By Sean Moloughney, Editor05.03.22
Earth is home to about 7.8 billion people today. The global population is on course to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, a nearly 24% increase over 2020, according to the Population Reference Bureau’s (PRB) 2021 World Population Data Sheet.
Global life expectancy today is 75 years for women and 71 years for men. Notably, the total fertility rate—lifetime births per woman—has dropped globally from 3.2 in 1990 to 2.3 today.
Studies have reported significant decreases in U.S. life expectancy during 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected Hispanic and Black populations. PRB’s most recent fact sheet indicated provisional 2020 data show life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for both sexes—from 81.4 to 80.2 years for women and from 76.3 to 74.5 for men.
For perspective, average U.S. life expectancy in 1950 was 68 years, and has risen in large part due to reduction in mortality at older ages.
The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060, according t
Global life expectancy today is 75 years for women and 71 years for men. Notably, the total fertility rate—lifetime births per woman—has dropped globally from 3.2 in 1990 to 2.3 today.
Studies have reported significant decreases in U.S. life expectancy during 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected Hispanic and Black populations. PRB’s most recent fact sheet indicated provisional 2020 data show life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for both sexes—from 81.4 to 80.2 years for women and from 76.3 to 74.5 for men.
For perspective, average U.S. life expectancy in 1950 was 68 years, and has risen in large part due to reduction in mortality at older ages.
The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060, according t
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