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Name: HowManyRightNow Population Intelligence 2026
Creator: HowManyRightNow
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

Download the exact selected figures shown across Population Intelligence. Every file names its source revision, scenario, unit and review date.

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Population snapshot

World milestones and the 15 largest 2026 country profiles in a spreadsheet-ready format.

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Structured population data

The same values plus machine-readable source, coverage and field metadata.

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Suggested citation

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant; selected and presented by HowManyRightNow, reviewed 6 September 2026.

Licence and attribution

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The UN Data Portal identifies a CC BY 3.0 IGO licence. Check the source’s current terms before redistribution and retain attribution to the United Nations.

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Field dictionary

What each column means

population_2026: Population of all ages and both sexes on 1 July 2026 under the UN medium variant.
annual_change_pct: Percentage change from the preceding mid-year population.
annual_net_change: Absolute increase or decrease across the year, incorporating natural change and migration.
density_per_km2: Population divided by land area in square kilometres.
world_share_pct: Country population divided by the 2026 world population.

Primary evidence

One named source, visible limits

Figures use the Medium variant of the 2024 Revision. The UN series covers 237 countries or areas; estimates and projections from 1950 to 2100 and is built from 1,910 population censuses and 3,189 nationally representative sample surveys, alongside vital-registration and other demographic systems.

These are demographic estimates and projections for the downloadable population selection, not a live register of identifiable people. Mid-year values refer to 1 July; moving counters interpolate a published annual flow between anchors.