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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 2017-07-23*

  Male % Female
0-4 350 952 622 ⇐+6.9% 328 381 198
5-9 335 995 290 ⇐+7% 313 947 490
10-14 319 150 638 ⇐+7% 298 171 549
15-19 305 054 703 ⇐+7% 285 148 298
20-24 306 434 545 ⇐+6.5% 287 827 063
25-29 315 384 174 ⇐+5.1% 300 169 671
30-34 292 764 940 ⇐+3.3% 283 310 369
35-39 257 777 384 ⇐+2.2% 252 105 650
40-44 246 317 649 ⇐+2.3% 240 878 020
45-49 234 882 869 ⇐+1.4% 231 560 100
50-54 210 199 954 +0.1%⇒ 210 338 075
55-59 175 698 921 +2.3%⇒ 179 707 369
60-64 149 442 473 +5.2%⇒ 157 165 066
65-69 112 565 409 +9.4%⇒ 123 114 461
70-74 75 519 238 +14.9%⇒ 86 773 437
75-79 51 999 219 +25.1%⇒ 65 049 758
80-84 31 856 351 +39.2%⇒ 44 336 152
85-89 15 432 856 +62.2%⇒ 25 030 776
90-94 5 426 635 +101.2%⇒ 10 918 977
95-99 976 459 +163.6%⇒ 2 573 536
100+ 111 569 +252.4%⇒ 393 191

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)