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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 2018-08-18*

  Male % Female
0-4 353 129 670 ⇐+6.8% 330 560 006
5-9 339 318 563 ⇐+7% 317 098 630
10-14 321 798 865 ⇐+7% 300 648 846
15-19 305 171 799 ⇐+7% 285 100 467
20-24 304 279 466 ⇐+6.7% 285 190 313
25-29 317 315 575 ⇐+5.3% 301 223 471
30-34 299 544 483 ⇐+3.5% 289 480 747
35-39 260 815 410 ⇐+2.1% 255 352 123
40-44 246 724 677 ⇐+2.1% 241 578 774
45-49 238 166 728 ⇐+1.5% 234 702 207
50-54 215 079 680 +0.1%⇒ 215 192 810
55-59 179 755 160 +2.2%⇒ 183 794 655
60-64 152 911 025 +5.2%⇒ 160 889 607
65-69 117 719 577 +9.3%⇒ 128 652 302
70-74 77 766 486 +14.7%⇒ 89 234 432
75-79 52 726 782 +24.3%⇒ 65 564 162
80-84 33 087 577 +37.7%⇒ 45 562 679
85-89 16 323 171 +58.7%⇒ 25 903 107
90-94 6 058 546 +95.1%⇒ 11 819 444
95-99 1 079 305 +159.1%⇒ 2 796 198
100+ 119 626 +245.3%⇒ 413 046

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)