World Population Pyramid 1983
World in 1983
In 1983, the World had a total population of 4,697,327,573 people. That is 19.8% more than in 1973, when the population stood at 3,920,805,042.
With a median age of 22.9 years, the World had a youth dependency ratio of 58.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.7 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 |





