World Development Indicators
A reviewed subset of the World Bank’s statistical collection. Original data providers are retained for every indicator.
Licence and attribution
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, with original data providers named on each indicator page. Default CC BY 4.0 with additional World Bank terms; indicator-specific conditions take precedence. Read the applicable terms.
Historical snapshot and displayed charts
This dataset describes the original WDI history through 2025. Indicator pages also show separately attributed UN projections and official supplements, including 2026 where available. Chart downloads contain the selected combined series; they are not an unchanged WDI snapshot.
Source and refresh
Original dataset · Official API documentation.
This is a fixed, reviewed snapshot. A recurring refresh is not active. Source revisions are checked during manual updates before publication. Original publication dates are not provided separately in this API feed.
Processing
Country codes, years, units, duplicates and numeric values are validated. Missing observations remain null. No interpolation or numerical transformation is applied; interface rounding does not affect CSV precision.
Published indicators
Life expectancy at birth
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.
people · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2025–2026Population
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
% per year · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2025–2026Population growth
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.
births per woman · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2024–2026Fertility rate
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 specified year.
births per 1,000 people · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2024–2026Crude birth rate
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.
deaths per 1,000 people · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2024–2026Crude death rate
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear.
% of population · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2025–2026Urban population
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices.
% of population · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2025–2026Population aged 65 and over
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population.
% of population · 217/217 profiles · latest year by country 2025–2026Population aged 0–14
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population.
deaths per 1,000 live births · 216/217 profiles · latest year by country 2026–2026Infant mortality
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
deaths per 1,000 live births · 216/217 profiles · latest year by country 2026–2026Under-five mortality
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.
% gross enrolment · 204/217 profiles · latest year by country 2006–2025Primary school enrolment (gross)
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown.
% gross enrolment · 203/217 profiles · latest year by country 2005–2025Secondary school enrolment (gross)
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown.
% gross enrolment · 195/217 profiles · latest year by country 2000–2025Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown.
% of GDP · 200/217 profiles · latest year by country 2002–2025Government expenditure on education
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP.
% of population · 215/217 profiles · latest year by country 2024–2024Access to electricity
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
% of population · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2016–2024At least basic drinking water services
The percentage of people using at least basic water services.
% of population · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2015–2024At least basic sanitation services
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.
% of total final energy consumption · 213/217 profiles · latest year by country 2023–2024Renewable energy consumption
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
% of land area · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2021–2025Forest area
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
% of total electricity output · 209/217 profiles · latest year by country 2011–2021Renewable electricity output
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
micrograms per cubic metre · 200/217 profiles · latest year by country 2023–2023Population-weighted exposure to PM2.5
Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage.