WORLD IN STATS / INDICATORS

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Published indicators across population, health, education and living conditions. Every series includes its original definition and source.

Education

Environment & Living Conditions

% of population · 215/217 profiles · newest reference: 2024 UNCLASSIFIED 215/217

Access to electricity

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

% of population · 214/217 profiles · newest reference: 2024 UNCLASSIFIED 202/217

At least basic drinking water services

The percentage of people using at least basic water services.

% of population · 214/217 profiles · newest reference: 2024 UNCLASSIFIED 193/217

At least basic sanitation services

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.

% of total final energy consumption · 213/217 profiles · newest reference: 2024 ESTIMATE 72/217

Renewable energy consumption

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.

% of land area · 214/217 profiles · newest reference: 2025 ESTIMATE 25/217; 2025 UNCLASSIFIED 188/217

Forest area

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

% of total electricity output · 209/217 profiles · newest reference: 2021 UNCLASSIFIED 204/217

Renewable electricity output

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

micrograms per cubic metre · 200/217 profiles · newest reference: 2023 UNCLASSIFIED 200/217

Population-weighted exposure to PM2.5

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage.

% of total electricity output · 20/217 profiles · newest reference: 2024 UNCLASSIFIED 20/217

Renewable electricity output (IRENA)

Share of electricity generation from renewable energy sources, as reported by IRENA.

Demography & Population

people · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Population

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

% per year · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Population growth

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

births per woman · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Fertility rate

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.

births per 1,000 people · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Crude birth rate

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.

deaths per 1,000 people · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Crude death rate

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.

% of population · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices.

% of population · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Population aged 65 and over

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population.

% of population · 217/217 profiles · newest reference: 2026 PROJECTION 216/217

Population aged 0–14

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population.

Public Health