THE YOUNGEST REGION
MIDDLE AFRICA, WHERE 46% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER AGE 15
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MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY
CHINA, WITH 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE IN 2020
2020 World Population Data Sheet
In 2020, the world’s 7.8 billion inhabitants have experienced how population density in urban areas, household size, and population aging contribute to our vulnerability to pandemics as we grappled with the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Looking ahead, the United States’ population is projected to increase between 2020 and 2050, but at a much slower pace than recent decades. China’s population is projected to decrease by 2050, while Benin and Niger may see a population increase of 150% or more.
THE OLDEST REGION
SOUTHERN EUROPE, WITH 23% OF THE POPULATION AGES 65+
POPULATION DECLINES
EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PROJECTED TO HAVE SMALLER POPULATIONS IN 2050 THAN THEY DO TODAY
FEWER OLDER ADULTS
ONLY 6% OR LESS OF THE POPULATIONS IN AFRICA’S SUBREGIONS ARE AGES 65+
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Working Age Populations
SOUTH AMERICA, NEARLY 70% SHARE OF THE POPULATION IS AGES 15-64
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
WESTERN AFRICAN NATIONS PROJECTED TO SEE POPULATION INCREASES OF AS MUCH AS 174% BY 2050
BELOW REPLACEMENT LEVEL FERTILITY
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, TOTAL FERTILITY RATES BELOW THE REPLACEMENT LEVEL OF 2.1
