Insights
Short reads on population
Original analysis built on the same World Bank data that powers the counters.
The world passed 8 billion. What happens next?
Growth is slowing, but the number still climbs by ~75 million a year. Here's the honest math.
Why some countries are shrinking
Low fertility, ageing and emigration combine to put dozens of populations into decline.
More than half of us now live in cities
Urban share passed 57% and is still climbing. What the urban transition means.
How “live” population counters actually work
Nobody counts births in real time. Here's the interpolation behind every ticking number.