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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 2021-05-06*

  Male % Female
0-4 358 655 216 ⇐+6.7% 336 090 020
5-9 347 753 333 ⇐+7% 325 096 512
10-14 328 520 306 ⇐+7% 306 936 450
15-19 305 468 998 ⇐+7.2% 284 979 070
20-24 298 809 680 ⇐+7.3% 278 498 000
25-29 322 217 645 ⇐+6% 303 898 113
30-34 316 751 584 ⇐+3.8% 305 141 730
35-39 268 526 196 ⇐+1.9% 263 591 968
40-44 247 757 752 ⇐+1.8% 243 357 350
45-49 246 501 465 ⇐+1.6% 242 677 163
50-54 227 464 871 +0%⇒ 227 514 571
55-59 190 050 265 +2.2%⇒ 194 168 559
60-64 161 714 528 +5.3%⇒ 170 342 834
65-69 130 801 327 +9.1%⇒ 142 707 851
70-74 83 470 207 +14.4%⇒ 95 480 661
75-79 54 573 405 +22.5%⇒ 66 869 767
80-84 36 212 542 +34.4%⇒ 48 675 714
85-89 18 582 871 +51.3%⇒ 28 117 165
90-94 7 662 396 +84.1%⇒ 14 104 913
95-99 1 340 339 +150.8%⇒ 3 361 332
100+ 140 077 +230.8%⇒ 463 441

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)