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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 2021-10-23*

  Male % Female
0-4 359 604 876 ⇐+6.7% 337 040 448
5-9 349 202 993 ⇐+7% 326 471 086
10-14 329 675 502 ⇐+7% 308 017 083
15-19 305 520 077 ⇐+7.2% 284 958 206
20-24 297 869 603 ⇐+7.4% 277 347 811
25-29 323 060 150 ⇐+6.1% 304 357 796
30-34 319 708 920 ⇐+3.9% 307 833 339
35-39 269 851 427 ⇐+1.8% 265 008 127
40-44 247 935 303 ⇐+1.8% 243 663 029
45-49 247 933 932 ⇐+1.6% 244 047 796
50-54 229 593 479 +0%⇒ 229 632 278
55-59 191 819 656 +2.2%⇒ 195 951 493
60-64 163 227 561 +5.4%⇒ 171 967 534
65-69 133 049 651 +9.1%⇒ 145 123 538
70-74 84 450 490 +14.3%⇒ 96 554 183
75-79 54 890 779 +22.2%⇒ 67 094 158
80-84 36 749 621 +33.9%⇒ 49 210 743
85-89 18 971 239 +50.2%⇒ 28 497 689
90-94 7 938 045 +82.6%⇒ 14 497 711
95-99 1 385 203 +149.7%⇒ 3 458 460
100+ 143 591 +228.8%⇒ 472 102

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)