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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 2026-05-12*

  Male % Female
0-4 368 864 758 ⇐+6.5% 346 307 817
5-9 363 338 243 ⇐+6.9% 339 874 186
10-14 340 939 503 ⇐+7% 318 554 047
15-19 306 018 133 ⇐+7.5% 284 754 765
20-24 288 703 165 ⇐+8.5% 266 132 625
25-29 331 275 191 ⇐+7.3% 308 840 044
30-34 348 545 116 ⇐+4.3% 334 078 502
35-39 282 773 403 ⇐+1.4% 278 816 716
40-44 249 666 562 ⇐+1.2% 246 643 622
45-49 261 901 543 ⇐+1.7% 257 412 474
50-54 250 348 968 ⇐+0% 250 281 469
55-59 209 072 513 +2%⇒ 213 336 406
60-64 177 980 745 +5.5%⇒ 187 809 546
65-69 154 972 455 +8.8%⇒ 168 678 264
70-74 94 008 963 +13.8%⇒ 107 021 809
75-79 57 985 406 +19.5%⇒ 69 282 130
80-84 41 986 535 +29.6%⇒ 54 427 665
85-89 22 758 115 +41.5%⇒ 32 208 075
90-94 10 625 826 +72.5%⇒ 18 327 771
95-99 1 822 652 +141.7%⇒ 4 405 530
100+ 177 863 +212.9%⇒ 556 555

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)