Comparing 197 Countries: World Statistics and Trends

The table below lists all 197 countries of the world with key facts for each. Clicking on any cell value will take you to a dedicated page with detailed information on that topic for the selected country.

Rank	Country	Population	GDP per capita	Fertility rate	Median age, years	Life expect, years	Land area, sq mi
1	India	1483314140	$2,702	1.96	29.8	72.7	1.15M
2	China	1403335670	$13,862	1.01	41.1	79	3.62M
3	United States	344434632	$90,027	1.63	39.5	79.8	3.53M
4	Indonesia	289027659	$5,060	2.12	31.4	71.6	731K
5	Pakistan	261421997	$1,596	3.55	21.6	68.1	298K
6	Nigeria	245016045	$1,224	4.38	19.2	55	352K
7	Brazil	213964342	$10,713	1.61	35.8	76.4	3.23M
8	Bangladesh	178936470	$2,597	2.14	27	75.5	50.2K
9	Russia	142643173	$17,847	1.42	41.4	73.7	6.32M
10	Ethiopia	140722974	$933	3.91	20.1	68.1	436K
11	Mexico	133551566	$13,889	1.89	30.6	75.6	751K
12	Japan	122704252	$35,951	1.15	50.8	85.1	141K
13	Egypt	121012163	$3,086	2.74	25.5	72.2	384K
14	DR Congo	118386491	$807	5.98	16.9	62.4	875K
15	Philippines	118213646	$4,171	1.89	27.2	70.2	115K
16	Vietnam	102486146	$5,066	1.9	34.4	75	121K
17	Iran	93580141	$3,924	1.68	35	78.2	626K
18	Turkey	86225430	$18,599	1.48	34.5	78.4	297K
19	Germany	82830814	$60,496	1.36	46.5	81.9	135K
20	Tanzania	73639263	$1,278	4.54	18.5	67.6	342K
21	Thailand	71565981	$8,057	1.2	41.5	77.1	197K
22	United Kingdom	70071289	$57,602	1.55	41.1	81.7	93.4K
23	France	68871753	$48,986	1.61	43.2	83.7	208K
24	South Africa	65829368	$6,598	2.21	29.7	66.7	468K
25	Kenya	59218766	$2,363	3.17	21.1	64.2	224K
26	Italy	58708169	$43,309	1.18	49.2	84.2	114K
27	Myanmar	55361818	$1,489	2.1	31.1	67.5	252K
28	Colombia	54209462	$8,562	1.63	33.5	78.3	428K
29	Sudan	54156832	$1,165	4.26	19.6	66.9	721K
30	Uganda	53495325	$1,206	4.17	18	68.9	77.4K
31	South Korea	51624449	$36,227	0.75	46.7	84.6	37.7K
32	Spain	49323658	$38,627	1.1	46.8	84.1	193K
33	Iraq	48531417	$5,410	3.22	21.9	72.6	168K
34	Algeria	48345858	$6,051	2.72	29.6	76.9	920K
35	Argentina	46083022	$14,898	1.5	33.9	77.8	1.06M
36	Afghanistan	45682388	$417	4.76	18.3	66.8	252K
37	Yemen	43598646	$634	4.5	19.4	69.7	204K
38	Canada	42199836	$55,698	1.25	41.7	83.1	3.39M
39	Angola	40839390	$3,129	5.05	17.8	65.2	481K
40	Ukraine	40408451	$5,496	0.99	42.9	75	224K
41	Morocco	38938817	$4,746	2.21	30.8	75.9	172K
42	Uzbekistan	38082870	$3,968	3.49	27.9	72.8	170K
43	Saudi Arabia	37955120	$34,537	2.31	30.6	79.4	830K
44	Mozambique	37173146	$627	4.69	17.7	64.1	304K
45	Malaysia	36600906	$13,125	1.54	31.9	77.2	127K
46	Ghana	36032857	$3,257	3.34	22.4	66.1	87.9K
47	Poland	36007074	$28,420	1.14	43.5	79.2	118K
48	Peru	35105331	$9,684	1.97	31.2	78.3	494K
49	Madagascar	33936132	$599	3.91	20.2	64.3	225K
50	Ivory Coast	33910252	$3,050	4.23	19.4	62.4	123K
51	Cameroon	31045453	$1,972	4.26	19.1	64.5	183K
52	Nepal	29619950	$1,536	1.96	26.4	71.2	55.3K
53	Niger	29294628	$775	5.94	16.7	61.9	489K
54	Venezuela	28692435	$3,495	2.08	30.4	73	341K
55	Australia	28010980	$65,130	1.48	39.3	84.3	2.97M
56	Syria	26956472	$847	2.7	24.3	73.4	70.9K
57	North Korea	26668308	$1,319	1.78	37.6	74	46.5K
58	Mali	26322576	$1,193	5.51	16.8	61.1	471K
59	Burkina Faso	24880655	$1,148	4.11	18.8	61.6	106K
60	Taiwan	23229461	$34,238	0.89	45.7	81.1	14K
61	Malawi	23086106	$672	3.59	19.2	67.9	36.4K
62	Zambia	22844606	$1,318	4.04	19	66.9	287K
63	Sri Lanka	21926160	$5,002	1.95	34.4	78	23.9K
64	Chad	21855137	$1,022	6.03	16.9	55.6	486K
65	Kazakhstan	21211812	$14,692	2.98	30.6	74.8	1.04M
66	Somalia	20653532	$661	6.01	16.6	59.3	242K
67	Chile	19992079	$17,995	1.14	38	81.7	287K
68	Senegal	19596169	$1,955	3.77	20.6	69.4	74.3K
69	Guatemala	19115361	$6,598	2.29	24.4	73	41.4K
70	Romania	18912567	$22,538	1.39	44.1	76.4	88.8K
71	Ecuador	18524711	$7,125	1.81	30.3	77.9	95.9K
72	Netherlands	18243998	$73,684	1.43	42.5	82.6	13K
73	Cambodia	18159213	$2,872	2.55	27.2	71.1	68.2K
74	Zimbabwe	17443108	$3,021	3.67	19.2	63.6	149K
75	Guinea	15624314	$1,877	4.13	19.3	61.2	94.9K
76	Benin	15358725	$1,658	4.48	19.1	61.3	43.5K
77	Rwanda	15062056	$1,124	3.65	21	68.5	9.52K
78	Burundi	14909238	$233.8	4.79	17.5	64.1	9.92K
79	Bolivia	12837312	$5,148	2.52	26.2	69.1	418K
80	South Sudan	12565048	$1,080	3.79	19.7	58	244K
81	Tunisia	12450912	$4,657	1.82	33.9	77.1	60K
82	Haiti	12106577	$2,694	2.63	25.1	65.5	10.6K
83	Belgium	11967185	$60,750	1.44	42.9	82.6	11.8K
84	UAE	11885001	$50,274	1.21	32.6	83.4	27.4K
85	Dominican Republic	11656588	$11,059	2.22	29.3	74.1	18.6K
86	Jordan	11538682	$5,348	2.6	25.7	78.3	34.3K
87	Honduras	11279259	$3,598	2.48	25.2	73.4	43.2K
88	Tajikistan	11080415	$1,637	3.04	23.2	72.2	53.6K
89	Papua New Guinea	11045681	$3,020	3.07	23.8	66.5	175K
90	Cuba	10893750	$9,605	1.45	43.4	78.6	40.1K
91	Portugal	10788071	$32,082	1.41	47.8	82.9	35.4K
92	Czech Republic	10742283	$35,917	1.36	44.8	80.3	29.8K
93	Sweden	10665077	$63,133	1.43	41.3	83.7	157K
94	Greece	10371575	$26,948	1.24	47.8	82.4	49.8K
95	Israel	10334048	$60,337	2.87	30.2	82.9	8.36K
96	Azerbaijan	10333222	$7,411	1.43	34.6	74.9	31.9K
97	Hungary	9454659	$25,907	1.41	44.9	77.5	35.2K
98	Austria	9201502	$62,930	1.31	44.7	82.5	31.9K
99	Switzerland	9155878	$114,769	1.29	43.9	84.4	15.3K
100	Sierra Leone	9090531	$846	3.7	20.7	62.3	27.9K
101	Belarus	9025821	$10,279	1.22	42.4	75	78.4K
102	Togo	8873660	$1,384	4.12	19.4	63.3	21K
103	Laos	8027464	$2,325	2.4	26	69.7	89.1K
104	Turkmenistan	7800189	$6,540	2.66	27.8	70.5	181K
105	Libya	7580693	$6,449	2.3	28.8	75.2	679K
106	Kyrgyzstan	7505771	$3,081	2.6	26.3	72.1	74.1K
107	Nicaragua	7144725	$3,173	2.21	27	75.4	46.5K
108	Paraguay	7138671	$7,027	2.42	28	74.2	153K
109	Congo	6718789	$2,515	4.11	19.6	66.4	132K
110	Serbia	6500256	$15,262	1.64	45.4	77.3	32.5K
111	El Salvador	6404781	$5,767	1.77	28.9	72.7	8K
112	Bulgaria	6390149	$20,328	1.72	45.7	76.1	41.9K
113	Singapore	6167445	$98,814	0.97	37.4	84.1	277
114	Denmark	6042125	$76,970	1.47	42.3	82.4	15.4K
115	Lebanon	5921719	$4,473	2.23	29.8	78.2	3.95K
116	Liberia	5916561	$915	3.86	19.8	62.6	37.2K
117	CAR	5798457	$556	5.95	15.5	58.2	241K
118	Oman	5775345	$19,947	2.51	30.6	80.7	119K
119	Norway	5660666	$94,594	1.45	40.9	83.8	141K
120	Finland	5647947	$56,149	1.25	44.2	82.4	117K
121	Palestine	5563879	$3,171	3.25	21.1	77.4	2.33K
122	Ireland	5562212	$131,592	1.47	40	82.9	26.6K
123	Mauritania	5539189	$2,198	4.63	18.5	69.2	398K
124	New Zealand	5380024	$49,591	1.57	38.8	82.5	102K
125	Slovakia	5376239	$28,544	1.46	43.3	78.8	18.6K
126	Costa Rica	5186356	$19,970	1.32	36.2	81.4	19.7K
127	Kuwait	4981316	$32,312	1.56	35.8	81	6.88K
128	Panama	4654479	$19,790	2.11	31.3	80.1	28.6K
129	Georgia	3934050	$9,692	1.8	38.3	75	26.8K
130	Croatia	3849788	$27,104	1.46	46.3	79.1	21.6K
131	Eritrea	3722489	$689	3.68	20.2	69.4	46.8K
132	Mongolia	3630744	$7,108	2.5	27.9	72.5	602K
133	Uruguay	3382672	$25,216	1.4	37.5	78.6	67.6K
134	Namibia	3185686	$4,876	3.21	22.4	67.8	318K
135	Bosnia	3114736	$10,382	1.49	46.7	78.4	19.8K
136	Armenia	3064036	$9,474	1.7	37.7	76.2	10.9K
137	Qatar	3058826	$72,525	1.72	34.5	82.8	4.44K
138	Gambia	2916990	$919	3.91	19.6	66.5	3.91K
139	Lithuania	2845693	$32,959	1.11	43.4	76.5	24.2K
140	Jamaica	2834177	$8,003	1.35	33.8	71.9	4.18K
141	Gabon	2676097	$8,263	3.59	22.6	68.9	99.5K
142	Botswana	2624853	$7,778	2.7	24.5	69.6	219K
143	Lesotho	2402837	$1,089	2.66	22.9	58.6	11.7K
144	Albania	2332078	$12,998	1.34	38.4	80.1	10.6K
145	Moldova	2328600	$8,622	1.73	39.6	71.6	12.7K
146	Guinea-Bissau	2323460	$1,124	3.76	20.4	64.6	10.9K
147	Slovenia	2128778	$37,376	1.52	45.7	82.1	7.77K
148	Equatorial Guinea	2008950	$6,615	4.12	22	64.3	10.8K
149	Latvia	1826986	$26,312	1.24	44.6	76.6	24K
150	North Macedonia	1811466	$10,490	1.4	42	77.8	9.74K
151	Bahrain	1649267	$30,597	1.81	34.3	81.7	309
152	East Timor	1446322	$1,341	2.63	22.8	68.3	5.74K
153	Cyprus	1388591	$30,075	1.38	39.6	82.2	3.57K
154	Trinidad	1370916	$18,967	1.54	38.6	73.9	1.98K
155	Estonia	1347027	$34,418	1.18	43.8	79.6	16.5K
156	Eswatini	1276995	$4,108	2.72	23.5	64.5	6.64K
157	Mauritius	1240721	$12,991	1.44	38.9	75.4	771
158	Djibouti	1207325	$3,906	2.62	26	66.6	8.95K
159	Fiji	939479	$6,642	2.27	29.1	67.8	7.05K
160	Comoros	907554	$2,056	3.82	21.7	67.5	719
161	Solomon Islands	868694	$2,086	3.51	21.8	71	10.8K
162	Guyana	843423	$32,414	2.4	27.2	70.6	81.5K
163	Bhutan	805057	$4,493	1.45	31.4	73.8	14.7K
164	Luxembourg	697802	$147,252	1.25	40.5	82.6	994
165	Suriname	648096	$7,070	2.23	29.6	74	62K
166	Montenegro	613759	$14,817	1.8	41	77.6	5.19K
167	Malta	586345	$47,907	1.01	42.1	83.8	124
168	Maldives	532468	$14,615	1.56	33.6	81.7	115
169	Cape Verde	530853	$5,796	1.51	30	76.6	1.56K
170	Brunei	471596	$32,235	1.73	33.7	75.8	2.04K
171	Belize	431659	$7,865	2.02	27.9	74.1	8.81K
172	Bahamas	405486	$39,455	1.37	36.4	75	3.86K
173	Iceland	398674	$98,323	1.56	37.4	83.3	38.9K
174	Vanuatu	346488	$4,039	3.57	21.3	72	4.71K
175	Barbados	282789	$28,365	1.71	40.4	76.6	166
176	Sao Tome	247495	$4,084	3.6	20.5	70.3	371
177	Samoa	221158	$5,873	3.8	20.9	72.1	1.07K
178	Saint Lucia	180676	$14,746	1.39	35.7	73.2	236
179	Curacao	156236	$22,833	1.4	39.7	77.3	171
180	Kiribati	139471	$2,559	3.12	23.9	66.9	313
181	Seychelles	125859	$19,449	1.85	35.3	73.3	178
182	Grenada	117405	$12,107	1.47	35.4	75.7	131
183	Tonga	103283	$6,547	3.1	22	73.4	278
184	Saint Vincent	99243	$12,562	1.76	35.4	71.7	151
185	Antigua	94846	$24,819	1.58	37.3	78.1	170
186	Andorra	84217	$54,292	1.09	44.8	84.5	182
187	Cayman Islands	77917	$104,293	1.53	39.7	80.9	92.7
188	Dominica	65501	$10,989	1.48	37.3	71.6	290
189	Saint Kitts	47031	$25,223	1.53	37.1	72.6	100
190	Liechtenstein	41400	$220,167	1.37	45.5	84.1	61.8
191	Monaco	38054	$288,002	2.1	54.6	86.7	0.8
192	Marshall Islands	35039	$8,489	2.86	21.8	67.3	69.5
193	San Marino	34159	$59,871	1.16	49.5	86	23.2
194	Palau	17620	$19,532	1.88	39.5	69.6	178
195	Nauru	12139	$14,640	3.29	21.3	62.6	7.72
196	Tuvalu	9349	$6,345	3.17	25.2	67.6	11.6
197	Vatican	939	$19,800	n/a	n/a	83.4	0.17

Global population and growth rate trends

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2025	8,200,677,479	0.92%
2024	8,126,213,183	0.97%
2023	8,046,175,374	0.93%
2022	7,973,176,994	0.87%
2021	7,904,431,924	0.84%
2020	7,838,810,464	0.99%
2019	7,760,240,351	1.05%
2018	7,679,517,643	1.08%
2017	7,597,308,058	1.14%
2016	7,511,948,585	1.17%
2015	7,425,004,031	1.19%
2014	7,337,682,786	1.21%
2013	7,249,787,979	1.24%
2012	7,161,124,406	1.27%
2011	7,071,647,721	1.23%
2010	6,986,041,518	1.22%
2009	6,901,447,716	1.26%
2008	6,815,345,933	1.28%
2007	6,729,368,557	1.27%
2006	6,644,911,563	1.28%
2005	6,560,843,556	1.28%
2004	6,477,839,701	1.3%
2003	6,394,914,981	1.3%
2002	6,312,737,329	1.32%
2001	6,230,364,871	1.35%
2000	6,147,257,987	1.37%
1999	6,064,066,634	1.41%
1998	5,979,634,019	1.45%
1997	5,894,094,045	1.47%
1996	5,808,386,437	1.5%
1995	5,722,640,575	1.52%
1994	5,637,217,387	1.55%
1993	5,551,417,947	1.6%
1992	5,464,018,612	1.64%
1991	5,375,659,492	1.68%
1990	5,286,561,296	1.76%
1989	5,196,469,213	1.77%
1988	5,106,050,474	1.79%
1987	5,015,979,647	1.81%
1986	4,926,742,435	1.79%
1985	4,839,853,099	1.78%
1984	4,755,237,877	1.77%
1983	4,672,226,765	1.81%
1982	4,588,973,382	1.83%
1981	4,506,469,865	1.79%
1980	4,426,598,170	1.78%
1979	4,349,886,552	1.79%
1978	4,273,532,847	1.77%
1977	4,199,153,617	1.77%
1976	4,126,021,141	1.81%
1975	4,052,401,763	1.88%
1974	3,977,727,516	1.95%
1973	3,901,661,955	2%
1972	3,825,183,390	2.02%
1971	3,749,443,106	2.12%
1970	3,671,509,833	2.1%
1969	3,595,834,651	2.1%
1968	3,521,802,982	2.07%
1967	3,450,290,691	2.06%
1966	3,380,368,096	2.11%
1965	3,310,473,261	2.08%
1964	3,242,999,131	2.11%
1963	3,176,058,942	2.14%
1962	3,109,608,946	1.78%
1961	3,055,256,868	1.37%
1960	3,014,165,213	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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This chart shows the dynamics of global population and growth rates from 1960 to 2025. Total population has surged from 3.01B in 1960 to 8.2B today.

The annual growth rate peaked at 2.14% in 1963 and has steadily declined to 0.92% today, with projections of a continued decrease in the coming years.

Population growth

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Top 5 countries’ GDP per capita growth

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Year	GDP per capita
Year	United States	China	Germany	Japan	United Kingdom
2025	$90,027	$13,862	$60,496	$35,951	$57,602
2024	$86,143	$13,293	$56,104	$33,797	$53,341
2023	$83,041	$12,951	$54,777	$35,215	$49,920
2022	$78,178	$12,971	$50,507	$35,548	$47,035
2021	$71,486	$12,887	$52,349	$41,581	$47,696
2020	$64,475	$10,627	$47,395	$41,099	$40,815
2019	$65,605	$10,343	$47,656	$41,425	$43,161
2018	$63,201	$10,086	$48,916	$40,645	$43,704
2017	$60,322	$8,980	$45,554	$39,680	$40,918
2016	$58,207	$8,255	$42,949	$40,215	$41,259
2015	$57,040	$8,175	$41,930	$35,665	$45,256
2014	$55,304	$7,781	$48,960	$39,173	$47,747
2013	$53,410	$7,147	$47,207	$41,369	$43,608
2012	$51,784	$6,405	$44,718	$49,627	$42,688
2011	$50,066	$5,704	$47,631	$49,122	$42,296
2010	$48,651	$4,629	$42,397	$45,378	$39,778
2009	$47,195	$3,898	$42,472	$41,678	$39,009
2008	$48,570	$3,523	$46,379	$40,294	$47,652
2007	$48,050	$2,735	$42,351	$36,130	$50,629
2006	$46,302	$2,129	$36,980	$36,354	$44,695
2005	$44,123	$1,778	$35,084	$38,159	$42,240
2004	$41,725	$1,531	$34,567	$38,678	$40,504
2003	$39,490	$1,307	$30,711	$35,809	$34,557
2002	$37,998	$1,164	$25,487	$33,316	$30,159
2001	$37,134	$1,065	$23,878	$34,910	$28,014
2000	$36,330	$969	$23,926	$39,753	$28,384
1999	$34,484	$881	$26,965	$37,029	$28,858
1998	$32,823	$835	$27,396	$32,835	$28,396
1997	$31,430	$787	$27,047	$36,331	$26,910
1996	$29,937	$713	$30,600	$39,930	$24,503
1995	$28,661	$613	$31,747	$44,947	$23,253
1994	$27,662	$476	$27,202	$40,774	$19,709
1993	$26,353	$379	$25,617	$37,111	$18,389
1992	$25,381	$368	$26,560	$32,667	$20,487
1991	$24,293	$334	$23,443	$30,048	$19,901
1990	$23,840	$319	$22,386	$26,345	$19,095
1989	$22,857	$311	$17,829	$25,798	$16,239
1988	$21,417	$284	$17,997	$26,037	$15,987
1987	$20,039	$252.3	$16,739	$21,587	$13,119
1986	$19,071	$282.4	$13,511	$17,819	$10,611
1985	$18,237	$295	$9,464	$12,058	$8,652
1984	$17,121	$251.2	$9,347	$11,443	$8,179
1983	$15,544	$225.9	$9,900	$10,876	$8,692
1982	$14,434	$203.7	$9,950	$9,986	$9,146
1981	$13,976	$197.4	$10,246	$10,806	$9,599
1980	$12,613	$195.1	$12,183	$9,872	$10,032
1979	$11,674	$184.3	$11,322	$9,497	$7,805
1978	$10,565	$156.7	$9,517	$9,202	$5,977
1977	$9,453	$185.7	$7,711	$6,609	$4,681
1976	$8,592	$165.7	$6,659	$5,422	$4,138
1975	$7,801	$178.6	$6,259	$4,876	$4,300
1974	$7,226	$160.4	$5,660	$4,542	$3,666
1973	$6,726	$157.3	$5,065	$4,147	$3,426
1972	$6,094	$132.1	$3,824	$3,095	$3,030
1971	$5,609	$118.8	$3,204	$2,370	$2,650
1970	$5,234	$113.3	$2,771	$2,145	$2,348
1969	$5,020	$100.3	$2,281	$1,841	$2,101
1968	$4,685	$91.6	$2,025	$1,586	$1,952
1967	$4,326	$96.8	$1,886	$1,354	$2,059
1966	$4,136	$104.5	$1,871	$1,168	$1,987
1965	$3,818	$98.7	$1,774	$1,015	$1,874
1964	$3,565	$85.7	$1,637	$922	$1,748
1963	$3,366	$74.5	$1,502	$792	$1,613
1962	$3,236	$71.1	$1,431	$699	$1,526
1961	$3,059	$76	$1,316	$622	$1,472
1960	$3,000	$89.7	$1,162	$519	$1,398

Data sources: World Bank | Economy & Growth (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Global GDP per capita was $14,406 in 2025, up from $10,192 in 2015, a 41.3% increase over the decade. Total world GDP reached $118T in 2025, compared with $75.8T in 2015.

In 2025, GDP per capita was $90,027 in the United States, $13,862 in China, $60,496 in Germany, $35,951 in Japan, and $57,602 in the United Kingdom. Compared with 10 years ago, this is an increase of 57.8% for the United States, 69.6% for China, 44.3% for Germany, 0.8% for Japan, and 27.3% for the United Kingdom.

GDP per capita

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Life expectancy across countries

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Germany	United States	China	Brazil	India	Nigeria
2026	81.9	79.8	79	76.4	72.7	55
2025	81.7	79.6	78.4	76.2	72.5	54.8
2024	81.5	79.5	78	76	72.2	54.6
2023	81.4	79.3	78	75.8	72	54.5
2022	80.6	78	78.2	74.9	71.7	54.1
2021	81.1	76.4	78.1	73	67.3	53.5
2020	81	77	78	74.5	70.2	53.1
2019	81.2	78.9	77.9	75.8	70.7	53
2018	80.9	78.8	77.7	75.6	70.4	52.7
2017	80.9	78.6	77.2	75.4	70.1	52.4
2016	80.8	78.7	77.2	75.1	69.7	52.2
2015	80.6	78.7	77	75.1	69.3	51.9
2014	80.9	78.9	76.7	74.8	68.9	51.9
2013	80.5	78.8	76.5	74.6	68.5	51.8
2012	80.5	78.8	76.2	74.3	68.1	51.7
2011	80.4	78.7	75.9	74	67.6	51.5
2010	80.1	78.7	75.7	73.8	67.2	51.3
2009	79.9	78.5	75.3	73.5	66.7	51.1
2008	79.8	78.1	74.8	73.1	66.2	50.7
2007	79.7	78	74.8	72.7	65.8	50.4
2006	79.6	77.8	74.4	72.3	65.4	49.9
2005	79.3	77.5	74.1	71.8	64.9	49.5
2004	79.1	77.5	73.7	71.4	64.5	49.1
2003	78.5	77.1	73.4	70.9	64.1	48.6
2002	78.5	77	73	70.4	63.6	48
2001	78.4	76.9	72.7	70	63.2	47.5
2000	78.1	76.8	72.3	69.6	62.7	47.1
1999	77.8	76.7	72	69.2	62.3	46.6
1998	77.6	76.7	71.6	68.8	61.9	46.1
1997	77.2	76.5	71.2	68.5	61.4	46
1996	76.8	76.2	70.8	68.1	61	45.8
1995	76.6	75.9	70.4	67.7	60.6	45.9
1994	76.4	75.7	69.8	67.3	60.2	45.7
1993	76.1	75.6	69.5	66.9	59.8	45.8
1992	76	75.8	69.1	66.5	59.4	45.6
1991	75.6	75.5	68.6	66.2	59	45.5
1990	75.3	75.4	68.2	65.9	58.6	45.7
1989	75.5	75.1	67.9	65.5	58.2	45.8
1988	75.3	74.8	67.6	65.2	57.7	45.8
1987	75.1	74.9	67.3	64.8	57.3	45.9
1986	74.7	74.7	66.9	64.4	56.8	46
1985	74.5	74.7	66.5	64	56.3	46.2
1984	74.4	74.7	66.1	63.6	55.8	46.3
1983	73.9	74.6	65.7	63.1	55.3	46.4
1982	73.6	74.5	65.2	62.7	54.7	46.4
1981	73.3	74.1	64.8	62.3	54.2	46.3
1980	73.1	73.7	64.2	61.8	53.6	46
1979	72.9	73.8	63.7	61.4	53	45.7
1978	72.6	73.4	63.1	60.9	52.4	45.3
1977	72.6	73.2	62.5	60.5	51.8	44.8
1976	72	72.8	61.2	60	51.3	44.2
1975	71.5	72.5	61	59.6	50.8	43.1
1974	71.7	72	60.2	59.1	50.3	42.5
1973	71.4	71.4	59.5	58.7	49.6	41.8
1972	71.1	71.2	58.6	58.3	49.2	41.3
1971	70.9	71.1	57.7	57.8	48.9	40.6
1970	70.7	70.7	56.8	57.3	48.6	40
1969	70.5	70.5	56	56.9	48.3	38.9
1968	70.6	70.2	55.2	56.5	47.9	38.6
1967	71	70.5	54.4	56	46.2	37.5
1966	70.7	70.2	53.7	55.6	45.9	38.4
1965	70.6	70.2	53	55.2	45.6	38.2
1964	70.6	70.2	52.3	54.8	46.7	38
1963	70.1	69.9	51.7	54.5	46.5	37.8
1962	70	70.1	51	54	46.1	37.6
1961	69.8	70.3	40.2	53.6	45.8	37.4
1960	69.3	69.8	33.4	53.2	45.6	37.2
1959	69.3	69.9	40.2	52.7	45.3	37
1958	69.2	69.7	48.8	52.2	44.8	36.8
1957	68.5	69.4	48.4	51.8	44.4	36.6
1956	68.6	69.6	47.8	51.3	44.1	36.5
1955	68.3	69.6	47.2	50.9	43.7	36.3
1954	68.1	69.5	46.8	50.4	43.2	36.2
1953	67.8	68.7	45.9	50	42.4	36
1952	67.5	68.4	45.3	49.6	42.1	35.9
1951	67.1	68.2	44.6	49	41.6	35.7
1950	66.8	68.1	43.8	48.5	41.2	35.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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We picked 6 countries to compare life expectancy trends across regions. Germany leads with a life expectancy at birth of 81.9 years in 2026, followed by the United States at 79.8, China at 79, Brazil at 76.4, India at 72.7, and Nigeria at 55.

Over the past 20 years, life expectancy has risen by 2.28 years in Germany, 1.96 in the United States, 4.62 in China, 4.08 in Brazil, 7.34 in India, and 5.08 in Nigeria — yet Nigeria's life expectancy remains 11.9 years lower than Germany's today.

Life expectancy

1x

Countries below replacement-level fertility

1x

Year	Fertility rate
Year	India	China	United States	Russia	Mexico	France	South Korea
2024	1.96	1.01	1.63	1.42	1.89	1.61	0.75
2023	1.98	1	1.62	1.41	1.91	1.66	0.72
2022	1.99	1.03	1.66	1.42	1.94	1.78	0.78
2021	2.01	1.12	1.66	1.51	1.97	1.83	0.81
2020	2.05	1.24	1.64	1.51	1.99	1.82	0.84
2019	2.12	1.5	1.71	1.5	2.02	1.86	0.92
2018	2.18	1.54	1.73	1.58	2.03	1.87	0.98
2017	2.19	1.8	1.77	1.62	2.04	1.89	1.05
2016	2.28	1.77	1.82	1.76	2.09	1.92	1.17
2015	2.29	1.67	1.84	1.78	2.14	1.96	1.24
2014	2.29	1.77	1.86	1.75	2.21	2	1.21
2013	2.4	1.71	1.86	1.71	2.27	1.99	1.19
2012	2.47	1.8	1.88	1.69	2.29	2.01	1.3
2011	2.53	1.67	1.89	1.58	2.32	2.01	1.24
2010	2.6	1.69	1.93	1.57	2.34	2.03	1.23
2009	2.67	1.71	2	1.54	2.36	2	1.15
2008	2.71	1.7	2.07	1.5	2.39	2.01	1.19
2007	2.78	1.67	2.12	1.42	2.42	1.98	1.26
2006	2.87	1.64	2.11	1.31	2.46	2	1.13
2005	2.96	1.62	2.06	1.29	2.5	1.94	1.09
2004	3.05	1.61	2.05	1.34	2.54	1.92	1.16
2003	3.12	1.57	2.05	1.32	2.58	1.89	1.19
2002	3.22	1.57	2.02	1.29	2.63	1.88	1.18
2001	3.3	1.56	2.03	1.22	2.67	1.9	1.31
2000	3.35	1.63	2.06	1.2	2.71	1.89	1.48
1999	3.38	1.53	2.01	1.16	2.76	1.81	1.43
1998	3.45	1.52	2	1.23	2.82	1.78	1.46
1997	3.51	1.53	1.97	1.22	2.89	1.77	1.54
1996	3.58	1.55	1.98	1.27	2.96	1.75	1.57
1995	3.65	1.59	1.98	1.34	3.04	1.74	1.63
1994	3.72	1.63	2	1.4	3.13	1.73	1.66
1993	3.8	1.69	2.02	1.39	3.21	1.73	1.65
1992	3.88	1.78	2.05	1.55	3.29	1.74	1.76
1991	3.96	1.93	2.06	1.73	3.36	1.75	1.71
1990	4.05	2.51	2.08	1.89	3.44	1.77	1.57
1989	4.13	2.52	2.01	2.01	3.53	1.79	1.56
1988	4.22	2.54	1.93	2.12	3.64	1.81	1.55
1987	4.31	2.76	1.87	2.22	3.8	1.83	1.53
1986	4.4	2.72	1.84	2.15	3.97	1.85	1.58
1985	4.43	2.63	1.84	2.05	4.09	1.86	1.66
1984	4.52	2.61	1.81	2.06	4.18	1.86	1.74
1983	4.57	2.56	1.8	2.11	4.3	1.86	2.06
1982	4.62	2.97	1.83	2.04	4.43	1.86	2.39
1981	4.7	2.79	1.81	1.91	4.57	1.85	2.57
1980	4.78	2.74	1.84	1.89	4.74	1.85	2.82
1979	4.81	2.75	1.81	1.9	4.96	1.87	2.9
1978	4.89	2.72	1.76	1.92	5.2	1.89	2.64
1977	5.01	2.84	1.79	1.95	5.36	1.94	2.99
1976	5.13	3.24	1.74	1.97	5.54	2.01	3
1975	5.2	3.57	1.77	1.98	5.74	2.09	3.43
1974	5.33	4.17	1.84	2	5.95	2.18	3.77
1973	5.4	4.73	1.88	2.01	6.12	2.28	4.07
1972	5.48	5.11	2.01	2.04	6.28	2.38	4.12
1971	5.57	5.52	2.27	2.03	6.42	2.47	4.54
1970	5.62	6.09	2.48	1.99	6.53	2.55	4.53
1969	5.68	6.18	2.46	1.97	6.63	2.62	4.45
1968	5.76	6.51	2.46	1.99	6.71	2.69	4.51
1967	5.83	5.81	2.56	2.04	6.75	2.75	4.62
1966	5.88	6.31	2.72	2.1	6.79	2.8	4.78
1965	5.94	6.61	2.91	2.13	6.82	2.84	4.89
1964	5.98	6.67	3.19	2.18	6.83	2.87	5.07
1963	5.97	7.51	3.32	2.27	6.82	2.89	5.33
1962	5.95	6.09	3.46	2.36	6.8	2.89	5.56
1961	5.94	3.86	3.62	2.45	6.78	2.87	5.8
1960	5.92	4.45	3.65	2.52	6.76	2.85	5.99

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 1960, all 7 countries in this group had fertility rates well above the replacement threshold of 2.1 children per woman: India at 5.92, China 4.45, the United States 3.65, Russia 6.76, Mexico 6.76, France 2.85, and South Korea 5.99. By 2024, each had dropped below the replacement level, reflecting the global trend among both developed and emerging nations.

Fertility rate

1x

Median age comparison

1x

Year	Median age
Year	Japan	Germany	Russia	China	United States	Brazil	Turkey	Nigeria
2025	50.8	46.5	41.4	41.1	39.5	35.8	34.5	19.2
2024	50.4	46.3	40.9	40.6	39.3	35.4	34	19
2023	50	46.2	40.5	40.1	39	34.9	33.5	18.8
2022	49.5	46	40.1	39.6	38.7	34.5	33.1	18.7
2021	49.1	45.9	39.9	39	38.5	34.1	32.7	18.5
2020	48.7	45.8	39.7	38.5	38.2	33.7	32.3	18.3
2019	48.3	45.8	39.4	38.1	38	33.2	31.8	18.2
2018	48	45.8	39.2	37.7	37.9	32.8	31.5	18
2017	47.6	45.8	39	37.4	37.7	32.4	31.2	17.9
2016	47.3	45.7	38.8	37.1	37.6	31.9	30.9	17.8
2015	47	45.7	38.7	36.7	37.5	31.5	30.6	17.8
2014	46.6	45.7	38.6	36.3	37.3	31	30.4	17.7
2013	46.2	45.5	38.4	36	37.2	30.6	30.1	17.7
2012	45.8	45.1	38.3	35.7	37.1	30.1	29.8	17.7
2011	45.5	44.6	38.1	35.5	37	29.7	29.5	17.7
2010	45.2	44.2	38	35.1	36.9	29.2	29.1	17.8
2009	44.9	43.9	37.9	34.7	36.7	28.8	28.6	17.8
2008	44.6	43.5	37.8	34.2	36.6	28.3	28.3	17.8
2007	44.2	43.1	37.7	33.7	36.5	27.9	27.9	17.9
2006	43.9	42.5	37.6	33.1	36.4	27.5	27.5	17.9
2005	43.6	42	37.4	32.6	36.2	27.1	27	17.9
2004	43.2	41.6	37.2	32.1	36	26.7	26.6	17.9
2003	42.8	41.2	37	31.6	35.8	26.3	26.2	17.9
2002	42.5	40.8	36.9	31.1	35.6	25.9	25.8	17.9
2001	42.1	40.4	36.8	30.5	35.5	25.5	25.4	17.9
2000	41.8	40	36.6	30	35.3	25.2	25	17.9
1999	41.4	39.7	36.3	29.4	35.1	24.9	24.7	17.9
1998	41	39.3	36	28.8	34.9	24.6	24.3	17.8
1997	40.7	38.9	35.7	28.3	34.6	24.3	24	17.7
1996	40.3	38.6	35.3	27.8	34.4	24	23.6	17.6
1995	40	38.4	35	27.2	34.1	23.7	23.3	17.6
1994	39.6	38.1	34.7	26.6	33.8	23.5	23	17.5
1993	39.2	37.9	34.4	26.1	33.6	23.2	22.7	17.4
1992	38.7	37.8	33.9	25.6	33.4	22.9	22.4	17.4
1991	38.2	37.7	33.6	25.1	33.2	22.7	22.1	17.3
1990	37.7	37.6	33.2	24.7	32.9	22.4	21.8	17.3
1989	37.2	37.6	32.9	24.4	32.7	22.1	21.6	17.3
1988	36.8	37.6	32.6	23.9	32.4	21.9	21.3	17.3
1987	36.3	37.4	32.4	23.6	32.1	21.7	21.1	17.3
1986	35.9	37.2	32.2	23.4	31.8	21.5	20.9	17.3
1985	35.4	37.1	32	23.2	31.5	21.2	20.6	17.3
1984	34.9	37	31.8	23	31.2	21	20.4	17.4
1983	34.3	36.7	31.7	22.6	30.9	20.8	20.2	17.5
1982	33.7	36.6	31.6	22.1	30.7	20.6	20	17.6
1981	33.1	36.5	31.4	21.8	30.4	20.4	19.9	17.7
1980	32.8	36.5	31.3	21.6	30.1	20.2	19.8	17.8
1979	32.4	36.4	31.1	21.4	29.9	20	19.7	17.9
1978	32	36.3	31	21.2	29.6	19.8	19.5	18
1977	31.5	36.1	30.9	20.8	29.2	19.6	19.4	18.2
1976	30.9	35.8	30.6	20.4	28.9	19.4	19.3	18.3
1975	30.6	35.5	30.7	20.1	28.7	19.2	19.1	18.4
1974	30.4	35	30.9	19.7	28.5	19.1	19	18.5
1973	30.2	34.7	31.1	19.5	28.3	18.9	18.9	18.6
1972	29.9	34.6	31.1	19.3	28	18.7	18.8	18.7
1971	29.6	34.4	31	19.2	27.9	18.5	18.7	18.8
1970	29.2	34.3	30.7	19.1	27.8	18.4	18.6	18.9
1969	28.9	34.1	30.3	19.1	27.9	18.2	18.6	19.1
1968	28.6	34.2	29.8	19.2	27.9	18.1	18.6	19.2
1967	28.4	34.3	29.2	19.2	27.9	18	18.7	19.2
1966	28	34.4	28.9	19.3	27.9	17.9	18.8	19.3
1965	27.6	34.4	28.6	19.6	28.1	17.9	18.9	19.3
1964	27.2	34.5	28.3	19.9	28.2	17.8	18.9	19.3
1963	26.9	34.6	28.1	20.4	28.5	17.8	19	19.3
1962	26.5	34.7	27.7	21	28.7	17.9	19.1	19.3
1961	26.2	34.7	27.4	21.1	29	17.9	19.3	19.3
1960	25.8	34.7	27.1	20.9	29.2	18	19.4	19.3

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The median age differs significantly across countries and regions. Japan has a median age of 50.8 years, and Germany 46.5 years. Russia (41.4 years), China (41.1 years), and the United States (39.5 years) fall into a similar range. Brazil (35.8 years) and Turkey (34.5 years) are closer to the global median of 31.8 years, while Nigeria, at 19.2 years is 12.6 years younger than the world's median, similar to many other African countries.