World Population Pyramid 1986
World in 1986
In 1986, the World had a total population of 4,958,072,838 people. That is 19.6% more than in 1976, when the population stood at 4,144,246,378.
With a median age of 23.3 years, the World had a youth dependency ratio of 55.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.7 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 |





