World
114 measures for World across 22 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2019 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
8,215,424,893 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$14,406 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
73.5 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
3.0%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population
8,215,424,893 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.91%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
10.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
24.4%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
2.19 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
16.3 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
7.6 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
57.8%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
54.5 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
62.1 people per km²
2023 · World Bank
Urban population growth
1.36%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
About this topicEmployment and occupations
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
12.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
60.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
57.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
25.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
50.6%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$118.35 trillion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$14,406 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$21,914 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$14,244 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
2.9%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
63.3%
2024 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
26.3%
2024 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
26.0%
2024 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$6,801 per person
2024 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
About this topicHousing and households
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Education spending
3.6%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.2%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
43.6%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
87.7%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
88.0%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
77.3%
2024 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy at birth
73.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
76.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
10.1%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
37.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
27.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
197 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
1.86 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Hospital beds
3.3 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
84%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
20.3%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
17.3%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$1,317 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
10.8%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
17.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
131 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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About this topicClimate and emissions
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Temperature change
1.88e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
4.69 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
About this topicWater, sanitation and waste
About this topicAgriculture, food and fisheries
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Healthy diet unaffordable
32.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.49e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
71.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
4.0%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
4,229 kg per hectare
2023 · World Bank
Agricultural land
36.9%
2023 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
94,403,126 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
8.1%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2020 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
136.5 kg per hectare
2023 · World Bank
Land area
129,763,686 km²
2023 · World Bank