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Economic Atlas

Global country statistics based on World Bank Open Data: rankings, country profiles, comparisons, and historical series.

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World population trend

8.2 B6.9 B5.6 B4.3 B3.0 B196019932025World population trend · 2025: 8.19BWorld population trend

Analytical takeaways

  • Luxembourg leads the GDP-per-capita showcase, with a gap of $15,659.72 to the next country.
  • Iran, Islamic Rep. currently posts the highest inflation reading on the home-page showcase at 42.17%.
  • Population, total increased from 3.01B in 1960 to 8.19B in 2025, a gain of 5.18B.

Key indicators

GDP (current US$) Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. GDP per capita (current US$) Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Population, total Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels. Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.