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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 2026-01-21*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 245 623 ⇐+6.5% 345 688 181
5-9 362 393 130 ⇐+6.9% 338 978 026
10-14 340 186 368 ⇐+7% 317 849 523
15-19 305 984 831 ⇐+7.5% 284 768 367
20-24 289 316 052 ⇐+8.4% 266 882 496
25-29 330 725 916 ⇐+7.2% 308 540 351
30-34 346 617 067 ⇐+4.3% 332 323 696
35-39 281 909 412 ⇐+1.4% 277 893 444
40-44 249 550 806 ⇐+1.3% 246 444 333
45-49 260 967 639 ⇐+1.7% 256 518 884
50-54 248 961 212 ⇐+0% 248 900 821
55-59 207 918 951 +2%⇒ 212 174 014
60-64 176 994 316 +5.5%⇒ 186 750 316
65-69 153 506 650 +8.9%⇒ 167 103 346
70-74 93 369 864 +13.9%⇒ 106 321 922
75-79 57 778 493 +19.7%⇒ 69 135 838
80-84 41 636 384 +29.9%⇒ 54 078 851
85-89 22 504 917 +42%⇒ 31 959 991
90-94 10 446 116 +73%⇒ 18 071 685
95-99 1 793 403 +142.1%⇒ 4 342 207
100+ 175 572 +213.8%⇒ 550 908

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)