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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 2017-09-26*

  Male % Female
0-4 351 314 569 ⇐+6.9% 328 743 438
5-9 336 547 803 ⇐+7% 314 471 385
10-14 319 590 921 ⇐+7% 298 583 414
15-19 305 074 171 ⇐+7% 285 140 346
20-24 306 076 251 ⇐+6.5% 287 388 688
25-29 315 705 281 ⇐+5.1% 300 344 871
30-34 293 892 078 ⇐+3.4% 284 336 230
35-39 258 282 473 ⇐+2.2% 252 645 395
40-44 246 385 320 ⇐+2.2% 240 994 525
45-49 235 428 829 ⇐+1.4% 232 082 494
50-54 211 011 236 +0.1%⇒ 211 145 202
55-59 176 373 295 +2.3%⇒ 180 386 904
60-64 150 019 140 +5.2%⇒ 157 784 292
65-69 113 422 319 +9.4%⇒ 124 035 159
70-74 75 892 856 +14.9%⇒ 87 182 592
75-79 52 120 180 +25%⇒ 65 135 281
80-84 32 061 049 +38.9%⇒ 44 540 070
85-89 15 580 876 +61.6%⇒ 25 175 806
90-94 5 531 693 +100.1%⇒ 11 068 685
95-99 993 557 +162.7%⇒ 2 610 555
100+ 112 908 +251.2%⇒ 396 492

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)