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Population

A foundation for insights to address strategic challenges related to population and planetary health.

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200%+ increase in world's population since 1975โ€‹
120 countries that lack census data later than 2020โ€‹
Daily frequency at which high-definition satellite imagery can be captured for every location on earth

Publications

Scientific Publication

Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100

Scientific Publication

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950โ€“2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Data visuals

Interactive Data Visual

Population Forecasting

Use this dynamic tool to explore patterns in population trends from 2017 to 2100. The interactive tool reveals changes in population structures and fertility rate, based on progress toward SDG pace of female educational attainment and access to contraception.

Infographic

The divergent trajectories of global fertility: causes and concerns

Since 1950, the world has experienced an incredible fertility transition, leading to the majority of countries now having total fertility rates (TFRs) below the replacement level of 2ยท1 children per person who could give birth.

Datasets and sources