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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 2026-03-12*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 524 426 ⇐+6.5% 345 967 210
5-9 362 818 725 ⇐+6.9% 339 381 577
10-14 340 525 513 ⇐+7% 318 166 778
15-19 305 999 827 ⇐+7.5% 284 762 242
20-24 289 040 062 ⇐+8.4% 266 544 820
25-29 330 973 261 ⇐+7.2% 308 675 306
30-34 347 485 289 ⇐+4.3% 333 113 905
35-39 282 298 477 ⇐+1.4% 278 309 204
40-44 249 602 932 ⇐+1.2% 246 534 075
45-49 261 388 186 ⇐+1.7% 256 921 277
50-54 249 586 134 ⇐+0% 249 522 542
55-59 208 438 412 +2%⇒ 212 697 452
60-64 177 438 516 +5.5%⇒ 187 227 299
65-69 154 166 718 +8.9%⇒ 167 812 549
70-74 93 657 657 +13.9%⇒ 106 637 089
75-79 57 871 668 +19.6%⇒ 69 201 715
80-84 41 794 061 +29.8%⇒ 54 235 926
85-89 22 618 935 +41.8%⇒ 32 071 706
90-94 10 527 041 +72.8%⇒ 18 187 003
95-99 1 806 574 +141.9%⇒ 4 370 722
100+ 176 604 +213.4%⇒ 553 451

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)