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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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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 2026-01-14*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 205 950 ⇐+6.5% 345 648 477
5-9 362 332 570 ⇐+6.9% 338 920 603
10-14 340 138 109 ⇐+7% 317 804 379
15-19 305 982 698 ⇐+7.4% 284 769 239
20-24 289 355 324 ⇐+8.4% 266 930 545
25-29 330 690 720 ⇐+7.2% 308 521 148
30-34 346 493 523 ⇐+4.3% 332 211 253
35-39 281 854 050 ⇐+1.4% 277 834 284
40-44 249 543 389 ⇐+1.3% 246 431 563
45-49 260 907 797 ⇐+1.7% 256 461 625
50-54 248 872 289 ⇐+0% 248 812 353
55-59 207 845 033 +2%⇒ 212 099 532
60-64 176 931 108 +5.5%⇒ 186 682 444
65-69 153 412 726 +8.9%⇒ 167 002 429
70-74 93 328 912 +13.9%⇒ 106 277 075
75-79 57 765 235 +19.7%⇒ 69 126 464
80-84 41 613 948 +29.9%⇒ 54 056 500
85-89 22 488 692 +42%⇒ 31 944 095
90-94 10 434 600 +73%⇒ 18 055 276
95-99 1 791 529 +142.1%⇒ 4 338 149
100+ 175 425 +213.8%⇒ 550 547

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)