---
title: 'The World''s Most Average Person'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-KqiRv0XI'
video_id: 'Gn-KqiRv0XI'
date: 2026-08-28
duration_sec: 71
channel: 'Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell'
---

# The World's Most Average Person

> Source: [The World's Most Average Person](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-KqiRv0XI)

## Summary

This video explores the concept of the world's 'average person' by aggregating global demographic data. It reveals that the average person is a 31-year-old male from India who speaks Mandarin, consumes about 3,000 calories daily, and earns $22 per day. The video also projects how this average will evolve by 2050 and 2100, noting shifts in age and gender.

### Key Points

- **Demographics of the Average Person** [00:01] — The average person is male, from India, speaks Mandarin Chinese, and is 31 years old.
- **Physical Characteristics** [00:13] — He is 165 cm tall, weighs 62 kg, with black hair and brown eyes.
- **Diet and Consumption** [00:27] — He consumes around 3,000 calories daily, with 40% from grains and 8% from sugar.
- **Economic and Lifestyle Profile** [00:42] — He earns $22 per day ($660/month), owns a smartphone, but not a car.
- **Future Projections** [00:56] — By 2050, he'll be 6 years older; by 2100, he'll be 42 and likely a woman.

## Transcript

person? It's a close call, but as there are slightly more men than women, the [music] average person is male. He used to be from China, but since its population was overtaken [music] in 2023, he's now from India, though he
still speaks Mandarin Chinese, and he just turned 31. But what's he actually just turned 31. But what's he actually like? He's 165 cm tall and weighs 62 kg with black hair and brown eyes. If we put all the food consumed by humans
[music] in one big buffet and divided it evenly, he gets around 3,000 calories a day [music] with around 40% coming from grains like rice and almost 8% from sugar, or around 26 [music] sugar cubes. He earns a little over $22 a day, or
around $660 [music] a month. He owns a smartphone, like 60% of humanity, but no car, as only one in five people do. Chances are you both have a lot in common, but the average person [music] is constantly changing.
By 2050, due to longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, they'll be [music] 6 years older. By 2100, they'll be 42, and with numbers of women set to be a woman at the [music] end of the century.