Humanity's population belt
24°30′N
A broad peak in Earth's population: nearly one-sixth of the world's population within five degrees of latitude.
Between 22°00′N and 27°00′N, neighboring latitudes form a broad concentration of population: about 1.29 billion people, or 15.7% of the world's total in this dataset, counted around the whole globe. The narrow 8 km record (Most people, 24°54′N) sits inside this belt; this card measures the whole belt instead, not population per square kilometer of land. The original belt spans about 554 km from south to north. Narrow the slice to explore within it, then return the width slider to its top stop to restore the full belt.
- 1,287.870 M people (15.72% of world population) at 553.83 km, the same band in both units
- GHS-POP R2023A, epoch 2025
- 22°00′N–27°00′N across all longitudes
Measured parallels
- Biggest seasonal swing · 62°57′N
- Flattest land · 59°32′N
- Most climate zones · ≈33°29′N
- Greatest relief · 27°42′N
- Most people · 24°54′N
- Densest land population · 13°00′N
- Most countries crossed · 10°58′N
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