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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 2020-11-30*

  Male % Female
0-4 357 780 587 ⇐+6.7% 335 214 684
5-9 346 418 208 ⇐+7% 323 830 542
10-14 327 456 382 ⇐+7% 305 941 197
15-19 305 421 955 ⇐+7.2% 284 998 286
20-24 299 675 482 ⇐+7.2% 279 557 314
25-29 321 441 705 ⇐+5.9% 303 474 749
30-34 314 027 903 ⇐+3.8% 302 662 782
35-39 267 305 670 ⇐+1.9% 262 287 698
40-44 247 594 228 ⇐+1.9% 243 075 822
45-49 245 182 174 ⇐+1.6% 241 414 821
50-54 225 504 442 +0%⇒ 225 564 182
55-59 188 420 672 +2.2%⇒ 192 526 493
60-64 160 321 037 +5.3%⇒ 168 846 500
65-69 128 730 641 +9.1%⇒ 140 483 024
70-74 82 567 375 +14.4%⇒ 94 491 957
75-79 54 281 106 +22.8%⇒ 66 663 105
80-84 35 717 897 +34.9%⇒ 48 182 958
85-89 18 225 187 +52.4%⇒ 27 766 706
90-94 7 408 525 +85.5%⇒ 13 743 151
95-99 1 299 021 +151.9%⇒ 3 271 878
100+ 136 840 +232.8%⇒ 455 464

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)