A news item today from the U.S. Census is about how the world’s aging population (65 and over) will double by 2050.

Where do these stats come from? They arrive via the U.S. Census International Statistical Database that’s free to access and search.

It’s a very useful resource that offers tons of both current, historical, and projected stats for most countries around the globe. You’ll find:

+ Country Rankings

Largest countries for any year, 1950 to 2050.

+ World Population Information

Global population trends, links to historical population estimates, population clocks, and estimates of population, births, and deaths occurring each year, day, hour, or second.

You’ll also find access to tabular data for countries and regions as well as demographic indicators, population pyramids and source information for countries.

Well worth a look and bookmark (or whatever you use to save and share useful web tools).

Direct to U.S. Census International Database

Source: U.S. Census

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