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World Population

+0.96%annual growthUnited Nations Population Division2024

Births Today

16.3per 1000 people/yearUnited Nations Population Division2026

Deaths Today

7.6per 1000 people/yearUnited Nations Population Division2026

Births This Year

16.3per 1000 people/yearUnited Nations Population Division2026

Deaths This Year

7.6per 1000 people/yearUnited Nations Population Division2026

Population Growth Today

+8.8net per 1000 people/yearWorld Bank (calculated)2026

Global Life Expectancy

+0.4 yearsannual changeUnited Nations Population Division2023

Global Fertility Rate

-0.02 births/womanannual changeUnited Nations Population Division2023

Urban Population

+1.41%annual growthUnited Nations Population Division2024

Undernourished People

-8.1Mannual trendWorld Bank / FAO2023

Global GDP

+2.87%annual growthWorld Bank2024

Global Debt

+3.5%annual growth (estimated)IMF2024

GDP per Capita

+2.87%annual growthWorld Bank2024

Global Inflation Rate

-2.9%annual changeInternational Monetary Fund2024

Global Unemployment Rate

-0.0%annual changeInternational Labour Organization2025

Extreme Poverty Rate

-0.2%annual changeWorld Bank2024

Child Deaths Under 5 (This Year)

-1.5per 1,000 live births (annual change)World Bank / WHO2026

Communicable Disease Deaths (This Year)

18.4%of all deathsWorld Bank / WHO2026

People Living with HIV

+1.0%annual trendWorld Bank / UNAIDS2024

Global Health Spending Today

+$51.11of GDP changeWorld Health Organization2026

Global Education Spending Today

-0.33%of GDP changeScientific and Cultural Organization2026

Global Military Spending Today

+11.18%of GDP changeStockholm International Peace Research Institute2026

Military Spending per Capita

+10.1%year-over-yearSIPRI via World Bank (calculated)2024

Education Spending per Capita

-5.5%year-over-yearUNESCO via World Bank (calculated)2023

Internet Users

+4.33%annual growthInternational Telecommunication Union2025

Global R&D Spending Today

2.67% of GDPof GDP changeScientific and Cultural Organization2026

Patent Applications This Year

3.2%vs previous yearWorld Intellectual Property Organization2021

Researchers in R&D

1516/millionannual growthScientific and Cultural Organization2018

AI Models Released This Year

-43%vs previous yearEpoch AI2025

AI Models Tracked

+523densityEpoch AI2025

R&D Spending per Capita

+7.1%year-over-yearUNESCO via World Bank (calculated)2022

CO₂ Emissions (Mt CO₂e)

+1.33%annual trendJoint Research Centre2024

CO₂ Emissions This Year (Mt CO₂e)

+1.33%annual trendJoint Research Centre2026

Global Forest Area (km²)

-50986 km²annual changeFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations2022

Energy Consumption Today (kt oil eq.)

1854 kgannual growthWorld Bank / IEA2026

Freshwater Used Today (bn m³)

3949 bn m³annual withdrawalWorld Bank / FAO AQUASTAT2026

Carbon Intensity of GDP

-2.5%year-over-yearCDIAC/EDGAR + World Bank (calculated)2024

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