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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 2026-04-12*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 698 934 ⇐+6.5% 346 141 859
5-9 363 085 112 ⇐+6.9% 339 634 166
10-14 340 737 789 ⇐+7% 318 365 353
15-19 306 009 213 ⇐+7.5% 284 758 408
20-24 288 867 315 ⇐+8.5% 266 333 464
25-29 331 128 078 ⇐+7.2% 308 759 777
30-34 348 028 724 ⇐+4.3% 333 608 510
35-39 282 541 999 ⇐+1.4% 278 569 435
40-44 249 635 559 ⇐+1.2% 246 590 246
45-49 261 651 414 ⇐+1.7% 257 173 143
50-54 249 977 283 ⇐+0% 249 911 688
55-59 208 763 552 +2%⇒ 213 025 081
60-64 177 716 548 +5.5%⇒ 187 525 851
65-69 154 579 866 +8.8%⇒ 168 256 451
70-74 93 837 792 +13.9%⇒ 106 834 357
75-79 57 929 988 +19.5%⇒ 69 242 949
80-84 41 892 754 +29.7%⇒ 54 334 242
85-89 22 690 300 +41.7%⇒ 32 141 631
90-94 10 577 694 +72.6%⇒ 18 259 183
95-99 1 814 818 +141.8%⇒ 4 388 570
100+ 177 249 +213.1%⇒ 555 043

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)