World Population Pyramid 1978
World in 1978
The population of the World in 1978 was 4,292,097,502. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 21.1%, up from 3,545,187,251 in 1968.
With a median age of 22.2 years, the World had a youth dependency ratio of 62.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
281,808,905 immigrants live in World.
| India | 18,533,845 |
| China | 11,701,619 |
| Mexico | 11,596,529 |
| Ukraine | 9,769,216 |
| Russian Federation | 9,134,094 |
303,611,211 people born in World live in other countries.
| United States of America | 52,375,047 |
| Germany | 16,750,084 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,683,841 |
| United Kingdom | 11,845,479 |
| France | 9,186,757 |





