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24 World Bank indicators, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Philippines, DR Congo. Each tile shows the annual series since 1960 and the latest known value for each country. Hover a chart to read a given year.

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Total population

SP.POP.TOTL · people

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom69.49 m people2025
  • Italy58.92 m people2025
  • Spain49.36 m people2025
  • Netherlands18.09 m people2025
  • United States341.78 m people2025
  • China1.41 bn people2025
  • Philippines116.79 m people2025
  • DR Congo112.83 m people2025

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Population growth

SP.POP.GROW · %

19612025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom0.3%2025
  • Italy-0.06%2025
  • Spain1.03%2025
  • Netherlands0.52%2025
  • United States0.52%2025
  • China-0.17%2025
  • Philippines0.81%2025
  • DR Congo3.2%2025

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

Urban population

SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom83.32%2025
  • Italy69.68%2025
  • Spain80.51%2025
  • Netherlands95.94%2025
  • United States80.19%2025
  • China66.34%2025
  • Philippines55.77%2025
  • DR Congo45.11%2025

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices.

Life expectancy

SP.DYN.LE00.IN · yrs

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom81.39 yrs2024
  • Italy83.95 yrs2024
  • Spain83.89 yrs2024
  • Netherlands81.97 yrs2024
  • United States78.89 yrs2024
  • China78.02 yrs2024
  • Philippines69.95 yrs2024
  • DR Congo62.07 yrs2024

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Life expectancy (male)

SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · yrs

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom79.54 yrs2024
  • Italy82 yrs2024
  • Spain81.4 yrs2024
  • Netherlands80.6 yrs2024
  • United States76.5 yrs2024
  • China75.25 yrs2024
  • Philippines66.99 yrs2024
  • DR Congo59.96 yrs2024

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Life expectancy (female)

SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · yrs

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom83.33 yrs2024
  • Italy86 yrs2024
  • Spain86.5 yrs2024
  • Netherlands83.4 yrs2024
  • United States81.4 yrs2024
  • China80.97 yrs2024
  • Philippines72.96 yrs2024
  • DR Congo64.23 yrs2024

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Fertility rate

SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · births/woman

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom1.55 births/woman2024
  • Italy1.18 births/woman2024
  • Spain1.1 births/woman2024
  • Netherlands1.43 births/woman2024
  • United States1.63 births/woman2024
  • China1.01 births/woman2024
  • Philippines1.89 births/woman2024
  • DR Congo5.98 births/woman2024

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the...

Net migration

SM.POP.NETM · people

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom389,911 people2025
  • Italy75,448 people2025
  • Spain96,630 people2025
  • Netherlands104,681 people2025
  • United States1.23 m people2025
  • China-268,126 people2025
  • Philippines-149,315 people2025
  • DR Congo-27,309 people2025

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.

Pop. 65+ years

SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom19.7%2025
  • Italy25.1%2025
  • Spain21.64%2025
  • Netherlands20.87%2025
  • United States18.39%2025
  • China14.91%2025
  • Philippines5.72%2025
  • DR Congo3.08%2025

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population.

Pop. 0-14 years

SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom16.96%2025
  • Italy11.66%2025
  • Spain12.62%2025
  • Netherlands14.93%2025
  • United States17.1%2025
  • China15.41%2025
  • Philippines27.14%2025
  • DR Congo45.95%2025

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population.

Infant mortality

SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom4.1 ‰2024
  • Italy2.3 ‰2024
  • Spain2.6 ‰2024
  • Netherlands3.4 ‰2024
  • United States5.5 ‰2024
  • China4.1 ‰2024
  • Philippines21.7 ‰2024
  • DR Congo56.4 ‰2024

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Under-5 mortality

SH.DYN.MORT · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom4.7 ‰2024
  • Italy2.7 ‰2024
  • Spain3.2 ‰2024
  • Netherlands3.9 ‰2024
  • United States6.5 ‰2024
  • China5.7 ‰2024
  • Philippines26.5 ‰2024
  • DR Congo89.7 ‰2024

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Adult mortality (male)

SP.DYN.AMRT.MA · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom90.74 ‰2022
  • Italy64.69 ‰2022
  • Spain65.66 ‰2023
  • Netherlands64.15 ‰2023
  • United States146.89 ‰2023
  • China111.02 ‰2024
  • Philippines229.8 ‰2024
  • DR Congo285.03 ‰2024

Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the...

Adult mortality (female)

SP.DYN.AMRT.FE · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom56.4 ‰2022
  • Italy36.62 ‰2022
  • Spain34.23 ‰2023
  • Netherlands43.63 ‰2023
  • United States82.42 ‰2023
  • China55.97 ‰2024
  • Philippines131.01 ‰2024
  • DR Congo219.2 ‰2024

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the...

Urban growth

SP.URB.GROW · %

19612025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom0.39%2025
  • Italy0.05%2025
  • Spain1.28%2025
  • Netherlands0.83%2025
  • United States0.61%2025
  • China0.51%2025
  • Philippines1.39%2025
  • DR Congo4.02%2025

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

Population density

EN.POP.DNST · p/km²

19612023

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom283.25 p/km²2023
  • Italy199.46 p/km²2023
  • Spain96.76 p/km²2023
  • Netherlands530.95 p/km²2023
  • United States36.81 p/km²2023
  • China150.26 p/km²2023
  • Philippines385.32 p/km²2023
  • DR Congo46.66 p/km²2023

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.

Birth rate

SP.DYN.CBRT.IN · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom9.89 ‰2024
  • Italy6.3 ‰2024
  • Spain6.5 ‰2024
  • Netherlands9.2 ‰2024
  • United States10.6 ‰2024
  • China6.77 ‰2024
  • Philippines15.89 ‰2024
  • DR Congo40.89 ‰2024

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.

Death rate

SP.DYN.CDRT.IN · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom9.7 ‰2024
  • Italy11 ‰2024
  • Spain8.9 ‰2024
  • Netherlands9.6 ‰2024
  • United States9 ‰2024
  • China7.76 ‰2024
  • Philippines6.35 ‰2024
  • DR Congo8.42 ‰2024

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.

Pop. 15-64 years

SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom63.33%2025
  • Italy63.24%2025
  • Spain65.74%2025
  • Netherlands64.2%2025
  • United States64.51%2025
  • China69.68%2025
  • Philippines67.14%2025
  • DR Congo50.97%2025

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population.

Female share

SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom50.75%2025
  • Italy51.09%2025
  • Spain50.91%2025
  • Netherlands50.31%2025
  • United States49.75%2025
  • China49.09%2025
  • Philippines50.12%2025
  • DR Congo50.38%2025

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female.

Adolescent fertility

SP.ADO.TFRT · ‰

19602024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom7.82 ‰2024
  • Italy2.87 ‰2024
  • Spain4.85 ‰2024
  • Netherlands1.75 ‰2024
  • United States12.41 ‰2024
  • China5.2 ‰2024
  • Philippines31.32 ‰2024
  • DR Congo105.22 ‰2024

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

Dependency ratio

SP.POP.DPND · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom57.9%2025
  • Italy58.12%2025
  • Spain52.12%2025
  • Netherlands55.77%2025
  • United States55.01%2025
  • China43.51%2025
  • Philippines48.95%2025
  • DR Congo96.21%2025

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64.

Migrant stock

SM.POP.TOTL.ZS · %

19902024

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom17.1%2024
  • Italy11%2024
  • Spain18.5%2024
  • Netherlands16.2%2024
  • United States15.2%2024
  • China0.1%2024
  • Philippines0.1%2024
  • DR Congo1%2024

International migrant stock (% of population) is the proportion of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live.

Rural population

SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS · %

19602025

Latest known value by country

  • United Kingdom16.68%2025
  • Italy30.32%2025
  • Spain19.49%2025
  • Netherlands4.06%2025
  • United States19.81%2025
  • China33.66%2025
  • Philippines44.23%2025
  • DR Congo54.89%2025

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices.

Source: Banque mondiale, World Bank Open Data, data.worldbank.org. Annual data, fetched server side and cached for 24 hours.