World Population Prospects
Also called: WPP · Topic: World Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Migration · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
World Population Prospects (WPP) is the main population report of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It usually comes out every two years. For every country, it gives official estimates and future projections of population, births, deaths and migration. Governments, researchers and exam setters use it as the standard source for world population figures and country rankings.
Example
The UN estimated that India passed China as the world's most populous country in April 2023. The 2024 revision of WPP put the world population at about 8.2 billion in 2024. It projected a peak of about 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s (verify current).
Don't confuse with
- State of World Population report: This is UNFPA's yearly report built around a theme. WPP is UN DESA's data and projections report.
Related concepts
- World population growth trend
- World population of 8 billion
- State of World Population report
- Population momentum