Data updates

A backup feed of what this site processed, the sources in the current count, and verified national releases when any qualify. National figures annotate the count; they never overwrite it.

Site processing

These are maintenance notes for the public site. They are not new population facts and they are not national vital-statistics figures.

Glossary, growing-state cards, outlook ranks, and site processing log 2026-08-19 Methods now holds the first glossary. Growing countries get a state-specific stack. Outlook shows world rank at 2050, 2075, and 2100. This page lists site processing separately from unverified national releases. Open

Country records: first-screen sendability 2026-08-19 Current-run since labels, glance card, thinner measures, and a peak-versus-run lede that does not restate the glance figures. Open

Home, Countries, Outlook, and Data updates 2026-08-19 Observer titles and the review 06 first-pass layout. Nav still says Countries. Open

Population-change drivers 2026-08-18 Country profiles show the natural-change, net-migration, and WPP adjustment equation. Open

Fertility trends and Population outlook 2026-08-17 Canonical-only fertility presentation and the 237-record WPP Medium outlook with published 80% intervals. Open

Sources in the register

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 Revision, Online Edition POP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1 2026-06-25 Source

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 Revision, Online Edition POP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/PPP/POPTOT 2026-08-17 Source

United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024 Revision POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2024 2026-06-24 Source

World Bank Indicators API World Development Indicators, API v2 live API snapshot 2026-08-05 Source

United Nations Statistics Division M49 current current registry-reviewed Source

No verified national updates yet

Nothing published yet from a national statistical office. The count currently rests entirely on the UN releases listed above and under Methods. The first national update will appear here when one qualifies.

Published by the national statistical office.

Covers a full year or census round.

Differs by more than the cross-check tolerance.

Never overwrites the canonical count.

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