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Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO) and World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Facts
- Name
- Eighth Billion
- Address
- lifein8billion.com
- Launched
- 2026
- Model
- Deterministic period life-table simulation, one survival draw per life, bounded shift from choices
- Data
- UN WPP 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO); World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
- Coverage
- 237 locations, 1950–2023
Funding and independence
Independently built and operated. Not affiliated with the United Nations, the World Bank, or WHO, and not affiliated with any other life-simulation site.
Naming
"Eighth Billion" is the name. "1 in 8 billion" is a description of the premise, not a brand, and should not be used as the site's name.
- Eighth Billion — correct.
- 1 in 8 billion — a phrase, not the name.
Figures most often asked for
| Figures most often asked for | Value |
|---|---|
| Babies born worldwide in 2023 | 132,110,261 |
| The chance of being born in the most likely single country (India) | 1 in 6 |
| Life expectancy range across the 237 locations | 54.5–86.4 years (31.9) |
| The maximum effect of a full set of choices on survival | ±6.0 years |
Assets
The wordmark is set in type; no logo uses the phrase "1 in 8 billion". Two visuals are free to use with credit to Eighth Billion: a 16:9 key image of the dot field, and an 8-second vertical clip (no sound). Both were generated with AI tools from our own prompts, then finished in code.
Citing us
Eighth Billion (2026). Eighth Billion dataset v1, derived from UN WPP 2024 and World Bank WDI. https://lifein8billion.com/data
Contact
Press enquiries and correction requests go to the address below. Corrections about a specific figure are prioritised.
Now live one
The odds on this page describe populations. The game draws one birth and plays that life forward, year by year, from the same tables.
Data year: 2023