According to latest figures, the Chinese population decreased by 1.39 million to around 1.408 billion people in 2024. After decades of rapid growth, China arrived at the turning point of its demographic development in 2022, which was earlier than expected. The annual population decrease is estimated to remain at moderate levels until around 2030 but to accelerate thereafter. Population development in China China had for a long time been the country with the largest population worldwide, but according to UN estimates, it has been overtaken by India in 2023. As the population in India is still growing, the country is very likely to remain being home of the largest population on earth in the near future. Due to several mechanisms put into place by the Chinese government as well as changing circumstances in the working and social environment of the Chinese people, population growth has subsided over the past decades, displaying an annual population growth rate of -0.1 percent in 2024. Nevertheless, compared to the world population in total, China held a share of about 17 percent of the overall global population in 2024. China's aging population In terms of demographic developments, the birth control efforts of the Chinese government had considerable effects on the demographic pyramid in China. Upon closer examination of the age distribution, a clear trend of an aging population becomes visible. In order to curb the negative effects of an aging population, the Chinese government abolished the one-child policy in 2015, which had been in effect since 1979, and introduced a three-child policy in May 2021. However, many Chinese parents nowadays are reluctant to have a second or third child, as is the case in most of the developed countries in the world. The number of births in China varied in the years following the abolishment of the one-child policy, but did not increase considerably. Among the reasons most prominent for parents not having more children are the rising living costs and costs for child care, growing work pressure, a growing trend towards self-realization and individualism, and changing social behaviors.

The graph shows the population growth in China from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the Chinese population decreased by about 0.1 percent or 1.39 million to around 1.408 billion people. Declining population growth in China Due to strict birth control measures by the Chinese government as well as changing family and work situations of the Chinese people, population growth has subsided over the past decades. Although the gradual abolition of the one-child policy from 2014 on led to temporarily higher birth figures, growth rates further decreased in recent years. As of 2024, leading countries in population growth could almost exclusively be found on the African continent and the Arabian Peninsula. Nevertheless, as of mid 2024, Asia ranked first by a wide margin among the continents in terms of absolute population. Future development of Chinese population The Chinese population reached a maximum of 1,412.6 million people in 2021 but decreased by 850,000 in 2022 and another 2.08 million in 2023. Until 2022, China had still ranked the world’s most populous country, but it was overtaken by India in 2023. Apart from the population decrease, a clear growth trend in Chinese cities is visible. By 2024, around 67 percent of Chinese people lived in urban areas, compared to merely 36 percent in 2000.

The statistic shows the total population of India from 2020 to 2030. In 2024, the estimated total population in India amounted to approximately 1.44 billion people. Total population in India India currently has the second-largest population in the world and is projected to overtake top-ranking China within forty years. Its residents comprise more than one-seventh of the entire world’s population, and despite a slowly decreasing fertility rate (which still exceeds the replacement rate and keeps the median age of the population relatively low), an increasing life expectancy adds to an expanding population. In comparison with other countries whose populations are decreasing, such as Japan, India has a relatively small share of aged population, which indicates the probability of lower death rates and higher retention of the existing population. With a land mass of less than half that of the United States and a population almost four times greater, India has recognized potential problems of its growing population. Government attempts to implement family planning programs have achieved varying degrees of success. Initiatives such as sterilization programs in the 1970s have been blamed for creating general antipathy to family planning, but the combined efforts of various family planning and contraception programs have helped halve fertility rates since the 1960s. The population growth rate has correspondingly shrunk as well, but has not yet reached less than one percent growth per year. As home to thousands of ethnic groups, hundreds of languages, and numerous religions, a cohesive and broadly-supported effort to reduce population growth is difficult to create. Despite that, India is one country to watch in coming years. It is also a growing economic power; among other measures, its GDP per capita was expected to triple between 2003 and 2013 and was listed as the third-ranked country for its share of the global gross domestic product.

In 2024, approximately 67 percent of the total population in China lived in cities. The urbanization rate has increased steadily in China over the last decades. Degree of urbanization in China Urbanization is generally defined as a process of people migrating from rural to urban areas, during which towns and cities are formed and increase in size. Even though urbanization is not exclusively a modern phenomenon, industrialization and modernization did accelerate its progress. As shown in the statistic at hand, the degree of urbanization of China, the world's second-largest economy, rose from 36 percent in 2000 to around 51 percent in 2011. That year, the urban population surpassed the number of rural residents for the first time in the country's history.The urbanization rate varies greatly in different parts of China. While urbanization is lesser advanced in western or central China, in most coastal regions in eastern China more than two-thirds of the population lives already in cities. Among the ten largest Chinese cities in 2021, six were located in coastal regions in East and South China. Urbanization in international comparison Brazil and Russia, two other BRIC countries, display a much higher degree of urbanization than China. On the other hand, in India, the country with the worlds’ largest population, a mere 36.3 percent of the population lived in urban regions as of 2023. Similar to other parts of the world, the progress of urbanization in China is closely linked to modernization. From 2000 to 2024, the contribution of agriculture to the gross domestic product in China shrank from 14.7 percent to 6.8 percent. Even more evident was the decrease of workforce in agriculture.

The dataset is based on Statistics Canada census data spanning four census periods (2001, 2006, 2016, and 2021). The dataset captures population statistics disaggregated by ethnicity at the Dissemination Area (DA) level—the smallest standard geographic unit for census data dissemination, covering approximately 400-700 people per unit. For Toronto, this encompasses approximately 3,700 DAs, providing high spatial resolution for analyzing urban dynamics. The dataset includes detailed population counts for the five largest ethnic groups in Toronto: China, India, Philippines, Portugal, and Sri Lanka. The features are also extracted from census datasets and 298 socioeconomic and demographic features from the census data, organized into 12 categories:Demographics: Population age structure, household composition, and family sizeHousing: Dwelling types, ownership status, housing values, and maintenance needsFamily Structure: Marriage patterns, presence of children, household typesIncome: Median household and individual income, income sourcesEmployment: Labor force participation, employment/unemployment ratesMobility & Migration: Internal and external migration patterns, non-permanent residentsVisible Minorities: Population distribution by visible minority statusLanguage: Official language use, mother tongue, and multilingual capabilitiesOccupation: Employment categories across economic sectorsReligion: Religious affiliations and practicesIndustry: Distribution across industry sectorsPlace of Birth: Country of origin information

As of 2023, the bulk of the Chinese population was aged between 25 and 59 years, amounting to around half of the population. A breakdown of the population by broad age groups reveals that around 61.3 percent of the total population was in working age between 16 and 59 years in 2023. Age cohorts below 25 years were considerably smaller, although there was a slight growth trend in recent years. Population development in China Population development in China over the past decades has been strongly influenced by political and economic factors. After a time of high fertility rates during the Maoist regime, China introduced birth-control measures in the 1970s, including the so-called one-child policy. The fertility rate dropped accordingly from around six children per woman in the 1960s to below two at the end of the 20th century. At the same time, life expectancy increased consistently. In the face of a rapidly aging society, the government gradually lifted the one-child policy after 2012, finally arriving at a three-child policy in 2021. However, like in most other developed countries nowadays, people in China are reluctant to have more than one or two children due to high costs of living and education, as well as changed social norms and private values. China’s top-heavy age pyramid The above-mentioned developments are clearly reflected in the Chinese age pyramid. The age cohorts between 30 and 39 years are the last two larger age cohorts. The cohorts between 15 and 24, which now enter childbearing age, are decisively smaller, which will have a negative effect on the number of births in the coming decade. When looking at a gender distribution of the population pyramid, a considerable gender gap among the younger age cohorts becomes visible, leaving even less room for growth in birth figures.

BackgroundWith the escalating prevalence of obesity and diabetes, high body mass index (BMI) and high fasting plasma glucose (HFPG) have emerged as increasingly significant risk factors for liver cancer worldwide. This study evaluates the burden of liver cancer attributable to high BMI and HFPG in BRICS countries from 1990 to 2021 and projects future trends to 2050, drawing upon data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021.MethodData on liver cancer burden, stratified by sex and age, were retrieved from the GBD database. Trends were assessed using estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) with 95% confidence intervals. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and exponential smoothing (ES) models were employed to generate future projections.ResultIn 2021, South Africa exhibited the highest liver cancer mortality rate attributable to high BMI, whereas India recorded the most rapid growth. Between 1990 to 2021, mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with high BMI-related liver cancer increased substantially in China, particularly among older populations. The decomposition analysis revealed that epidemiological change was the dominant driver behind the rising burden in both China and India, with population growth being a secondary yet substantial factor. Epidemiological transitions accounted for the predominant rise in mortality and DALYs in China and India. Forecasts indicate persistent increases in liver cancer mortality and DALYs attributable to high BMI and HFPG through 2050.ConclusionThe liver cancer burden attributable to high BMI and HFPG is anticipated to escalate across BRICS countries. Enhanced efforts in prevention, early screening, and comprehensive management of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disorders are indispensable to mitigate the projected impact.

Data on immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth, citizenship, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.

In this project I will concentrate on some important factors that will affect humanity's potential to survive on planet Earth: - Global Demographic Shifts. - Inequality. - Climate change. - Resource depletion.

I chose the following countries from the data (HNP_StatsData.csv), for the bulk of the project. However, the data contains many more countries.

Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

1. Global Demographic Shifts:

First I decided to look at the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) for the above countries, for the years 1961-2021.

The crude birth rate is the number of live births occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 of the population estimated at midyear. It is called "crude" because it does not take into account age or gender differences within the population.

Formula: CBR = Midyear population / Number of births in a year × 1000

Visualisation of CBR: For the chosen countries - using Google sheets. https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F13231939%2F011e9ff704f24c74ab2393cdd66e8ee2%2FScreenshot%202023-09-23%2014.50.36.png.jpg?generation=1695508413958340&alt=media" alt="">

Next I looked at CDR for the above countries, for the years 1961-2021. The crude death rate is the number of deaths occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 of the population estimated at midyear. Like the CBR, it is called "crude" because it doesn't consider the age or gender differences within the population.

Formula: CDR = Midyear population / Number of deaths in a year × 1000

Visualisation of CDR: For the chosen countries - using Google sheets. https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F13231939%2Fe79ff544bff129ec2193471f9e6b4480%2FScreenshot%202023-09-23%2014.55.38.png.jpg?generation=1695510070529372&alt=media" alt="">

Both these rates (CBR & CDR) are basic demographic indicators that give a general overview of the demographic situation in a country or region. They do offer a broad understanding of birth and death patterns.

A high CDR in a particular year or time period can be influenced by various factors, including epidemics, famines, natural disasters, wars, and social and economic changes.

Let's look at China and Morocco during the 1960s:

• The Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961): This is arguably the main reason for the high CDR in China around 1960. This devastating famine was the result of a combination of social, political, and natural factors. The "Great Leap Forward" campaign (1958–1962), initiated by Mao Zedong, aimed to transform China from an agrarian society into an industrial socialist society. One of the policy implementations was the formation of people's communes, which resulted in the collectivisation of agriculture. The government's over-reporting of grain production and subsequent excessive grain requisition, coupled with poor weather conditions and pestilence, led to widespread food shortages. The resultant famine caused the deaths of millions of Chinese people.
• Public health issues: Prior to the significant public health reforms that would later be implemented in the 1960s and 1970s, China grappled with various diseases that could have contributed to a high CDR.
• Tuberculosis (TB): Throughout the early to mid-20th century, TB was a major public health concern in China. Malnutrition, poor living conditions, and lack of access to medical treatment contributed to the spread of this bacterial disease.
• Schistosomiasis: This parasitic disease, caused by flatworms and transmitted by freshwater snails, was and still is endemic in certain regions of China. Chronic infection can lead to liver damage, kidney failure, and other complications.
• Malaria: While major strides have been made in controlling malaria in China in recent decades, in the 1960s, the disease was still prevalent in many regions of the country.
• Other diseases: Cholera, typhoid, and dysentery were also concerns in certain areas, especially given the combination of poor sanitation, water contamination, and food shortages.

Morocco in 1960: - Colonial legacy and independence: Morocco achieved independence from France and Spain in 1956. The post-independence years were marked by political instability, which can indirectly impact public health, food security, and other factors related to the death rate. - Economic conditions: Morocco, being a primarily agrarian society during that period, was vulnerable to fluctuations in agricultural output. Poor harvests due to droughts, pests, or other factors could impact food availability and lead to higher death rates. - Public health: Like many developing nations ...

In 2024, around **** million babies were born in China. The number of births has increased slightly from **** million in the previous year, but is much lower than the ***** million births recorded in 2016. Demographic development in China In 2022, the Chinese population decreased for the first time in decades, and population decline is expected to accelerate in the upcoming years. To curb the negative effects of an aging population, the Chinese government decided in 2013 to gradually relax the so called one-child-policy, which had been in effect since 1979. From 2016 onwards, parents in China were allowed to have two children in general. However, as the recent figures of births per year reveal, this policy change had only short-term effects on the general birth rate: the number of births slightly increased from 2014 onwards, but then started to fell again in 2018. In 2024, China was the second most populous country in the world, overtaken by India that year. China’s aging population The Chinese society is aging rapidly and facing a serious demographic shift towards older age groups. The median age of China’s population has increased massively from about ** years in 1970 to **** years in 2020 and is projected to rise continuously until 2080. In 2020, approximately **** percent of the Chinese were 60 years and older, a figure that is forecast to rise as high as ** percent by 2060. This shift in demographic development will increase social and elderly support expenditure of the society as a whole. One measure for this social imbalance is the old-age dependency ratio, measuring the relationship between economic dependent older age groups and the working-age population. The old-age dependency ratio in China is expected to soar to ** percent in 2060, implying that by then three working-age persons will have to support two elderly persons.

This statistic shows the total population of the European Union from 2010 to 2025. The population is based on data from the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers. At the beginning of 2025, the total population of the European Union amounted to approximately 450.38 million inhabitants. See figures for the total population by continent here. The global population The global population is rapidly increasing. Between 1990 and 2015, the global population has increased by around 2 billion people, and it is estimated to have increased by another 1 billion people by 2030. Asia is the continent in the world with the largest population, followed by Africa and Europe. Asia has the two most populous nations in the world: China and India. In 2014, the combined population in China and India amounted to more than 2.6 billion people. The total population in Europe is around 741 million people. As of 2014, about 10.2 percent of the global population lived in Europe. Europe is the continent with the second highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Born in 2013, the average European was estimated to live for around 78 years. Stable economies as well as developing and emerging markets in Europe provide for good living conditions for foreign nationals; seven of the top twenty countries in the world with the largest gross domestic product in 2024 are located in Europe.

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Blood Market Size 2025-2029

The blood market size is valued to increase USD 2.6 billion, at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2024 to 2029. Rising number of hospitals and blood banks will drive the blood market.

Major Market Trends & Insights

North America dominated the market and accounted for a 40% growth during the forecast period.
By Product - WBC and P segment was valued at USD 4.34 billion in 2023
By End-user - Hospitals segment accounted for the largest market revenue share in 2023

Market Size & Forecast

Market Opportunities: USD 60.49 million
Market Future Opportunities: USD 2597.20 million
CAGR : 5.7%
North America: Largest market in 2023

Market Summary

The market represents a dynamic and evolving landscape, driven by the continuous demand for blood and its components to cater to various medical applications. Core technologies, such as automated blood collection systems and advanced blood typing techniques, are revolutionizing the industry, ensuring a more efficient and accurate blood supply chain. Meanwhile, the increasing number of hospitals and blood banks, driven by the rising awareness about blood donation, is fueling market growth. However, challenges persist, including the low availability of blood storage and transfusion facilities in rural areas, which hampers access to essential blood services for many communities. As of 2021, approximately 38% of the global population is eligible to donate blood, yet only around 10% actually do so each year. This underscores the need for continued innovation and investment in the market to address these challenges and ensure a reliable and accessible blood supply for all.

What will be the Size of the Blood Market during the forecast period?

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How is the Blood Market Segmented and what are the key trends of market segmentation?

The blood industry research report provides comprehensive data (region-wise segment analysis), with forecasts and estimates in 'USD million' for the period 2025-2029, as well as historical data from 2019-2023 for the following segments. ProductWBC and PBlood screening productsBlood typing productsSource plasma collectionEnd-userHospitalsAmbulatory surgical centers (ASCs)OthersApplicationTherapeuticDiagnosticResearch and developmentGeographyNorth AmericaUSCanadaEuropeFranceGermanyItalyUKAPACChinaIndiaJapanSouth KoreaRest of World (ROW)

By Product Insights

The wbc and p segment is estimated to witness significant growth during the forecast period.

The market is experiencing significant growth, with the whole blood and plasma segments showing steady expansion. Whole blood, which accounts for a substantial portion of the market, is in high demand due to its usage in various applications, including surgical procedures, blood transfusions, and trauma care. Trauma is a leading cause of death and injury worldwide, with over 5 million fatalities and 1 billion people requiring medical attention each year, according to the World Health Organization. The demand for coagulation testing, differential blood count, plasma protein electrolytes, leukocyte activation, hematocrit levels, blood cell morphology, blood glucose monitoring, complete blood count, serum iron levels, blood chemistry panel, ferritin blood test, blood lipid profile, d-dimer assay, blood viscosity measurement, vascular endothelial function, hematopoietic stem cells, thrombocyte production, blood type determination, blood flow dynamics, blood pressure regulation, blood oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration, erythropoiesis stimulation, platelet aggregation, fibrinogen levels, blood gas analysis, and blood coagulation factors is driving the market's expansion. Furthermore, advancements in technology and research are leading to innovations in blood testing and analysis, creating new opportunities for market growth. For instance, there is a growing interest in point-of-care testing, which allows for quick and accurate blood analysis outside of traditional laboratory settings. This trend is expected to gain momentum in the coming years, particularly in developing countries where access to healthcare facilities is limited. Additionally, the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, is driving the demand for regular blood testing and analysis. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1.9 million new cancer cases in the US alone in 2021. This growing patient population requires regular blood tests to monitor their condition and manage their treatment effectively. Moreover, the aging population is another significant factor fueling the growth of the market. As people age, they are more susceptible to various health conditions that require regular blood testing and analysis. According to the World Health Organization, the global population aged 60 ye

The statistic shows the total population in the United States from 2015 to 2021, with projections up until 2027. In 2021, the total population of the U.S. amounted to approximately 332.18 million inhabitants.

The United States' economy over the last decade

The United States of America is the world’s largest national economy and the second most prominent trader globally, trailing just behind China. The country is also one of the most populated countries in the world, trailing only China and India. The United States' economy prospers primarily due to having a plentiful amount of natural resources and advanced infrastructure to cope with the production of goods and services, as well as the population and workforce to enable high productivity. Efficient productivity led to a slight growth in GDP almost every year over the past decade, despite undergoing several economic hardships towards the late 2000's.

In addition, the United States holds arguably one of the most important financial markets, with the majority of countries around the world having commercial connections with American companies. Dependency on a single market like the United States has however caused several global dilemmas, most evidently seen during the 2008 financial crisis. What initially started off as a bursting of the U.S. housing bubble lead to a worldwide recession and the necessity to reform national economics. The global financial crisis affected the United States most drastically, especially within the unemployment market as well as national debt, which continued to rise due to the United States having to borrow money in order to stimulate its economy.

In 2024, healthcare expenditures to treat diabetes in the United States came to some 404.5 billion U.S. dollars, while China, the country with the highest number of diabetics by far, spent some 169 billion U.S. dollars that year. Prevalence among adults In 2024, almost 16 percent of American adults aged 20 to 79 had diabetes mellitus, while roughly 14 percent of the adult Chinese population had the condition. Turkey and Mexico both had higher diabetes rates that year. Future of diabetes Around 11 percent of the global adult population suffered from diabetes mellitus in 2024. By 2050, the number of people with the condition is set to increase by roughly two percentage points. By that year, China and India are expected to be the countries with the highest number of diabetic adults worldwide. China is projected to have a diabetic population of approximately 168 million people, while India is estimated to have almost 157 million people suffering from the condition.

The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in China from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, around 22.2 percent of the workforce were employed in the agricultural sector, 29 percent in the industrial sector and 48.8 percent in the service sector. In 2022, the share of agriculture had increased for the first time in more than two decades, which highlights the difficult situation of the labor market due to the pandemic and economic downturn at the end of the year. Distribution of the workforce in China In 2012, China became the largest exporting country worldwide with an export value of about two trillion U.S. dollars. China’s economic system is largely based on growth and export, with the manufacturing sector being a crucial contributor to the country’s export competitiveness. Economic development was accompanied by a steady rise of labor costs, as well as a significant slowdown in labor force growth. These changes present a serious threat to the era of China as the world’s factory. The share of workforce in agriculture also steadily decreased in China until 2021, while the agricultural gross production value displayed continuous growth, amounting to approximately 7.8 trillion yuan in 2021. Development of the service sector Since 2011, the largest share of China’s labor force has been employed in the service sector. However, compared with developed countries, such as Japan or the United States, where 73 and 79 percent of the work force were active in services in 2023 respectively, the proportion of people working in the tertiary sector in China has been relatively low. The Chinese government aims to continue economic reform by moving from an emphasis on investment to consumption, among other measures. This might lead to a stronger service economy. Meanwhile, the size of the urban middle class in China is growing steadily. A growing number of affluent middle class consumers could promote consumption and help China move towards a balanced economy.

Based on a comparison of coronavirus deaths in 210 countries relative to their population, Peru had the most losses to COVID-19 up until July 13, 2022. As of the same date, the virus had infected over 557.8 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had totaled more than 6.3 million. Note, however, that COVID-19 test rates can vary per country. Additionally, big differences show up between countries when combining the number of deaths against confirmed COVID-19 cases. The source seemingly does not differentiate between "the Wuhan strain" (2019-nCOV) of COVID-19, "the Kent mutation" (B.1.1.7) that appeared in the UK in late 2020, the 2021 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from India or the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) from South Africa.

The difficulties of death figures

This table aims to provide a complete picture on the topic, but it very much relies on data that has become more difficult to compare. As the coronavirus pandemic developed across the world, countries already used different methods to count fatalities, and they sometimes changed them during the course of the pandemic. On April 16, for example, the Chinese city of Wuhan added a 50 percent increase in their death figures to account for community deaths. These deaths occurred outside of hospitals and went unaccounted for so far. The state of New York did something similar two days before, revising their figures with 3,700 new deaths as they started to include “assumed” coronavirus victims. The United Kingdom started counting deaths in care homes and private households on April 29, adjusting their number with about 5,000 new deaths (which were corrected lowered again by the same amount on August 18). This makes an already difficult comparison even more difficult. Belgium, for example, counts suspected coronavirus deaths in their figures, whereas other countries have not done that (yet). This means two things. First, it could have a big impact on both current as well as future figures. On April 16 already, UK health experts stated that if their numbers were corrected for community deaths like in Wuhan, the UK number would change from 205 to “above 300”. This is exactly what happened two weeks later. Second, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly which countries already have “revised” numbers (like Belgium, Wuhan or New York) and which ones do not. One work-around could be to look at (freely accessible) timelines that track the reported daily increase of deaths in certain countries. Several of these are available on our platform, such as for Belgium, Italy and Sweden. A sudden large increase might be an indicator that the domestic sources changed their methodology.

Where are these numbers coming from?

The numbers shown here were collected by Johns Hopkins University, a source that manually checks the data with domestic health authorities. For the majority of countries, this is from national authorities. In some cases, like China, the United States, Canada or Australia, city reports or other various state authorities were consulted. In this statistic, these separately reported numbers were put together. For more information or other freely accessible content, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

India's total population reached nearly **** billion people as of 2023, making the country by far the most populous throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Contrastingly, Micronesia had a total population of around *** thousand people in the same year. The demographics of APAC Asia-Pacific, made up of many different countries and regions, is the most populated region across the globe. Being home to a significant number of megacities, and with the population ever-increasing, the region is unsurprisingly expected to have the largest urban population by 2050. However, as of 2021, the majority of Asia-Pacific countries had rural populations greater than ** percent.  Population densities Despite China being the most populated country across the region, it fell in the middle of Asia-Pacific regions in terms of population density. On the other hand, Macao, Singapore, and Hong Kong all had the highest population densities across the Asia-Pacific region. These three Asia-Pacific regions also ranked among the top four densest populations worldwide.   

This graph shows the population of the U.S. by race and ethnic group from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, there were around 21.39 million people of Asian origin living in the United States. A ranking of the most spoken languages across the world can be accessed here. U.S. populationCurrently, the white population makes up the vast majority of the United States’ population, accounting for some 252.07 million people in 2023. This ethnicity group contributes to the highest share of the population in every region, but is especially noticeable in the Midwestern region. The Black or African American resident population totaled 45.76 million people in the same year. The overall population in the United States is expected to increase annually from 2022, with the 320.92 million people in 2015 expected to rise to 341.69 million people by 2027. Thus, population densities have also increased, totaling 36.3 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2021. Despite being one of the most populous countries in the world, following China and India, the United States is not even among the top 150 most densely populated countries due to its large land mass. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world and has a population density of 24,621.5 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2021. As population numbers in the U.S. continues to grow, the Hispanic population has also seen a similar trend from 35.7 million inhabitants in the country in 2000 to some 62.65 million inhabitants in 2021. This growing population group is a significant source of population growth in the country due to both high immigration and birth rates. The United States is one of the most racially diverse countries in the world.

In 2021, it was estimated that China had about 141 million diabetics aged from 20 to 79 years, which was the highest number of any country. The figure would very likely climb to 174 million by 2045. Diabetes is one of the leading death causes across the globe.

An overview of diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is an incurable chronic health condition in which dangerously high levels of glucose flood the body due to the lack of insulin production (type 1 diabetes) or the body’s inability to use insulin to regulate blood sugar levels (type 2 and gestational diabetes). Globally, the number of people suffering from this chronic disease amounted to 537 million in 2021. The largest number of diabetics were from China, followed by India and Pakistan in that year. In terms of diabetes prevalence, French Polynesia, Mauritius, and Kuwait had the highest rates. With regard to diabetes-related health expenditure, China alone spent over half of the amount spent by the entire Western Pacific region.

Key figures of diabetes in China

Back in the 1980s, less than one percent of the Chinese population was said to have diabetes. In the recent decade, the prevalence rate has jumped to an alarming level, and about one in five of all adult diabetes sufferers worldwide were in China. Records from 2021 show that most of such patients in the country fell within the age group of 20 to 79 years - mainly type 2 diabetes. Some experts point out the nation’s economic growth coupled with unhealthy diets and reduced physical activity as major risk factors which cause type 2 diabetes. It is worth noting that the awareness and control rates of diabetes were relatively low in China compared with the situations in other strong economies.

As of October 2025, 6.04 billion individuals worldwide were internet users, which amounted to 73.2 percent of the global population. Of this total, 5.66 billion, or 68.7 percent of the world's population, were social media users. Global internet usage Connecting billions of people worldwide, the internet is a core pillar of the modern information society. Northern Europe ranked first among worldwide regions by the share of the population using the internet in 2025. In the Netherlands, Norway, and Saudi Arabia, 99 percent of the population used the internet as of February 2025. North Korea was at the opposite end of the spectrum, with virtually no internet usage penetration among the general population, ranking last worldwide. Eastern Asia was home to the largest number of online users worldwide—over 1.34 billion at the latest count. Southern Asia ranked second, with around 1.2 billion internet users. China, India, and the United States rank ahead of other countries worldwide by the number of internet users. Worldwide internet user demographics As of 2024, the share of female internet users worldwide was 65 percent, five percent less than that of men. Gender disparity in internet usage was bigger in African countries, with around a 10-percent difference. Worldwide regions, like the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe, showed a smaller usage gap between these two genders. As of 2024, global internet usage was higher among individuals between 15 and 24 years old across all regions, with young people in Europe representing the most considerable usage penetration, 98 percent. In comparison, the worldwide average for the age group of 15 to 24 years was 79 percent. The income level of the countries was also an essential factor for internet access, as 93 percent of the population of the countries with high income reportedly used the internet, as opposed to only 27 percent of the low-income markets.