Last Updated: 10/15/2020 2015 [YR202016 [YR202017 [YR202018 [YR202019 [YR202020 [YR2020] 2.58E+08 2.62E+08 2.65E+08 2.68E+08 2.71E+08 .. Code License Type SP.POP.TOTL CC BY-4.0 Indicator Name Population, total Long definition Total population is based on the de facto definition of populati Source (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospec Topic Health: Population: Structure Periodicity Annual Aggregation method Sum Statistical concept and methodology Population projections, starting from a base year are projected forward using assumptions of mortality, fertility, and migration Development relevance Increases in human population, whether as a result of immigratio Limitations and exceptions Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, population projections have a wide range of uncertainty. General comments Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population co License URL https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by