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Date: May 7, 2025 304 million migrants worldwide
In 2024, the number of international migrants worldwide was 304 million. They accounted for 3.7 percent of the world's population in 2024.
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Date: April 25, 2025 Labour market participation: gender gap remains
Despite the gap narrowing, women are still less frequently in employment than men. Globally, in 2024, 46% of women were in employment compared to 70% of men. In the G7 countries the difference between the sexes is smaller.
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Date: April 9, 2025 The largest cities worldwide in 2025
According to the United Nations, the urban population is set to increase by almost 800 million by the year 2035, reaching a total of 5.6 billion. In 2025 approximately 4.8 billion of the more than 8 billion people worldwide lived in towns or cities. …
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Date: April 1, 2025 Long-term comparison: global number of new HIV infections is decreasing by 39%
From 2010 to 2023, the annual number of new HIV infections has decreased by 39%. Approximately 1.3 million adults and children were newly infected in 2023, compared to about 2.1 million in 2010.
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Date: April 1, 2025 Literacy of the world population
The worldwide illiteracy rate amounted to 13% in 2023. The data points to a significant gender gap: the illiteracy rate among women was significantly higher than among men.
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Date: March 28, 2025 733 million people were undernourished in 2023
According to estimates from the FAO, the number of undernourished people in the world reached a total of 733 million in 2023.
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Date: March 27, 2025 World trade 2023: Germany third largest trading nation
In 2023, Germany ranked third in the world in terms of trade in goods and services. According to UNCTAD estimates, China and the United States were the largest trading nations.
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Date: March 13, 2025 32% of the world's population do not use the Internet
The Internet connects people all over the world. However, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates for the year 2024, 32% of the world's population are still not using the internet.
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Date: March 13, 2025 Internet access: women less frequently online than men
Women are less frequently online than men. This means women are less able to benefit from the advantages of digitalization: they have less opportunity to learn, earn money and make their voices heard online.
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Date: March 12, 2025 Road Safety Annual Report 2024: fewer road deaths
The International Transport Forum (ITF) recorded fewer road deaths in 2023 than in 2022. However, some countries recorded an increase.