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World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of results

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11 July 2022

Overview

This publication presents a summary of findings from the 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects. It is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. This latest assessment considers the results of 1,758 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2022, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,890 nationally representative sample surveys. The 2022 revision also presents population projections to the year 2100 that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and national levels.

Decade Action Areas

Age-friendly Environments

Combatting Ageism

Integrated Care

Long-term Care

Source Organization

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Country / Region Focus

Global

Sector

UN Agency

Knowledge Characteristics

  • > Other

Other Information

demography, data, population ageing

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