The world in numbers

Open data about every country in one place - population, economy, labour, society and environment. One source for all countries, so they can be compared fairly, and always with a link to where the numbers come from.

The database in numbers
215
countries
93
indicators
752.1k
values
1960
series since
Source World Bank · 24 Sep 2026

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Map of the world

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth, simplified · sources and licences

Continents

Africa 54 countries

People
1.5 bn
GDP per capita
US$ 1,916
Life expectancy
65.8 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt

Asia 50 countries

People
4.8 bn
GDP per capita
US$ 7,259
Life expectancy
74.8 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: India, China, Indonesia

Europe 46 countries

People
744.7 mn
GDP per capita
US$ 34,418
Life expectancy
81.6 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: Russia, Germany, United Kingdom

North America 34 countries

People
612.4 mn
GDP per capita
US$ 13,889
Life expectancy
75.8 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: United States, Mexico, Canada

South America 12 countries

People
437.8 mn
GDP per capita
US$ 9,123
Life expectancy
76.8 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: Brazil, Colombia, Argentina

Oceania 19 countries

People
47.3 mn
GDP per capita
US$ 6,294
Life expectancy
71.7 years

GDP and life expectancy of the median country, 2025. Largest: Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand

The world as a whole

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Population

Population
8.2 bn
World, 2025
Population density
62.1 /km²
World, 2023
Population growth
0.91 %
World, 2025
Life expectancy
73.5 years
World, 2024
Fertility rate
2.19
World, 2024
Birth rate
16.3 ‰
World, 2024
Infant mortality
27.7 ‰
World, 2024
Urban population
57.8 %
World, 2025
Aged 65+
10.4 %
World, 2025
Living in cities
44.8 %
World, 2025
Living in towns
35.6 %
World, 2025
Living in rural areas
19.6 %
World, 2025

Human development

Human Development Index
0.756
World, 2023
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.590
World, 2023
Planetary-adjusted HDI
0.680
World, 2023
Gender Inequality Index
0.455
World, 2023

Economy

GDP
118.4 tn US$
World, 2025
GDP per capita
14,406 US$
World, 2025
GDP per capita (PPP)
25,704 int. $
World, 2025
GNI per capita
14,244 US$
World, 2025
GDP growth
2.9 %
World, 2025
Inflation
3.0 %
World, 2025
Trade
68.5 %
World, 2025
Exports
29.5 %
World, 2025
FDI inflows
1.4 %
World, 2024
Manufacturing
14.9 %
World, 2025
Agriculture
4.0 %
World, 2025
Tax revenue
13.8 %
World, 2024
Government debt
49.2 %
Median country, 2019
Military spending
2.5 %
World, 2024

Labour

Unemployment
4.8 %
World, 2025
Youth unemployment
13.4 %
World, 2025
Women in the labour force
48.9 %
World, 2025
Jobs in agriculture
25.8 %
World, 2025
Weekly hours worked
40.9 h
World, 2025
Youth NEET rate
20.0 %
World, 2025
Labour income share
52.5 %
World, 2024
Output per hour
23.3 $
World, 2025

Health

Health spending
10.1 %
World, 2023
Health spending per person
1,317 US$
World, 2023
Physicians
1.86 /1,000
World, 2022
Under-5 mortality
37.4 ‰
World, 2024
Maternal mortality
197 /100k
World, 2023
Tobacco use
20.3 %
World, 2024
Safe drinking water
73.7 %
World, 2024

Food

Calories per person
3,017 kcal
World, 2023
Protein supply
92.5 g
World, 2022
Animal protein supply
38.7 g
World, 2022
Fat supply
89.7 g
World, 2022
Food insecurity
26.8 %
World, 2024
Severe food insecurity
9.8 %
World, 2024
Cereal import dependency
-0.9 %
World, 2022

Education

Literacy
87.7 %
World, 2024
Secondary enrolment
77.3 %
World, 2024
Tertiary enrolment
43.2 %
World, 2023
Education spending
3.6 %
World, 2023
Expected schooling
13.0 yrs
World, 2023
Mean schooling
8.8 yrs
World, 2023

Society

Income inequality
35.3
Median country, 2018
Extreme poverty
11.1 %
World, 2018
Internet use
71.2 %
World, 2024
Mobile subscriptions
110.4 /100
World, 2024
Electricity access
91.9 %
World, 2024
Women in parliament
27.2 %
World, 2025

Refugees

Refugees hosted
28.5 mn
World, 2025
Refugees hosted per 1,000
3.5 ‰
World, 2025
Asylum-seekers hosted
9 mn
World, 2025
Refugees from the country
28.5 mn
World, 2025
Refugees from per 1,000
3.5 ‰
World, 2025

Governance

Control of corruption
43.3 /100
Median country, 2024
Government effectiveness
51.5 /100
Median country, 2024
Rule of law
54.5 /100
Median country, 2024
Regulatory quality
53.4 /100
Median country, 2024
Voice and accountability
55.8 /100
Median country, 2024
Political stability
66.1 /100
Median country, 2024

Environment

CO₂ per capita
4.69 t
World, 2024
Fossil CO₂ emissions
38,598.6 Mt
World, 2024
Share of global CO₂
100.00 %
World, 2024
Cumulative CO₂
1,849.1 Gt
World, 2024
GHG per capita
6.36 t
World, 2024
Renewable energy
20.4 %
Median country, 2021
Forest area
31.1 %
World, 2023
PM2.5 exposure
32.9 µg/m³
World, 2023
Water stress
10.7 %
Median country, 2022
Land area
129.8 mn km²
World, 2023

Energy

Renewable electricity
31.6 %
World, 2024
Wind and solar
15.0 %
World, 2024
Nuclear power
9.0 %
World, 2024
Low-carbon electricity
40.6 %
World, 2024
Fossil electricity
59.4 %
World, 2024
Coal power
34.4 %
World, 2024
Carbon intensity of power
474 g/kWh
World, 2024
Electricity per capita
3.81 MWh
World, 2024

Where the data comes from

Country data: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. The World Bank in turn takes many series from the ILO, IMF and others, named on each indicator page. Borders: Natural Earth (public domain). Sources and licences.

For European countries there is more detail from Eurostat - regions and EU-specific indicators - in a separate section, Europe in detail. It uses different methods, so its numbers are not mixed with the world data.