Empathy Ability
The world in numbers
Short, sourced explainers built from official open data. Every chart shows its source, year and method.
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POPULATIONSouth Korea has the world's lowest birth rateSouth Korea's fertility rate fell to 0.75 births per woman in 2024, the lowest of any economy with at least one million people. Here is how it compares.
AGINGNearly 1 in 3 people in Japan is 65 or older30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, the highest share of any large economy. Southern Europe follows, and South Korea is aging faster than almost anyone.
TECHWhere internet use exploded since 2012Iraq went from 7% of people online to 82% in twelve years. The biggest jumps in internet use happened far from Silicon Valley.