Our World in Data - Population Growth Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-23T06:12:00.000Z Which countries have fertility rates above or below the “replacement level”? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/which-countries-have-fertility-rates-above-or-below-the-replacement-level 2026-04-23T06:12:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Arriagada
]]> We’ve refreshed key static visualizations on population growth over the long run https://ourworldindata.org/weve-refreshed-key-static-visualizations-on-population-growth-over-the-long-run 2026-03-27T09:28:00.000Z Veronika SamborskaMarwa Boukarim
]]> In Japan, there are approximately two deaths for every birth https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-japan-there-are-approximately-two-deaths-for-every-birth 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Some parts of Europe have a growing population, while others are shrinking https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/some-parts-of-europe-have-a-growing-population-while-others-are-shrinking 2026-01-10T00:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> On every continent, food supplies have grown faster than the population https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/food-supplies-have-grown-even-faster-than-the-population-on-every-continent 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z Pablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> India, China, Europe, and the United States are on very different population paths https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/india-china-europe-and-the-united-states-are-on-very-different-population-paths 2025-09-05T04:00:00.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> The Demographic and Health Surveys brought crucial data for more than 90 countries — without them, we risk darkness https://ourworldindata.org/demographic-health-surveys-risk 2025-07-21T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> How old are you compared to the rest of the world? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/how-old-are-you-compared-to-most-people 2025-04-23T04:00:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> The number of children in South Korea has fallen by 60% since its peak https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-number-of-children-in-south-korea-has-fallen-by-60-since-its-peak 2025-03-07T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The world has passed “peak child” https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-world-has-passed-peak-child 2025-01-13T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The UN projects that Africa’s population will double by 2070 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-un-projects-that-africas-population-will-double-by-2070 2024-11-29T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> The global number of people aged 65 years and older is set to double within the next thirty years https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/by-2060-the-number-of-people-aged-65-and-older-will-be-more-than-four-times-what-it-was-in-2000 2024-11-15T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> Peak global population and other key findings from the 2024 UN World Population Prospects https://ourworldindata.org/un-population-2024-revision 2024-07-11T22:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Global population growth peaked six decades ago https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-population-growth-peaked-six-decades-ago 2024-05-16T05:48:36.000Z Esteban Ortiz-Ospina
]]> The age structure of populations varies widely across countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-age-structure-of-populations-varies-widely-across-countries 2024-05-06T06:40:10.000Z Fiona Spooner
]]> 2023 was a population crossroad https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/2023-was-a-population-crossroad 2024-04-23T06:44:21.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Population Growth https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth 2023-07-11T09:17:00.000Z Hannah RitchieLucas Rodés-GuiraoEdouard MathieuMarcel GerberEsteban Ortiz-OspinaJoe HasellMax Roser
]]> The UN has made population projections for more than 50 years – how accurate have they been? https://ourworldindata.org/population-projections 2023-06-20T12:45:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Population momentum: if the number of children per woman is falling, why is the population still increasing? https://ourworldindata.org/population-momentum 2023-06-02T15:56:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Demographic transition: Why is rapid population growth a temporary phenomenon? https://ourworldindata.org/demographic-transition 2023-06-01T15:47:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> How has world population growth changed over time? https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth-over-time 2023-06-01T11:45:00.000Z Max RoserHannah RitchieVeronika Samborska
]]> Two centuries of rapid global population growth will come to an end https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth-past-future 2023-03-18T10:00:00.000Z Max RoserHannah RitchieVeronika Samborska
]]> How many people die and how many are born each year? https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths 2023-01-05T09:22:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard Mathieu
]]> Five key findings from the 2022 UN Population Prospects https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-update-2022 2022-07-11T16:10:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard MathieuLucas Rodés-GuiraoMarcel Gerber
]]> What are the sources for Our World in Data's population estimates? https://ourworldindata.org/population-sources 2022-02-08T13:15:00.000Z Edouard MathieuLucas Rodés-Guirao
]]> Which countries are most densely populated? https://ourworldindata.org/most-densely-populated-countries 2019-09-06T06:48:00.000Z Hannah RitchieEdouard Mathieu
]]> More than 8 out of 10 people in the world will live in Asia or Africa by 2100 https://ourworldindata.org/region-population-2100 2019-07-15T09:00:02.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we can expect for the 21st century https://ourworldindata.org/global-population-pyramid 2019-04-18T11:00:07.000Z Max Roser
]]> India's population growth will come to an end: the number of children has already peaked https://ourworldindata.org/indias-population-growth-will-come-to-an-end 2019-01-15T11:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-cartogram 2018-09-12T18:22:00.000Z Max Roser
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