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World data

115 facts and figures. Published estimates, with their source years.

115 figures

TopicFigureYearSource
People 16
People in cities (UN city definition)45%2025UN DESA
International migrants304 million2024UN
Documented spoken and signed languages8,324ReferenceUNESCO
World population8.22 billion2025World Bank
Women and girls worldwide4.09 billion2025World Bank
Men and boys worldwide4.13 billion2025World Bank
Children under 152.01 billion2025World Bank
People aged 15–645.36 billion2025World Bank
People aged 65 and older855 million2025World Bank
Urban population (national definitions)4.75 billion2025World Bank
Rural population3.46 billion2025World Bank
Life expectancy at birth73.48 years2024World Bank
Female life expectancy at birth75.97 years2024World Bank
Male life expectancy at birth71.12 years2024World Bank
Fertility rate2.19 births per woman2024World Bank
Annual population growth0.91%2025World Bank
Internet 6
People using the internet6 billion2025ITU
People offline2.2 billion2025ITU
Mobile phone owners, ages 10+Over 80%2025ITU
Mobile cellular subscriptions9.17 billion2025World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions1.65 billion2025World Bank
Landline telephone subscriptions815 million2025World Bank
Education 12
Primary and secondary students1.4 billion2024UNESCO
Children and youth out of school273 million2024UNESCO
Primary school students781 million2024World Bank
Secondary school students652 million2024World Bank
Primary school teachers34.1 million2024World Bank
Secondary school teachers41.8 million2024World Bank
Adult literacy, ages 15+87.74%2024World Bank
Youth literacy, ages 15–2493.11%2024World Bank
Primary school completion rate88.02%2024World Bank
University and tertiary enrollment (gross ratio)43.62%2024World Bank
Secondary school enrollment (gross ratio)77.28%2024World Bank
Government education spending3.57% of GDP2023World Bank
Work 12
Global labor force3.74 billion2025World Bank
Unemployment rate4.79% of labor force2025World Bank
Youth unemployment, ages 15–2413.41% of youth labor force2025World Bank
Female unemployment rate4.94% of female labor force2025World Bank
Male unemployment rate4.69% of male labor force2025World Bank
Labor force participation, ages 15+60.98%2025World Bank
Employed share of population aged 15+58.06%2025World Bank
Workers in agriculture25.76% of employment2025World Bank
Workers in industry23.66% of employment2025World Bank
Workers in services50.57% of employment2025World Bank
Self-employed workers46.38% of employment2025World Bank
Wage and salaried workers53.62% of employment2025World Bank
Economy 15
Extreme poverty (under $3/day, 2021 PPP)846.8 million2024World Bank
World GDP$118 trillion2025World Bank
GDP per person$14,4062025World Bank
Annual real GDP growth2.92%2025World Bank
Gross national income$118 trillion2025World Bank
Personal remittances received$926 billion2025World Bank
Exports of goods and services$34.9 trillion2025World Bank
Imports of goods and services$33.7 trillion2025World Bank
Foreign direct investment, net inflows$1.8 trillion2025World Bank
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added$4.75 trillion2025World Bank
Manufacturing value added$17.6 trillion2025World Bank
Industry and construction value added$29.6 trillion2025World Bank
Services value added$70.7 trillion2024World Bank
Household and nonprofit consumption$63.2 trillion2024World Bank
Government final consumption$18.7 trillion2024World Bank
Health 12
Doctors1.86 per 1,000 people2022World Bank
Nurses and midwives3.93 per 1,000 people2022World Bank
Hospital beds3.29 per 1,000 people2021World Bank
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–7910.8%2024World Bank
Adult tobacco use20.28%2024World Bank
Health spending per person$1,3172023World Bank
Health spending10.06% of GDP2023World Bank
Out-of-pocket share of health spending17.33%2023World Bank
Infant mortality rate27.7 per 1,000 live births2024World Bank
Under-five mortality rate37.4 per 1,000 live births2024World Bank
Newborn mortality rate17.2 per 1,000 live births2024World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio197 per 100,000 live births2023World Bank
Food & resources 13
Without safely managed drinking water2.1 billion2024WHO / UNICEF
Without safely managed sanitation3.4 billion2024WHO / UNICEF
Without basic household handwashing facilities1.7 billion2024WHO / UNICEF
People without electricity655 million2024SDG 7
People without clean cookingAbout 2 billion2024SDG 7
People experiencing hunger7.8%2025FAO
Forest area40.3 million km²2023World Bank
Agricultural land47.9 million km²2023World Bank
Land area reported in WDI130 million km²2023World Bank
Annual cereal production3.13 billion tonnes2024World Bank
Land used to grow cereals744 million hectares2024World Bank
Annual freshwater withdrawals3,853.1 billion m³2022World Bank
Renewable share of final energy consumption19.74%2020World Bank
Travel 4
Annual airline departures34.8 million2023World Bank
Annual airline passenger journeys4.27 billion2023World Bank
Annual air freight213,781.67 million tonne-km2023World Bank
Annual container port traffic913 million TEU2024World Bank
Countries 25
India population1.46 billion2025World Bank
China population1.41 billion2025World Bank
United States population342 million2025World Bank
Indonesia population286 million2025World Bank
Pakistan population255 million2025World Bank
Nigeria population238 million2025World Bank
Brazil population213 million2025World Bank
Bangladesh population176 million2025World Bank
Russia population144 million2025World Bank
Ethiopia population135 million2025World Bank
Mexico population132 million2025World Bank
Japan population123 million2025World Bank
Egypt population118 million2025World Bank
Philippines population117 million2025World Bank
DR Congo population113 million2025World Bank
Vietnam population102 million2025World Bank
Iran population92.4 million2025World Bank
Türkiye population85.9 million2025World Bank
Germany population83.5 million2025World Bank
Thailand population71.6 million2025World Bank
United Kingdom population69.5 million2025World Bank
Tanzania population70.5 million2025World Bank
France population68.7 million2025World Bank
South Africa population64.7 million2025World Bank
Italy population58.9 million2025World Bank

Rounded published figures · USD at current prices · Totals and rates may overlap.