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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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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 2018-04-25*

  Male % Female
0-4 352 487 303 ⇐+6.8% 329 917 120
5-9 338 337 987 ⇐+7% 316 168 844
10-14 321 017 470 ⇐+7% 299 917 886
15-19 305 137 248 ⇐+7% 285 114 580
20-24 304 915 351 ⇐+6.6% 285 968 321
25-29 316 745 689 ⇐+5.3% 300 912 533
30-34 297 544 088 ⇐+3.4% 287 660 094
35-39 259 918 999 ⇐+2.2% 254 394 207
40-44 246 604 578 ⇐+2.2% 241 372 007
45-49 237 197 781 ⇐+1.5% 233 775 086
50-54 213 639 851 +0.1%⇒ 213 760 355
55-59 178 558 312 +2.3%⇒ 182 588 646
60-64 151 887 582 +5.2%⇒ 159 790 631
65-69 116 198 770 +9.3%⇒ 127 018 288
70-74 77 103 405 +14.8%⇒ 88 508 282
75-79 52 512 105 +24.6%⇒ 65 412 381
80-84 32 724 287 +38.1%⇒ 45 200 776
85-89 16 060 472 +59.7%⇒ 25 645 714
90-94 5 872 092 +96.8%⇒ 11 553 749
95-99 1 048 959 +160.3%⇒ 2 730 498
100+ 117 249 +247.3%⇒ 407 187

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)