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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 2024-10-09*

  Male % Female
0-4 365 635 249 ⇐+6.6% 343 075 697
5-9 358 408 383 ⇐+6.9% 335 199 673
10-14 337 011 030 ⇐+7% 314 879 138
15-19 305 844 429 ⇐+7.4% 284 825 718
20-24 291 900 084 ⇐+8.1% 270 044 073
25-29 328 410 084 ⇐+6.9% 307 276 799
30-34 338 488 102 ⇐+4.2% 324 925 147
35-39 278 266 689 ⇐+1.6% 274 000 784
40-44 249 062 762 ⇐+1.4% 245 604 100
45-49 257 030 150 ⇐+1.7% 252 751 362
50-54 243 110 210 ⇐+0% 243 079 784
55-59 203 055 345 +2.1%⇒ 207 273 183
60-64 172 835 372 +5.5%⇒ 182 284 430
65-69 147 326 580 +8.9%⇒ 160 463 235
70-74 90 675 316 +14%⇒ 103 371 083
75-79 56 906 113 +20.4%⇒ 68 519 045
80-84 40 160 091 +31%⇒ 52 608 193
85-89 21 437 391 +44.2%⇒ 30 914 028
90-94 9 688 426 +75.4%⇒ 16 991 986
95-99 1 670 086 +144%⇒ 4 075 226
100+ 165 910 +217.7%⇒ 527 101

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)