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World · Population 1800-2100

World · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1800-2100 (in billions). De facto population in World as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1], [2].

What was the World population at your birthday?*

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Current World population *

700000000

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Population growth Today
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Births Today
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Deaths Today
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Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

World population map

City and population density world map. Smallest red point means city with population of minimum 5000. Red circles are cities with population from 50.000 up to 10+ millions. You can zoom/pan the map to see the details.

World population map

Current World population by age and sex for 2020-09-28*

  Male % Female
0-4 357 431 230 ⇐+6.7% 334 865 045
5-9 345 884 913 ⇐+7% 323 324 870
10-14 327 031 413 ⇐+7% 305 543 658
15-19 305 403 164 ⇐+7.2% 285 005 961
20-24 300 021 314 ⇐+7.2% 279 980 441
25-29 321 131 768 ⇐+5.9% 303 305 642
30-34 312 939 971 ⇐+3.7% 301 672 604
35-39 266 818 149 ⇐+1.9% 261 766 727
40-44 247 528 911 ⇐+1.9% 242 963 370
45-49 244 655 204 ⇐+1.6% 240 910 599
50-54 224 721 378 +0%⇒ 224 785 129
55-59 187 769 755 +2.2%⇒ 191 870 595
60-64 159 764 429 +5.3%⇒ 168 248 813
65-69 127 903 537 +9.1%⇒ 139 594 350
70-74 82 206 753 +14.5%⇒ 94 097 034
75-79 54 164 352 +22.9%⇒ 66 580 557
80-84 35 520 319 +35.1%⇒ 47 986 134
85-89 18 082 316 +52.8%⇒ 27 626 720
90-94 7 307 121 +86.1%⇒ 13 598 650
95-99 1 282 517 +152.3%⇒ 3 236 147
100+ 135 547 +233.7%⇒ 452 278

Sources: [1]

Milestones

World Population reached:

  • 1 billion : 1804
  • 2 billion : 1927
  • 3 billion : 1960
  • 4 billion : 1974
  • 5 billion : 1987
  • 6 billion : 1999
  • 7 billion : 2011
  • 8 billion : 2024
  • 9 billion : 2037
  • 10 billion : 2056
  • 11 billion : 2087

Continent

Statistics - Demography

Population Growth rate (2015)

  • 227298 / day
  • 9470.8 / hour
  • 157.85 / minute
  • 2.631 / seconds

Births Growth rate**

  • 388636 / day
  • 16193.2 / hour
  • 269.89 / minute
  • 4.498 / seconds

Deaths Growth rate

  • 161338 / day
  • 6722.4 / hour
  • 112.04 / minute
  • 1.867 / seconds

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] Population for years before 1950: UN report – 2004 data. Downloaded 2015-11-15. (PDF)