Are you older or younger than the rest of the world?
Summary
The article explains a tool created using United Nations data that shows where a person’s age fits compared to the whole world population. By entering a birthdate, the tool tells you what percent of people are older or younger than you globally and in specific countries, and it can also predict how this will change over time as populations age.Key Facts
- The tool is based on data from the United Nations Population Division.
- It compares a person’s age to the world’s 8 billion people.
- It shows what percent and number of people are older or younger than the user.
- Users can see comparisons for individual countries.
- The tool can predict future age rankings decades ahead.
- For example, someone born on January 1, 2000, is older than 44% of the world today.
- This same person is younger than about 75% of people in Japan, which has an older population.
- The tool was released around World Population Day on July 11.
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