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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 2018-09-19*

  Male % Female
0-4 353 306 594 ⇐+6.8% 330 737 073
5-9 339 588 638 ⇐+7% 317 354 717
10-14 322 014 081 ⇐+7% 300 850 170
15-19 305 181 315 ⇐+7% 285 096 580
20-24 304 104 328 ⇐+6.7% 284 976 030
25-29 317 472 535 ⇐+5.4% 301 309 111
30-34 300 095 443 ⇐+3.5% 289 982 201
35-39 261 062 304 ⇐+2.1% 255 615 957
40-44 246 757 756 ⇐+2.1% 241 635 723
45-49 238 433 601 ⇐+1.5% 234 957 560
50-54 215 476 245 +0.1%⇒ 215 587 344
55-59 180 084 802 +2.2%⇒ 184 126 820
60-64 153 192 907 +5.2%⇒ 161 192 293
65-69 118 138 445 +9.3%⇒ 129 102 351
70-74 77 949 115 +14.7%⇒ 89 434 432
75-79 52 785 910 +24.3%⇒ 65 605 967
80-84 33 187 636 +37.6%⇒ 45 662 356
85-89 16 395 525 +58.4%⇒ 25 974 000
90-94 6 109 900 +94.6%⇒ 11 892 623
95-99 1 087 663 +158.7%⇒ 2 814 293
100+ 120 281 +244.7%⇒ 414 660

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)