132,008,375
Estimate for September 13, 2026
How many 18-year-olds are there?
An estimated 132,008,375 living people worldwide were born in 2008, making them about 18 years old in 2026.
People born in 2008, by country
This estimate applies country birth totals and survival rates from the tracker dataset.
India25,175,965
China16,936,325
Pakistan5,448,058
Nigeria5,378,116
Indonesia4,710,151
United States4,698,723
Bangladesh3,387,930
Ethiopia2,988,390
Brazil2,917,101
Democratic Republic of Congo2,351,512
Philippines2,290,562
Mexico2,220,554
About this estimate
Age depends on birthday: during 2026, people born in 2008 turn 18. The figure is baked into this HTML so it loads immediately and remains readable without JavaScript.