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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 2018-12-11*

  Male % Female
0-4 353 766 850 ⇐+6.8% 331 197 701
5-9 340 291 221 ⇐+7% 318 020 908
10-14 322 573 950 ⇐+7% 301 373 903
15-19 305 206 070 ⇐+7.1% 285 086 469
20-24 303 648 716 ⇐+6.8% 284 418 587
25-29 317 880 858 ⇐+5.4% 301 531 898
30-34 301 528 725 ⇐+3.5% 291 286 698
35-39 261 704 581 ⇐+2.1% 256 302 303
40-44 246 843 807 ⇐+2.1% 241 783 871
45-49 239 127 851 ⇐+1.5% 235 621 842
50-54 216 507 882 +0%⇒ 216 613 697
55-59 180 942 343 +2.2%⇒ 184 990 925
60-64 153 926 204 +5.2%⇒ 161 979 709
65-69 119 228 103 +9.3%⇒ 130 273 122
70-74 78 424 212 +14.7%⇒ 89 954 718
75-79 52 939 726 +24.1%⇒ 65 714 719
80-84 33 447 933 +37.3%⇒ 45 921 659
85-89 16 583 749 +57.7%⇒ 26 158 422
90-94 6 243 495 +93.5%⇒ 12 082 994
95-99 1 109 406 +157.9%⇒ 2 861 366
100+ 121 984 +243.4%⇒ 418 857

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)