About the tool
Use this dynamic tool to explore patterns in population trends from 2017 to 2100. The interactive tool reveals changes in population structures and fertility rate, based on progress toward SDG pace of female educational attainment and access to contraception. Results can be further specified by country or region, age group, and sex.
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Related Content
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Population Forecasting. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2020. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/population-forecast/. (Accessed [INSERT DATE])
News releases
The Lancet: World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
Improvements in access to modern contraception and the education of girls and women are generating widespread, sustained decl...Publications
Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Changing population size and age structure might have profound economic, social, and geopolitical impacts in many countries. In this study, we developed novel me...Videos
The Emptying Planet: The Global Impact of Declining Fertility Rates, A Virtual Roundtable
Most countries outside of sub-Saharan Africa are projected to enter a period of sustained low fertility and a decline in the working age populations. Speakers Drs. Natalia Kanem and Christopher Mur...
Population 2100 | Dr. Richard Horton
Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of "The Lancet", discusses the paper "Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100."
