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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 2026-01-12*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 195 235 ⇐+6.5% 345 637 753
5-9 362 316 214 ⇐+6.9% 338 905 094
10-14 340 125 075 ⇐+7% 317 792 187
15-19 305 982 121 ⇐+7.4% 284 769 474
20-24 289 365 931 ⇐+8.4% 266 943 523
25-29 330 681 215 ⇐+7.2% 308 515 961
30-34 346 460 156 ⇐+4.3% 332 180 884
35-39 281 839 098 ⇐+1.4% 277 818 305
40-44 249 541 385 ⇐+1.3% 246 428 114
45-49 260 891 635 ⇐+1.7% 256 446 160
50-54 248 848 272 ⇐+0% 248 788 459
55-59 207 825 070 +2%⇒ 212 079 415
60-64 176 914 037 +5.5%⇒ 186 664 112
65-69 153 387 358 +8.9%⇒ 166 975 173
70-74 93 317 852 +13.9%⇒ 106 264 962
75-79 57 761 654 +19.7%⇒ 69 123 932
80-84 41 607 888 +29.9%⇒ 54 050 463
85-89 22 484 310 +42.1%⇒ 31 939 801
90-94 10 431 490 +73%⇒ 18 050 844
95-99 1 791 023 +142.2%⇒ 4 337 053
100+ 175 385 +213.9%⇒ 550 449

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)