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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 2026-09-16*

  Male % Female
0-4 369 570 992 ⇐+6.5% 347 014 623
5-9 364 416 313 ⇐+6.9% 340 896 416
10-14 341 798 588 ⇐+7% 319 357 682
15-19 306 056 118 ⇐+7.5% 284 739 249
20-24 288 004 057 ⇐+8.6% 265 277 262
25-29 331 901 738 ⇐+7.3% 309 181 897
30-34 350 744 401 ⇐+4.4% 336 080 174
35-39 283 758 939 ⇐+1.4% 279 869 872
40-44 249 798 602 ⇐+1.2% 246 870 946
45-49 262 966 827 ⇐+1.8% 258 431 774
50-54 251 931 952 ⇐+0% 251 856 346
55-59 210 388 357 +2%⇒ 214 662 322
60-64 179 105 944 +5.5%⇒ 189 017 788
65-69 156 644 468 +8.8%⇒ 170 474 741
70-74 94 737 971 +13.8%⇒ 107 820 156
75-79 58 221 428 +19.3%⇒ 69 449 003
80-84 42 385 945 +29.3%⇒ 54 825 551
85-89 23 046 933 +41%⇒ 32 491 060
90-94 10 830 819 +71.9%⇒ 18 619 883
95-99 1 856 015 +141.3%⇒ 4 477 761
100+ 180 477 +211.9%⇒ 562 996

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)