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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 2020-01-26*

  Male % Female
0-4 356 061 042 ⇐+6.8% 333 493 748
5-9 343 793 315 ⇐+7% 321 341 608
10-14 325 364 674 ⇐+7% 303 984 499
15-19 305 329 467 ⇐+7.1% 285 036 065
20-24 301 377 676 ⇐+7% 281 639 956
25-29 319 916 185 ⇐+5.7% 302 642 402
30-34 308 673 068 ⇐+3.7% 297 789 097
35-39 264 906 079 ⇐+2% 259 723 465
40-44 247 272 736 ⇐+2% 242 522 331
45-49 242 588 411 ⇐+1.5% 238 933 022
50-54 221 650 180 +0%⇒ 221 729 660
55-59 185 216 843 +2.2%⇒ 189 298 142
60-64 157 581 394 +5.3%⇒ 165 904 664
65-69 124 659 611 +9.2%⇒ 136 108 948
70-74 80 792 382 +14.6%⇒ 92 548 136
75-79 53 706 439 +23.4%⇒ 66 256 802
80-84 34 745 411 +35.9%⇒ 47 214 184
85-89 17 521 970 +54.5%⇒ 27 077 693
90-94 6 909 409 +88.6%⇒ 13 031 914
95-99 1 217 787 +154.2%⇒ 3 096 008
100+ 130 475 +237.1%⇒ 439 781

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)