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WORLD STATISTICS

The World Today

Understanding our world, one day at a time.

The latest verified figures on people, prosperity and the planet — each shown with its unit, scope, reporting period, producer and data classification. Annual statistics are labelled as annual; nothing here is a simulated live counter.

Data published
10 Nov 2026, 01:06 UTC
Verified observations
377,879
Indicators
55
Countries & economies
217

Global indicators

World aggregates, most recent period published by each source.

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Population

Estimate

8.22 billion

people

+0.92%vs 2024

Mid-year estimate. World Statistics does not run a simulated live population counter.

Scope
World
Period
2025
Source
UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators

Global energy production

Not available

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Total primary energy production is published in the IEA World Energy Balances, which require a licensed data subscription. This figure will appear once an authorized feed is connected.

Intended source
International Energy Agency (IEA)

How to read data classifications

Live observation
Measured continuously and published in near real time. No live feeds are connected yet, so no figure on this site carries this label.
Latest available
Most recent figure published by the source for a completed reporting period.
Estimate
Modelled or derived by the producing agency from incomplete underlying data.
Projection
Forward-looking figure for a period that has not yet been observed. No projections are currently displayed.

Explore by topic

Fourteen statistical domains, each backed by documented source indicators.

Where the numbers come from

Data is imported through documented, openly licensed interfaces. Each indicator records both the distributor and the original producing agency.

Sources & methodology

Original producers

  • UN DESA World Population Prospects
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  • World Bank & OECD national accounts
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT)
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  • EDGAR, European Commission JRC
  • IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO (Tracking SDG7)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis v4
  • UN Tourism (UNWTO)
  • FAO & UN DESA World Population Prospects
  • FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment
  • IEA, UN Statistics Division
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics
  • IMF International Financial Statistics
  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  • International Energy Agency (IEA) statistics
  • International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT)
  • NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, marine surface sites
  • National Science Foundation, Science & Engineering Indicators
  • Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
  • UN DESA World Urbanization Prospects
  • UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
  • UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, UN DESA (MMEIG)
  • World Health Organization Global Health Estimates
  • World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)