Persons in 2070.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 billion Persons in 2024.
- How does World rank for population projections?
- World ranks 1st out of 4 groups with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.