This section covers how many people there are and where they live, including world population and its growth, population pyramids, migration, the balance of men and women and changes in households. Each page writes out the full data and checks it against UN, census and national statistics sources. Start with the world as 100 people, the most populous countries to 2100, China's population pyramid compared with India, US population growth by county or how US households have changed since 1960. Each page names the census, survey or UN estimate behind its figures.
The 13 infographics in this collection fall into three groups. The first is population size and forecasts, with the world as 100 people, the most populous countries to 2100, the most populated islands and China's population pyramid beside India's. The second is population change and migration, covering growth across US counties from 2018 to 2023, change in Europe since 1990, emigration per capita in 2023 and Ukrainian refugees in Germany. The third looks at who makes up a population, with women per 100 men in the EU, the racial make-up of the 25 largest US metro areas, how US households have changed since 1960 and two charts of births in Mexico, by the father's age and by hour of the day.
World Population Infographic, Most Populous Countries to 2100 ranks the 15 most populous countries, plus the EU as one bloc, in 2024, 2050 and 2100. India peaks at 1,680 million in 2050, while China falls from 1,419 million to 633 million by 2100. Genuine Impact's China Population Pyramid 2023 Compared With India shows the gap at the youngest ages, with about 58 million children aged 0 to 4 in China in 2023 against about 115 million in India.
For a simpler picture, Jack Hagley's The World as 100 People, a World Population Infographic shows 60 of the 100 living in Asia, 83 able to read and write and 30 able to access the internet. Perrin Remonté's Most Populated Island in the World and the Top 25 Islands puts Java first with 153,172,000 people, about 50 million more than Honshu.
For change over time, the US Population Growth by County, 2018 to 2023 Map by u/TA-MajestyPalm shows the US population rising 2.43% to 335 million, with Idaho up 10.90%. Visual Capitalist's How US Households Have Changed, 1960 to 2023 shows married couples with children falling from 44.2% of US households to 17.9%, while single adults without children rose from 13.1% to 29.0%.
India, with 1,451 million people in 2024, according to World Population Infographic, Most Populous Countries to 2100. It stays first in 2050 at 1,680 million and in 2100 at 1,505 million.
Latvia had the most in 2023, with 115.9 women per 100 men, according to Women per 100 Men in the EU, Country by Country for 2023. Malta had the fewest, at 90.3.
Each page writes out the graphic, checks its claims against the sources listed on the page and corrects any mistakes in a note. For example, the page for Jack Hagley's The World as 100 People sets his figures beside the 100 People Foundation's 2023 figures, which differ on education and internet use.