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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 2026-02-26*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 447 307 ⇐+6.5% 345 890 029
5-9 362 701 003 ⇐+6.9% 339 269 953
10-14 340 431 703 ⇐+7% 318 079 024
15-19 305 995 679 ⇐+7.5% 284 763 936
20-24 289 116 402 ⇐+8.4% 266 638 223
25-29 330 904 844 ⇐+7.2% 308 637 977
30-34 347 245 134 ⇐+4.3% 332 895 328
35-39 282 190 859 ⇐+1.4% 278 194 202
40-44 249 588 514 ⇐+1.2% 246 509 252
45-49 261 271 860 ⇐+1.7% 256 809 973
50-54 249 413 277 ⇐+0% 249 350 570
55-59 208 294 726 +2%⇒ 212 552 666
60-64 177 315 648 +5.5%⇒ 187 095 363
65-69 153 984 140 +8.9%⇒ 167 616 379
70-74 93 578 052 +13.9%⇒ 106 549 912
75-79 57 845 896 +19.6%⇒ 69 183 493
80-84 41 750 447 +29.8%⇒ 54 192 478
85-89 22 587 397 +41.9%⇒ 32 040 805
90-94 10 504 657 +72.8%⇒ 18 155 106
95-99 1 802 931 +142%⇒ 4 362 834
100+ 176 318 +213.5%⇒ 552 748

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)