Global statistics don’t just measure growth, they reveal sharp shifts in how people live, work, and move. For 2025, the scale of these changes is clear, with key indicators moving in ways that challenge what many expect to stay steady. Let’s look at the figures side by side and see what stands out when today’s totals meet real-world context.
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Economy and Finance
1Global GDP reached $105 trillion in 2023, up 3.1% from 2022 in nominal terms
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2The US economy accounted for 26% of global GDP at $27.7 trillion in 2023
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3Global trade volume grew 0.8% in 2023, reaching $32.3 trillion
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4World inflation averaged 6.8% in 2023, down from 8.7% in 2022
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5Global foreign direct investment inflows were $1.3 trillion in 2022, recovering 3% in 2023
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6The global debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 336% in 2023 for public and private debt
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7China's GDP growth was 5.2% in 2023, contributing 30% to global growth
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8Global unemployment rate was 5.0% in 2023, affecting 205 million people
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9The tech sector generated $5.3 trillion in revenue globally in 2023
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10World merchandise exports reached $24.9 trillion in 2023
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11Global stock market capitalization hit $109 trillion in 2023
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12Energy prices fell 20% globally in 2023 after 2022 peaks
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13Global remittances to low- and middle-income countries were $656 billion in 2023
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14The services sector accounts for 65% of global GDP in 2023
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15World gold reserves totaled 36,700 tonnes held by central banks in 2023
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16Global venture capital investment was $344 billion in 2023, down 38% from 2022
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17EU GDP was $18.4 trillion in 2023, 18% of world total
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18Cryptocurrency market cap peaked at $3 trillion in 2021 but averaged $1.1 trillion in 2023
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19Global manufacturing output grew 1.4% in 2023, led by Asia
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20World savings rate averaged 25% of GDP in 2023
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21Tourism contributed $9.9 trillion to global GDP in 2023, 9.1% share
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22Global R&D spending reached $2.5 trillion in 2023, 2.6% of GDP
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23Agriculture employs 27% of global workforce but contributes 4% to GDP in 2023
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24Global e-commerce sales hit $6.3 trillion in 2023
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25Oil prices averaged $82 per barrel in 2023
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26Global corporate profits rose 4.2% in 2023 to $3.8 trillion for top 500 firms
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27World merchandise imports were $23.5 trillion in 2023
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Economy and Finance Interpretation
While the world economy produced a reassuring $105 trillion performance last year, it's performing this feat with a precarious 336% debt-to-GDP bow tied around its waist, proving that even a growing giant can have wobbly ankles.
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Education and Technology
1World literacy rate for adults (15+) is 87% in 2023, up from 68% in 1976
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2Global tertiary enrollment rate reached 40% in 2023
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3250 million children out of school globally in 2023
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4Internet users worldwide hit 5.4 billion (67%) in 2023
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5Global smartphone penetration is 68% of population in 2023
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6AI market size reached $197 billion in 2023, projected $1.8 trillion by 2030
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74G connections number 5.6 billion globally in 2023
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8Global R&D expenditure on education is 4.6% of total R&D in 2023
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9Women represent 28% of STEM graduates worldwide in 2023
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105G subscriptions reached 1.76 billion globally in 2023
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11Global edtech market valued at $142 billion in 2023
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1296% of primary school-age children attend school, but quality varies
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13Cloud computing market is $680 billion in 2023
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14Global patents filed annually exceed 3.5 million in 2023
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15Female primary enrollment parity index is 0.97 globally in 2023
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16Data centers consume 1-1.5% of global electricity in 2023
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17Global MOOC enrollments surpass 220 million in 2023
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18Semiconductor sales hit $520 billion in 2023
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1960% of teachers report improved student engagement via digital tools post-2020
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20Global broadband subscriptions 1.4 billion fixed, 5.6 billion mobile in 2023
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21Vocational training covers 20% of upper secondary students worldwide
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22Quantum computing investments total $40 billion globally by 2023
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23Global PISA average math score stagnated at 472 in 2022
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24Electric vehicle sales reached 14 million globally in 2023, 18% of car sales
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25Open educational resources accessed by 1 billion learners cumulatively by 2023
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26Global cybersecurity spending $188 billion in 2023
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27Teacher-student ratio averages 25:1 globally in primary education 2023
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28Blockchain transactions process $4 trillion value annually in 2023
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29Global adult learning participation rate is 57% in 2023
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Education and Technology Interpretation
We've wired the world for learning and innovation at a breathtaking pace, yet we're still struggling to reliably plug in every child, woman, and classroom to the power they deserve.
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Environment and Climate
1Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels were 37.4 billion tonnes in 2023, up 1.1%
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2Forest cover worldwide is 31% of land area, or 4.06 billion hectares in 2020
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3Global mean sea level rose 4.62 mm per year from 2013-2022, total 101 mm since 1993
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4Renewable energy capacity reached 3,870 GW globally in 2023, 13.7% of total power
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5Plastic pollution enters oceans at 19-23 million tonnes annually as of 2023
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6Global temperature anomaly was +1.17°C above pre-industrial average in 2023
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775% of ice-free land and 66% of oceans have been significantly altered by humans by 2023
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8Global fish stocks at sustainable levels dropped to 62% in 2023 from 90% in 1970
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9Annual glacier mass loss worldwide averaged 286 Gt per year from 2015-2023
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10Protected areas cover 17.1% of terrestrial and 8.4% of marine areas globally in 2023
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11Global nitrogen pollution from agriculture affects 79% of cultural heritage sites
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12Wind power generated 2.2% of global electricity in 2023, up from 0.2% in 2000
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13Coral reefs lost 14% of coverage globally since 2009 due to bleaching
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14Global e-waste reached 62 million tonnes in 2022, projected 82 Mt by 2030
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15Atmospheric CO2 concentration hit 419 ppm in 2023, highest in 2 million years
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16Deforestation rate in tropics was 4.1 million hectares per year 2010-2020
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17Solar power capacity installed globally was 1,419 GW at end-2023
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18Global biodiversity intactness index is 67% of original levels in 2023
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19Methane emissions from human activities were 570 Mt per year in 2023
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20Arctic sea ice minimum extent was 4.23 million km² in 2023, 7th lowest on record
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21Global water stress affects 2.3 billion people in high-stress basins in 2023
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22Hydropower provided 15% of global electricity in 2023
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23Global soil degradation affects 33% of land, impacting 3.2 billion people
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24Ocean acidification increased 30% since industrial revolution, pH down 0.1 units
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25Biofuel production reached 174 billion liters globally in 2023
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26Global desertification affects 40% of land
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27PM2.5 air pollution caused 4.2 million premature deaths in 2023
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28Global geothermal capacity was 15.8 GW in 2023
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29Tropical cyclones caused $120 billion in damages globally in 2023
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Environment and Climate Interpretation
We are simultaneously documenting the emergency and writing the invoice for ignoring it.
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Health and Disease
1Global life expectancy dropped to 71.4 years in 2021 due to COVID, recovering to 73.3 in 2023
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214.9 million excess deaths occurred globally in 2021 from COVID-19 impacts
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3Global obesity tripled since 1975, affecting 1 billion people (13%) in 2022
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42.4 billion adults have hypertension worldwide in 2023
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5Tobacco kills 8 million people annually, with 1.3 million from secondhand smoke
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6Global HIV prevalence is 0.7% among adults 15-49, 39 million living with HIV in 2023
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71.3 billion people experience anxiety disorders globally in 2023
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8Malaria caused 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths in 2022, mostly Africa
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92.3 billion people lack safely managed drinking water in 2023
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10Global suicide rate is 9 per 100,000, 703,000 deaths in 2021
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11422 million adults have diabetes, causing 1.5 million deaths in 2023
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12Tuberculosis infected 10.6 million, killed 1.3 million in 2022
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1335 million children under 5 are stunted due to malnutrition in 2023
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14Global health expenditure was $9.8 trillion (10.4% GDP) in 2022
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154.5 billion people lack access to essential health services in 2023
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16Influenza causes 290,000-650,000 respiratory deaths annually
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171 in 6 people globally have a mental disorder
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18Hepatitis B affects 254 million, causes 1.1 million deaths yearly
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19149 million children under 5 wasted due to acute malnutrition in 2023
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20Global cancer incidence 20 million new cases, 9.7 million deaths in 2022
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2150 million people have dementia worldwide in 2023
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22Neglected tropical diseases affect over 1 billion in 2023
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23Road traffic crashes kill 1.19 million annually, 90% in low-middle income countries
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243.5 billion lack access to safe sanitation in 2023
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25Global under-5 mortality rate fell to 37 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022
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26Alcohol causes 3 million deaths yearly, 5.3% of all deaths
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27232 million malaria cases in Africa alone in 2022
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28Global adult underweight prevalence is 13.4% (women higher at 15.9%)
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2914% of global population (1.1 billion) have a disability in 2023
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Health and Disease Interpretation
Humanity’s collective medical chart reads like a tragicomic laundry list of self-inflicted wounds and systemic failures, where we’re simultaneously living longer than ever while being besieged by our own vices, inequities, and microbes.
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Population and Demographics
1As of mid-2023, the global human population reached approximately 8.045 billion people, marking a 0.9% increase from 2022
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2India became the world's most populous country in 2023 with 1.428 billion people, surpassing China which has 1.425 billion
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3The global fertility rate in 2022 was 2.3 children per woman, down from 4.9 in 1960
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4In 2023, 56% of the world's population lived in urban areas, up from 55% in 2018
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5The global median age in 2023 was 30.4 years, with Africa at 19.7 and Europe at 42.8
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6Nigeria's population is projected to reach 400 million by 2050, making it the third most populous nation
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7Globally, there are 68 people aged 65+ per 100 working-age people (15-64) in 2023, projected to 158 by 2050
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8Sub-Saharan Africa's population grew by 2.5% annually from 2020-2025, the highest rate worldwide
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9In 2022, international migrants numbered 281 million, or 3.6% of global population
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10Asia hosts 60% of the world's population at 4.7 billion in 2023
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11Global life expectancy at birth in 2021 was 73.4 years, up from 66.8 in 2000
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12The world's youth population (15-24 years) was 1.2 billion in 2022, 16% of total
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13Europe's population declined by 0.1% in 2022, the only continent with negative growth
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14Globally, 47% of population is female as of 2023, with slight variations by region
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15China's population peaked at 1.426 billion in 2022 and began declining
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16The global population density is 60 people per km², but varies from 5 in Australia to 469 in Asia
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17In 2023, 2.3 billion people lived in countries with below-replacement fertility rates (<2.1)
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18Africa's population doubled from 639 million in 1990 to 1.46 billion in 2023
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19Global net migration rate in 2023 is -0.5 per 1,000 population
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20The number of centenarians worldwide exceeded 600,000 in 2023
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21Latin America's urban population share reached 83% in 2023
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22Global infant population (under 1 year) is about 134 million annually
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23Japan's population density is 333 people per km², highest among large nations in 2023
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24The global sex ratio at birth is 105 boys per 100 girls
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25Northern America's population growth rate was 0.4% in 2023
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26Global population growth peaked at 2.1% in 1968, now at 0.9% in 2023
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27Oceania's population is 45 million in 2023, with 0.7% growth rate
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28732 million people live in small island developing states, 9% of global population
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29Global dependency ratio is 53 dependents per 100 working-age in 2023
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30The world's largest city by population is Tokyo with 37.2 million in its metro area in 2023
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Population and Demographics Interpretation
Our planet is increasingly a globe of two tales: a still-growing but greying Global North watching from its emptying nurseries as the Global South—young, urban, and on the move—writes the next, more crowded chapter of human history.
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