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MEANWHILE OUR SHARED PERSPECTIVEPopulation · 2025 · World Bank
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A planet of possibilities.

Follow your curiosity. Explore the numbers behind our world.

PopulationEconomyHealthEnvironmentEnergyFoodWaterSociety

Population4 measures

Population
8.22Bpeople

World · 2025Published annual data

Population growth
0.9%% per year

World · 2025Published annual data

Population density
62.14people / km² land

World · 2023Published annual data

Urban population
57.8%% of population

World · 2025Published annual data

Economy3 measures

Gross domestic product
$118.35Tcurrent US$

World · 2025Published annual data

GDP per capita
$14.41Kcurrent US$ / person

World · 2025Published annual data

Consumer price inflation
3%% per year

World · 2025Published annual data

Health3 measures

Life expectancy at birth
73.5years

World · 2024Published annual data

Under-five mortality
37.4deaths / 1,000 live births

World · 2024Published annual data

Health expenditure
10.1%% of GDP

World · 2023Published annual data

Environment1 measures

Forest area
31.1%% of land area

World · 2023Published annual data

Energy2 measures

Access to electricity
91.9%% of population

World · 2024Published annual data

Renewable energy
19.7%% of final energy use

World · 2020Published annual data

Food2 measures

Undernourishment
8.5%% of population

World · 2023Published annual data

Cereal yield
3.95Kkg / hectare

World · 2024Published annual data

Water3 measures

Basic drinking water
91.5%% of population

World · 2024Published annual data

Safely managed drinking water
73.7%% of population

World · 2024Published annual data

Basic sanitation
82.2%% of population

World · 2024Published annual data

Society2 measures

Internet use
73.6%% of population

World · 2025Published annual data

Adult literacy
87.7%% of people aged 15+

World · 2024Published annual data