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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 2025-05-12*

  Male % Female
0-4 366 828 567 ⇐+6.6% 344 269 979
5-9 360 229 988 ⇐+6.9% 336 926 926
10-14 338 462 618 ⇐+7% 316 237 033
15-19 305 908 613 ⇐+7.4% 284 799 500
20-24 290 718 808 ⇐+8.2% 268 598 775
25-29 329 468 754 ⇐+7% 307 854 425
30-34 342 204 213 ⇐+4.2% 328 307 352
35-39 279 931 940 ⇐+1.5% 275 780 292
40-44 249 285 868 ⇐+1.3% 245 988 208
45-49 258 830 151 ⇐+1.7% 254 473 663
50-54 245 784 963 ⇐+0% 245 740 838
55-59 205 278 715 +2.1%⇒ 209 513 570
60-64 174 736 610 +5.5%⇒ 184 325 985
65-69 150 151 765 +8.9%⇒ 163 498 724
70-74 91 907 114 +13.9%⇒ 104 720 042
75-79 57 304 917 +20.1%⇒ 68 801 009
80-84 40 834 970 +30.5%⇒ 53 280 496
85-89 21 925 404 +43.2%⇒ 31 392 184
90-94 10 034 800 +74.2%⇒ 17 485 564
95-99 1 726 459 +143.1%⇒ 4 197 275
100+ 170 327 +215.9%⇒ 537 984

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)