World Population Pyramid 1957

World
1957
Population: 2,852,618,337

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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World in 1957

In 1957, the World had a total population of 2,852,618,337 people. Half of the population was younger than 22.7 years; 36.5% were children under 15 and 5.0% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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