Global demographics

Global demographics
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Statista Dossier on the demographics of the world

This dossier presents statistics on the demographics worldwide. It includes key figures on population, including age and gender, as well as life expectancy, births and deaths. Moreover, there are also chapters covering urban and rural populations and the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Statistics & Facts page.

Table of contents

    • Total population worldwide 2021

    • Distribution of the global population by continent 2022

    • Countries with the largest population 2021

    • Countries with the highest birth rate 2021

    • Death rate worldwide 2020

    • Degree of urbanization 2022, by continent

    • Projected global life expectancy 1990-2100

    • World population - forecast about the development 2022-2100

    • Forecast: world population, by continent 2100

    • Global population 2000-2021, by gender

    • World population by age and region 2022

    • Number of centenarians worldwide by gender 2000-2100

    • Countries with the highest population growth rate 2021

    • Countries with the highest population decline rate 2021

    • Life expectancy at birth worldwide by region 2019

    • Average life expectancy at birth worldwide by gender 2019

    • Countries with the highest life expectancy 2022

    • Countries with the highest life expectancy 2020

    • Countries with the lowest life expectancy 2020

    • Countries with the lowest life expectancy worldwide 2022

    • Countries with the lowest life expectancy 2050-2055

    • Fertility rate worldwide 2020

    • Crude birth rate worldwide 1990-2020

    • Fertility rate of the world and continents 1950-2020

    • Fertility rate worldwide 2000-2020, by income level

    • Adolescent fertility rate 2020, by region

    • Countries with highest adolescent birth rate worldwide 2012-2020

    • Countries with highest death rates 2020

    • Countries with lowest death rates 2020

    • Global adult mortality rate 1990-2020, by gender

    • Under-five child mortality by world region 2020

    • Countries with highest mortality rate among children aged under five 2020

    • Neonatal mortality rate worldwide 1990-2020, by region

    • Projected global infant mortality rate 1990-2100

    • Share of urban population 2000-2050, by region

    • Global megacity populations 2022

    • Share of urban population living in slums 2020, by region

    • Distribution of urban areas globally 2022, by continent

    • Share of population worldwide living in rural areas 1990-2021

    • Countries with the highest rural population rates worldwide 2021

    • Countries with the lowest rural population rates worldwide 2021

    • New cases of COVID-19 worldwide from January 23, 2020 to February 2, 2023, by day

    • COVID-19 cases worldwide as of February 3, 2023, by country or territory

    • COVID-19 deaths worldwide as of February 3, 2023, by country and territory

    • Number of excess deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic worldwide 2021, by age and gender

    • Cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic worldwide 2020-21, by month

    • Cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of 2021, by region

    • Rate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic in select countries worldwide 2020-21

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