Globally, about 25 percent of the population is under 15 years of age and 10 percent is over 65 years of age. Africa has the youngest population worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 40 percent of the population is below 15 years, and only three percent are above 65, indicating the low life expectancy in several of the countries. In Europe, on the other hand, a higher share of the population is above 65 years than the population under 15 years. Fertility rates The high share of children and youth in Africa is connected to the high fertility rates on the continent. For instance, South Sudan and Niger have the highest population growth rates globally. However, about 50 percent of the world’s population live in countries with low fertility, where women have less than 2.1 children. Some countries in Europe, like Latvia and Lithuania, have experienced a population decline of one percent, and in the Cook Islands, it is even above two percent. In Europe, the majority of the population was previously working-aged adults with few dependents, but this trend is expected to reverse soon, and it is predicted that by 2050, the older population will outnumber the young in many developed countries. Growing global population As of 2025, there are 8.1 billion people living on the planet, and this is expected to reach more than nine billion before 2040. Moreover, the global population is expected to reach 10 billions around 2060, before slowing and then even falling slightly by 2100. As the population growth rates indicate, a significant share of the population increase will happen in Africa.

In the middle of 2023, about 60 percent of the global population was living in Asia.The total world population amounted to 8.1 billion people on the planet. In other words 4.7 billion people were living in Asia as of 2023. Global populationDue to medical advances, better living conditions and the increase of agricultural productivity, the world population increased rapidly over the past century, and is expected to continue to grow. After reaching eight billion in 2023, the global population is estimated to pass 10 billion by 2060. Africa expected to drive population increase Most of the future population increase is expected to happen in Africa. The countries with the highest population growth rate in 2024 were mostly African countries. While around 1.47 billion people live on the continent as of 2024, this is forecast to grow to 3.9 billion by 2100. This is underlined by the fact that most of the countries wit the highest population growth rate are found in Africa. The growing population, in combination with climate change, puts increasing pressure on the world's resources.

Norway Vital Statistics: Live Births per 1000 Persons data was reported at 10.730 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.290 NA for 2016. Norway Vital Statistics: Live Births per 1000 Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 29.200 NA from Dec 1735 (Median) to 2017, with 283 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.090 NA in 1816 and a record low of 10.730 NA in 2017. Norway Vital Statistics: Live Births per 1000 Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Norway. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.G004: Vital Statistics. Data since Jan 1760 is available in CEIC upon individual request.

World birth rate for 2025 is 17.13, a 0.95% decline from 2024.

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<li>World birth rate for 2024 was <strong>17.30</strong>, a <strong>5.9% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>World birth rate for 2023 was <strong>16.33</strong>, a <strong>1.34% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>World birth rate for 2022 was <strong>16.56</strong>, a <strong>1.7% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Israel Vital Statistics: per 1000 Live Births: Infant Death Rate data was reported at 3.062 ‰ in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.142 ‰ for 2016. Israel Vital Statistics: per 1000 Live Births: Infant Death Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 5.800 ‰ from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.700 ‰ in 1981 and a record low of 3.062 ‰ in 2017. Israel Vital Statistics: per 1000 Live Births: Infant Death Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.G002: Vital Statistics.

Total current population for the world in 2025 is 8,191,988,453, a 0.9% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for the world in 2024 was <strong>8,118,835,999</strong>, a <strong>0.71% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for the world in 2023 was <strong>8,061,876,001</strong>, a <strong>0.9% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for the world in 2022 was <strong>7,989,981,520</strong>, a <strong>0.87% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

The average for 2023 based on 196 countries was 0.51 percent. The highest value was in India: 17.91 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Oman Vital Statistics: Live Births data was reported at 5,257.000 Person in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,797.000 Person for Feb 2025. Oman Vital Statistics: Live Births data is updated monthly, averaging 6,840.000 Person from Jan 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,046.000 Person in Aug 2016 and a record low of 4,797.000 Person in Feb 2025. Oman Vital Statistics: Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Centre for Statistics and Information. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Oman – Table OM.G010: Vital Statistics.

Live Births data was reported at 767.000 Person th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 783.640 Person th for 2016. Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 807.405 Person th from Dec 1957 (Median) to 2017, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 916.400 Person th in 1971 and a record low of 740.774 Person th in 1994. Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G003: Vital Statistics: Live Births, Deaths and Natural Increase.

Jordan Vital Statistics: Live Births: Irbid data was reported at 43,984.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 42,692.000 Person for 2016. Jordan Vital Statistics: Live Births: Irbid data is updated yearly, averaging 29,591.000 Person from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43,984.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 24,678.000 Person in 1998. Jordan Vital Statistics: Live Births: Irbid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Civil Status and Passport Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G006: Vital Statistics.

The global live event market experienced a challenging two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, revenues were expected to return to pre-pandemic levels across all live entertainment categories in 2022. Statista estimates that revenue from ticket sales of music events (including concerts, festivals, musicals, and opera) was forecast to reach over 31 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. Sports events were predicted to generate slightly higher revenues at 34 billion U.S. dollars.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Asses; live in the World from 2007 to 2024.

There are currently over 1.5 billion active users on TikTok worldwide.

World poverty rate for 2022 was 44.90%, a 0.8% decline from 2021.

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<li>World poverty rate for 2021 was <strong>45.70%</strong>, a <strong>1.5% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>World poverty rate for 2020 was <strong>47.20%</strong>, a <strong>0.9% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>World poverty rate for 2019 was <strong>46.30%</strong>, a <strong>1.1% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Live Births: Metropolitan France data was reported at 61,800.000 Person in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 63,900.000 Person for Aug 2018. Live Births: Metropolitan France data is updated monthly, averaging 65,781.000 Person from Jan 1946 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 873 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81,159.000 Person in May 1971 and a record low of 52,800.000 Person in Feb 2018. Live Births: Metropolitan France data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G003: Vital Statistics: Live Births, Deaths and Natural Increase.

According to a survey of global consumers conducted between 2021 and the end of 2023, watching live television was consistently more popular than online video consumption in the examined period. In the fourth quarter of 2024, 61 percent of global consumers reported watching streamed video content, while the share of consumers worldwide reporting watching live television was approximately 67 percent.

Deaths data was reported at 603.000 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 593.865 Person th for 2016. Deaths data is updated yearly, averaging 548.541 Person th from Dec 1957 (Median) to 2017, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 603.000 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 509.400 Person th in 1961. Deaths data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G003: Vital Statistics: Live Births, Deaths and Natural Increase.

A 2023 survey of global gaming studios found that more than nine in ten studios were either working on or intending to release a live services title. About 65 percent of responding studios stated that they were currently working on a title delivering a planned, regular update cadence to their players.

Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 4.700 Ratio in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.700 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.600 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 4.700 Ratio in 2023. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.;Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.;Weighted average;Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys. Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. This is a sex-disaggregated indicator for Sustainable Development Goal 3.2.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Austria Vital Statistics: Live Births: per 1000 Inhabitants data was reported at 8.400 NA in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.499 NA for 2023. Austria Vital Statistics: Live Births: per 1000 Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 9.478 NA from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2024, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.184 NA in 1998 and a record low of 8.400 NA in 2024. Austria Vital Statistics: Live Births: per 1000 Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Austria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.G004: Vital Statistics.