Variable: Total Population, as of 1 January (thousands)

QoG Code: (wpp_pop)


Dataset: World Population Prospects

Description:

The total number of individuals in a given population on January 1st of the specified year, measured in thousands. This value accounts for births, deaths, and net migration up to that date.

Type of variable: Discrete

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-09-19
Last updated by source: 2025-07-03


Categories:

Civil Society/Population/Culture


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 192
Standard time-series: 192
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1950 to the year 2023