Visuals
The dataset behind this site covers 237 countries across 150 years. These are the pages where you can watch it move. All figures: UN World Population Prospects 2024.
3D globe
The breathing globe
A 3D Earth breathing through 150 years: countries glow green while they grow, turn red as they shrink, and ripple the moment they peak.
Animated map
Watch the world stop growing
150 years animated on one map: every country lights up the year its population peaks, until the world itself tops out.
Chart race
The population race
The 10 most populous countries racing from 1950 to 2100: watch China fall, India rise and Nigeria charge up the table.
Map
The peak map
The still version: a world choropleth of every country's projected peak year, with exact figures on hover.
Live
The live counter
World population ticking in real time: births, deaths and net growth, second by second.