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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 2024-11-21*

  Male % Female
0-4 365 871 035 ⇐+6.6% 343 311 674
5-9 358 768 312 ⇐+6.9% 335 540 959
10-14 337 297 848 ⇐+7% 315 147 443
15-19 305 857 111 ⇐+7.4% 284 820 537
20-24 291 666 677 ⇐+8.1% 269 758 498
25-29 328 619 266 ⇐+6.9% 307 390 932
30-34 339 222 365 ⇐+4.2% 325 593 433
35-39 278 595 724 ⇐+1.5% 274 352 395
40-44 249 106 845 ⇐+1.4% 245 679 995
45-49 257 385 810 ⇐+1.7% 253 091 669
50-54 243 638 712 ⇐+0% 243 605 579
55-59 203 494 659 +2.1%⇒ 207 715 858
60-64 173 211 036 +5.5%⇒ 182 687 819
65-69 147 884 806 +8.9%⇒ 161 063 014
70-74 90 918 706 +14%⇒ 103 637 622
75-79 56 984 912 +20.3%⇒ 68 574 758
80-84 40 293 439 +30.9%⇒ 52 741 033
85-89 21 533 817 +44%⇒ 31 008 506
90-94 9 756 866 +75.2%⇒ 17 089 511
95-99 1 681 224 +143.8%⇒ 4 099 342
100+ 166 783 +217.3%⇒ 529 251

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)