As its name suggests, global demography is the study of the worldwide population rather than the population of a specific country, region, or city..
Demography (from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, society', and -γραφία (-graph\xeda) 'writing, drawing, description') is the statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., race, age), and how they change through the interplay of fertility (births), mortality (deaths), and migration..
As of 2020, the global sex ratio is approximately 1.01 males to 1 female.
Approximately 26.3% of the global population is aged under 15, while 65.9% is aged 15–64 and 7.9% is aged 65 or over.
The median age of the world's population is estimated to be 31 years in 2020, and is expected to rise to 37.9 years by 2050..
Demography is the statistical study of human populations.
Demographers use census data, surveys, and statistical models to analyze the size, movement, and structure of populations..
Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.64 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population.
The world's two most populated countries, China and India, together constitute about 36% of the world's population..
Historical migration of human populations begins with the movement of Homo erectus out of Africa across Eurasia about a million years ago
The world's population is over 8 billion and Earth's total surface area (including land and water) is 510 million square kilometres (197 million square miles)
The table below lists religions classified by philosophy; however, religious philosophy is not always the determining factor in local practice
The average age of marriage varies greatly from country to country and has varied through time
Globally, the growth rate of the human population has been declining since peaking in 1962 and 1963 at 2.20% per annum. In 2009
The current world population is 8,064,561,823 as of Thursday, October 5, 2023 according to the most recent United Nations estimates [ 1] elaborated by Worldometer
The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world
The World Population Dashboard showcases global population data, including fertility rate, gender parity in school enrolment, information on sexual and reproductive health, and much more
Together, these data shine a light on the health and rights of people around the world, especially women and young people
