It is estimated that in 2020 around 2.6 billion people worldwide will have myopia, or nearsightedness. This statistic shows the number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030.
Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)*
* Figures are estimates and projections.
Data is adapted from "Holden BA, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P, et al. Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology. 2016;123(5):1036–42."
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WHO. (October 1, 2019). Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/
WHO. "Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)*." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/
WHO. (2019). Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/
WHO. "Number of People Worldwide with Myopia and High Myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/
WHO, Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)* [Graph], WHO, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082001/number-of-people-with-myopia-and-high-myopia-worldwide/
