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Population Pyramid of World2024

Total population
8.16B
Median age
31.6
Peak year
2084
Peak population
10.29B

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 2.49B · median age 23.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 4.45B · median age 22.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 6.17B · median age 26.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 8.16B · median age 31.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 9.66B · median age 37.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 10.18B · median age 43.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

World presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 31.6 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 24.7% of the population; people 65 and older account for 10.2%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place World's peak population in 2084.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 2493.1 million with median age 23.2. Projected 2100 values are 10180.2 million and median age 43.1.