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World Population: Past, Present, and Future

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The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history. View the full tabulated data.

At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million (some estimate 300 million or even 600, suggesting how imprecise population estimates of early historical periods can be), with a growth rate of under 0.05% per year.

A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), and the fifth billion in only 13 years (1987).

• During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
• In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as there are now.
• Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200 years to double again.

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Sources:

• World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision - United Nations Population Division
• The World at Six Billion, World Population, Year 0 to near stabilization [Pdf file] - United Nations Population Division

Growth Rate

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Population in the world is growing at a rate of around 0.84% per year in 2026 (down from 0.85% in 2025, and 0.97% in 2020). The current population increase is estimated at around 69 million people per year.

Annual growth rate reached its peak in the mid 1960s, when it was at around 2%. The rate of increase has nearly halved since then, and will continue to decline in the coming years.

World population will therefore continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a much slower rate compared to the recent past. World population has doubled (100% increase) in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion). It is now estimated that it will increase by 50% in the subsequent 40 years, to reach 9 billion by 2037.

The latest world population projections indicate that world population will reach 10 billion persons in the year 2060 and 10.2 billion in 2100.

World Population (2026 and historical)

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Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
2026	8,300,678,395	0.84%	69,065,325	31.1	2.23	56
2025	8,231,613,070	0.85%	69,640,498	30.9	2.24	55
2024	8,161,972,572	0.87%	70,237,642	30.6	2.25	55
2023	8,091,734,930	0.88%	70,327,738	30.4	2.25	54
2022	8,021,407,192	0.84%	66,958,801	30.1	2.27	54
2021	7,954,448,391	0.86%	67,447,099	29.8	2.29	53
2020	7,887,001,292	1.09%	83,301,884	29.6	2.32	53
2015	7,470,491,872	1.25%	89,751,945	28.3	2.54	50
2010	7,021,732,148	1.29%	86,952,403	27.2	2.6	47
2005	6,586,970,132	1.31%	83,053,428	26.1	2.63	44
2000	6,171,702,993	1.39%	82,564,802	25.1	2.75	41
1995	5,758,878,982	1.57%	86,215,174	24	2.89	39
1990	5,327,803,110	1.82%	91,771,929	22.9	3.31	36
1985	4,868,943,465	1.83%	84,267,446	22	3.52	33
1980	4,447,606,236	1.79%	75,374,192	21.5	3.74	30
1975	4,070,735,277	1.96%	75,210,297	20.7	4.08	27
1970	3,694,683,794	2.07%	72,030,018	20.3	4.83	25
1965	3,334,533,703	2.03%	63,812,562	20.8	5.07	22
1960	3,015,470,894	1.93%	55,051,420	21.5	4.7	20
1955	2,740,213,792	1.91%	49,424,189	21.8	5	18

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

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World Population Forecast (2030-2050)

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Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
2030	8,569,124,911	0.81%	67,502,368	32	2.2	58
2035	8,885,210,181	0.73%	63,217,054	33	2.15	60
2040	9,177,190,203	0.65%	58,396,004	34	2.13	62
2045	9,439,639,668	0.57%	52,489,893	35	2.12	63
2050	9,664,378,587	0.47%	44,947,784	36.1	2.1	65

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

World Population Milestones

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10 Billion (2060)

The United Nations projects world population will reach 10 billion in the year 2060.

9 Billion (2037)

World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037.

8.3 Billion (current)

The current world population is 8,276,345,789 as of Monday, February 23, 2026 according to the most recent United Nations estimates [1] elaborated by Worldometer. The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.

8 Billion (2022)

World population has reached 8 billion people in the first half of 2022, according to the United Nations (after being previously estimated to occur on November 15, 2022). The U.S. Census Bureau International Database (IDB) estimates instead that the world population hit 8 billion on September 26, 2023. In their note, the U.S. Census Bureau added: "Emphasis on the word estimates. There are many sources of uncertainty in estimating the global population, and it's unlikely this population milestone was reached on that exact date" [source]

7 Billion (2010)

According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2024), world population reached 7 Billion in the first half of 2010 (after being previously estimated as occurring on October 31, 2011). The U.S. Census Bureau made a different estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was reached on March 12, 2012.

6 Billion (1998)

According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2024), the 6 billion figure was reached in the first half of 1998 (this was previously estimated as occurring on October 12, 1999, celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion). According to the U.S. Census Bureau instead, the six billion milestone was reached on July 22, 1999, at about 3:49 AM GMT. Yet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the date and time of when 6 billion was reached will probably change because the already uncertain estimates are constantly being updated.

Previous Milestones

• 5 Billion: 1986
• 4 Billion: 1974
• 3 Billion: 1960
• 2 Billion: 1930
• 1 Billion: 1804

Summary Table

1 - 1804 (1803 years): 0.2 to 1 bil.

1804 - 2022 (218 years): from 1 billion to 8 billion

Year	1	1000	1500	1650	1750	1804	1850	1900	1930	1950	1960	1974	1980	1987	1998	2010	2022	2029	2037	2046	2060	2100
Population	0.2	0.275	0.45	0.5	0.7	1	1.2	1.6	2	2.55	3	4	4.5	5	6	7	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.2

World Population by Region

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#	Region	Population (2026)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Asia	4,863,327,397	0.58%	28,007,337	157	31,033,131	−2,050,678	1.87	32.8	54.1%	58.59%
2	Africa	1,584,985,259	2.27%	35,117,680	53	29,648,481	−440,156	3.89	19.5	45.6%	19.09%
3	Europe	743,482,361	−0.12%	−916,471	34	22,134,900	1,299,979	1.41	43.1	76.2%	8.96%
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	672,135,561	0.64%	4,247,009	33	20,139,378	−411,795	1.77	32.1	85.9%	8.10%
5	Northern America	389,628,823	0.54%	2,100,420	21	18,651,660	1,468,984	1.59	38.9	82.8%	4.69%
6	Oceania	47,118,993	1.09%	509,349	6	8,486,460	133,748	2.12	33.6	66.3%	0.57%

World Population Density (people/km2)

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Population density map of the world showing not only countries but also many subdivisions (regions, states, provinces). See also: World Map

Courtesy of Junuxx at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

World Population by Religion

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According to a study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, there are:

• 2,173,180,000 Christians (31% of world population), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox, and 1% other.
• 1,598,510,000 Muslims (23%), of which 87-90% are Sunnis, 10-13% Shia.
• 1,126,500,000 No Religion affiliation (16%): atheists, agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular religion. One-in-five people (20%) in the United States are religiously unaffiliated.
• 1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.
• 487,540,000 Buddhists (7%), of which half live in China.
• 405,120,000 Folk Religionists (6%): faiths that are closely associated with a particular group of people, ethnicity or tribe.
• 58,110,000 Other Religions (1%): Baha'i faith, Taoism, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Tenrikyo, Wicca, Zoroastrianism and many others.
• 13,850,000 Jews (0.2%), four-fifths of which live in two countries: United States (41%) and Israel (41%).

World Population by Country

#	Country (or dependency)	Population 2026	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	India	1,476,625,576	0.87%	12,760,051	497	2,973,190	−440,456	1.93	29.2	37.6%	17.79%
2	China	1,412,914,089	−0.22%	−3,182,005	150	9,388,211	−232,107	1.03	40.6	68.7%	17.02%
3	United States	349,035,494	0.51%	1,759,687	38	9,147,420	1,177,848	1.63	38.7	83.1%	4.20%
4	Indonesia	287,886,782	0.76%	2,165,546	159	1,811,570	−39,472	2.08	30.7	60.3%	3.47%
5	Pakistan	259,299,791	1.6%	4,080,237	336	770,880	−1,144,738	3.44	20.8	34.7%	3.12%
6	Nigeria	242,431,832	2.06%	4,904,050	266	910,770	−2,810	4.21	18.3	55.8%	2.92%
7	Brazil	213,562,666	0.35%	750,261	26	8,358,140	−205,642	1.59	35.3	91.7%	2.57%
8	Bangladesh	177,818,044	1.21%	2,131,145	1,366	130,170	−371,398	2.09	26.3	43.2%	2.14%
9	Russia	143,394,458	−0.42%	−602,935	9	16,376,870	324,924	1.47	40.7	75.4%	1.73%
10	Ethiopia	138,902,185	2.53%	3,430,134	139	1,000,000	27,298	3.72	19.3	22.9%	1.67%
11	Mexico	132,997,658	0.8%	1,050,758	68	1,943,950	−109,844	1.85	30	88.3%	1.60%
12	Japan	122,427,731	−0.55%	−675,748	336	364,555	128,619	1.23	50.2	93.4%	1.47%
13	Egypt	120,101,175	1.47%	1,735,180	121	995,450	−52,287	2.68	24.7	41.1%	1.45%
14	Philippines	117,724,471	0.8%	937,509	395	298,170	−144,275	1.86	26.6	49.9%	1.42%
15	DR Congo	116,452,162	3.21%	3,619,689	51	2,267,050	−28,843	5.8	15.9	45.4%	1.40%
16	Vietnam	102,177,431	0.57%	578,904	330	310,070	−51,045	1.86	33.9	42.2%	1.23%
17	Iran	93,168,497	0.81%	750,816	57	1,628,550	66,848	1.66	34.5	73.5%	1.12%
18	Turkey	87,926,082	0.27%	240,656	114	769,630	−217,896	1.62	33.9	77.5%	1.06%
19	Germany	83,644,258	−0.51%	−430,817	240	348,560	158,442	1.46	45.7	77%	1.01%
20	Tanzania	72,563,780	2.86%	2,017,915	82	885,800	−25,275	4.41	17.6	40.8%	0.87%
21	Thailand	71,559,614	−0.08%	−60,249	140	510,890	29,200	1.19	41	54.3%	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69,931,528	0.55%	380,196	289	241,930	364,099	1.53	40.2	84.7%	0.84%
23	France	66,746,401	0.14%	95,597	122	547,557	88,533	1.64	42.5	83%	0.80%
24	South Africa	65,453,084	1.09%	705,765	54	1,213,090	131,684	2.17	28.9	66.9%	0.79%
25	Italy	58,926,166	−0.37%	−220,094	200	294,140	58,272	1.22	48.6	72.4%	0.71%
26	Kenya	58,636,412	1.92%	1,103,919	103	569,140	−34,838	3.07	20.3	32.6%	0.71%
27	Myanmar	55,184,819	0.61%	334,171	84	653,290	−40,682	2.06	30.4	34.6%	0.66%
28	Colombia	53,936,226	0.96%	510,591	49	1,109,500	115,815	1.6	33	80.5%	0.65%
29	Sudan	53,282,719	3.14%	1,620,572	30	1,765,048	252,038	4.13	18.8	35.4%	0.64%
30	Uganda	52,761,469	2.68%	1,376,575	264	199,810	−121,799	3.97	17.1	30.8%	0.64%
31	South Korea	51,600,388	−0.13%	−66,641	531	97,230	62,644	0.76	46.2	82.8%	0.62%
32	Algeria	48,028,334	1.25%	593,022	20	2,381,740	−28,841	2.62	28.8	74.8%	0.58%
33	Iraq	48,007,437	2.1%	986,663	111	434,320	−13,102	3.13	21.1	73%	0.58%
34	Spain	47,850,793	−0.08%	−39,165	96	498,800	85,305	1.24	46.3	79.6%	0.58%
35	Argentina	46,003,734	0.33%	152,356	17	2,736,690	2,316	1.51	33.3	96.5%	0.55%
36	Afghanistan	45,047,069	2.74%	1,202,958	69	652,860	−53,884	4.56	17.4	26.9%	0.54%
37	Yemen	42,961,653	2.84%	1,187,775	81	527,970	−22,178	4.33	18.5	33.3%	0.52%
38	Canada	40,467,728	0.85%	341,005	4	9,093,510	291,403	1.33	40.8	80.2%	0.49%
39	Angola	40,215,179	3.01%	1,175,140	32	1,246,700	−4,270	4.89	16.7	69.4%	0.48%
40	Ukraine	39,535,849	1.43%	555,473	68	579,320	−6,229	1	41.8	75.5%	0.48%
41	Morocco	38,762,441	0.86%	331,671	87	446,300	−60,886	2.16	30.1	67.9%	0.47%
42	Poland	37,843,188	−0.78%	−297,722	124	306,230	−7,971	1.31	43	59.7%	0.46%
43	Uzbekistan	37,724,223	1.81%	670,795	89	425,400	−4,517	3.4	27	47.9%	0.45%
44	Mozambique	36,639,851	2.83%	1,008,198	47	786,380	−55,988	4.54	16.6	42.1%	0.44%
45	Malaysia	36,385,115	1.13%	407,277	111	328,550	159,001	1.52	31.4	77.8%	0.44%
46	Ghana	35,697,557	1.81%	633,285	157	227,540	−24,195	3.26	21.6	59.2%	0.43%
47	Saudi Arabia	35,165,787	1.73%	599,459	16	2,149,690	108,660	2.27	29.7	91.9%	0.42%
48	Peru	34,922,148	1%	345,483	27	1,280,000	6,707	1.93	30.6	80.9%	0.42%
49	Madagascar	33,522,052	2.39%	781,374	58	581,795	−2,665	3.78	19.4	41%	0.40%
50	Côte d'Ivoire	33,494,346	2.39%	782,799	105	318,000	6,535	4.1	18.5	49.5%	0.40%
51	Cameroon	30,640,817	2.55%	761,480	65	472,710	−18,922	4.12	18.2	59.8%	0.37%
52	Nepal	29,629,410	0.04%	11,292	207	143,350	−292,014	1.92	25.7	25.3%	0.36%
53	Niger	28,814,878	3.21%	897,047	23	1,266,700	−10,620	5.64	15.7	18.5%	0.35%
54	Venezuela	28,633,711	0.41%	116,815	32	882,050	−92,869	2.04	29.5	–	0.34%
55	Australia	27,227,096	0.94%	253,070	4	7,682,300	131,706	1.64	38.5	86.7%	0.33%
56	North Korea	26,633,691	0.24%	62,655	221	120,410	−2,809	1.75	36.8	63.7%	0.32%
57	Syria	26,472,497	3.33%	852,070	144	183,630	305,822	2.62	23.8	54.2%	0.32%
58	Mali	25,932,275	2.91%	733,454	21	1,220,190	−52,609	5.33	15.9	45.1%	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24,601,700	2.19%	527,120	90	273,600	−28,309	3.92	18	34.5%	0.30%
60	Sri Lanka	23,348,315	0.51%	118,845	372	62,710	−30,760	1.93	33.6	18.2%	0.28%
61	Taiwan	23,011,292	−0.44%	−101,501	650	35,410	−15,041	0.86	45.4	84.9%	0.28%
62	Malawi	22,785,535	2.56%	569,415	242	94,280	1,348	3.45	18.4	20.2%	0.27%
63	Zambia	22,521,915	2.77%	608,041	30	743,390	6,939	3.91	18.2	47.4%	0.27%
64	Chad	21,560,380	2.65%	556,675	17	1,259,200	−112,304	5.83	15.7	22.7%	0.26%
65	Kazakhstan	21,083,626	1.15%	239,872	8	2,699,700	−12,814	2.92	29.7	55.2%	0.25%
66	Somalia	20,305,907	3.31%	651,168	32	627,340	15,364	5.8	15.6	47.1%	0.24%
67	Chile	19,945,850	0.43%	85,929	27	743,532	48,106	1.12	37.4	85.1%	0.24%
68	Senegal	19,366,548	2.3%	434,582	101	192,530	−13,429	3.66	19.8	53%	0.23%
69	Guatemala	18,967,978	1.5%	280,097	177	107,160	−7,432	2.23	23.8	57.1%	0.23%
70	Romania	18,800,605	−0.57%	−108,045	82	230,170	−28,982	1.71	43.5	55.5%	0.23%
71	Netherlands	18,448,775	0.56%	101,956	547	33,720	89,379	1.44	41.5	88.9%	0.22%
72	Ecuador	18,444,506	0.85%	154,610	74	248,360	−13,851	1.78	29.7	66.4%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	18,051,219	1.14%	203,237	102	176,520	−34,323	2.49	26.4	26.9%	0.22%
74	Zimbabwe	17,273,580	1.9%	322,785	45	386,850	−54,620	3.57	18.3	38.2%	0.21%
75	Guinea	15,441,993	2.27%	342,266	63	245,720	−19,725	3.96	18.5	40.9%	0.19%
76	Benin	15,170,419	2.4%	355,959	135	112,760	−6,318	4.34	18.2	48.4%	0.18%
77	Rwanda	14,889,693	2.2%	320,352	604	24,670	−7,003	3.54	20.2	18.5%	0.18%
78	Burundi	14,729,157	2.36%	339,154	574	25,680	−35,108	4.57	16.6	15.4%	0.18%
79	Bolivia	12,749,291	1.33%	167,448	12	1,083,300	−3,157	2.47	25.5	71%	0.15%
80	South Sudan	12,436,037	2.03%	247,249	20	610,952	7,974	3.63	19	28.3%	0.15%
81	Tunisia	12,415,138	0.54%	66,565	80	155,360	−14,794	1.79	33.4	72.2%	0.15%
82	Haiti	12,037,506	1.1%	131,411	437	27,560	−31,968	2.55	24.3	62.4%	0.15%
83	Belgium	11,774,642	0.14%	16,039	389	30,280	29,607	1.4	42.1	99%	0.14%
84	Dominican Republic	11,609,500	0.77%	89,013	240	48,320	−35,038	2.17	28.7	86.9%	0.14%
85	Jordan	11,589,532	0.6%	68,848	131	88,780	60,699	2.54	24.9	85.4%	0.14%
86	United Arab Emirates	11,574,682	2.02%	228,682	138	83,600	87,401	1.21	31.6	80.7%	0.14%
87	Honduras	11,184,760	1.63%	178,910	100	111,890	−4,603	2.42	24.6	58.8%	0.13%
88	Tajikistan	10,978,599	1.78%	191,865	78	139,960	−20,198	2.96	22.4	28%	0.13%
89	Papua New Guinea	10,947,848	1.72%	185,031	24	452,860	−534	2.99	23	12.7%	0.13%
90	Cuba	10,892,659	−0.41%	−44,544	102	106,440	−22,086	1.46	42.5	82.4%	0.13%
91	Sweden	10,701,047	0.42%	44,414	26	410,340	42,755	1.45	40.4	87.7%	0.13%
92	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,527,781	−0.77%	−81,458	136	77,240	13,400	1.47	44.3	75.7%	0.13%
93	Azerbaijan	10,454,855	0.55%	57,142	126	82,658	7,708	1.66	34.1	59.1%	0.13%
94	Portugal	10,395,362	−0.16%	−16,472	113	91,590	16,968	1.52	47.2	66.9%	0.13%
95	Togo	9,930,918	2.15%	209,310	183	54,390	−12,642	4.01	19.2	44.8%	0.12%
96	Greece	9,897,115	−0.42%	−41,729	77	128,900	14,649	1.34	47.1	90%	0.12%
97	Israel	9,647,689	1.37%	130,508	446	21,640	13,023	2.73	29.3	91.5%	0.12%
98	Hungary	9,585,818	−0.48%	−46,469	106	90,530	12,936	1.5	44.2	72.4%	0.12%
99	Austria	9,107,266	−0.07%	−6,308	111	82,409	13,212	1.34	43.9	59%	0.11%
100	Switzerland	9,007,798	0.45%	40,391	228	39,516	34,096	1.45	43.2	74.6%	0.11%
101	Sierra Leone	8,996,745	2.01%	176,951	125	72,180	−12,277	3.53	19.9	46%	0.11%
102	Belarus	8,937,018	−0.67%	−60,585	44	202,910	−3,608	1.23	41.8	85.1%	0.11%
103	Laos	7,974,017	1.28%	100,971	35	230,800	−11,125	2.33	25.3	38.9%	0.096%
104	Turkmenistan	7,736,632	1.55%	117,785	16	469,930	11,792	2.6	27.3	46.7%	0.093%
105	Libya	7,539,851	1.09%	81,296	4	1,759,540	2,610	2.21	28	77.7%	0.091%
106	Kyrgyzstan	7,400,465	1.45%	105,431	39	191,800	39	2.72	25.5	35.5%	0.089%
107	Hong Kong	7,378,602	−0.24%	−17,474	7,027	1,050	−12,576	0.75	47.9	–	0.089%
108	Nicaragua	7,097,329	1.28%	89,827	59	120,340	−8,485	2.16	26.3	58.2%	0.086%
109	Paraguay	7,095,279	1.17%	82,201	18	397,300	−12,243	2.37	27.3	68.3%	0.085%
110	Bulgaria	6,667,659	−0.7%	−46,901	61	108,560	−5,722	1.74	45	77.4%	0.080%
111	Serbia	6,641,964	−0.7%	−47,075	76	87,460	−5,883	1.5	44.7	74.2%	0.080%
112	Congo	6,637,785	2.36%	153,348	19	341,500	−3,298	3.99	18.7	70.3%	0.080%
113	El Salvador	6,391,253	0.4%	25,750	308	20,720	−23,530	1.74	28.4	80.5%	0.077%
114	Denmark	6,023,520	0.35%	21,013	142	42,430	18,360	1.52	41.3	87.6%	0.073%
115	Singapore	5,905,748	0.6%	34,998	8,437	700	13,379	0.97	36.8	–	0.071%
116	Lebanon	5,897,467	0.82%	48,046	576	10,230	−6,685	2.19	29	84.4%	0.071%
117	Liberia	5,853,949	2.14%	122,743	61	96,320	−1,051	3.71	19	55.7%	0.071%
118	Central African Republic	5,698,984	3.37%	185,702	9	622,980	−15,608	5.69	14.6	44.5%	0.069%
119	State of Palestine	5,692,790	1.85%	103,167	946	6,020	−20,055	3.13	20.3	85%	0.069%
120	Oman	5,671,458	3.22%	176,767	18	309,500	79,740	2.44	29.8	89.6%	0.068%
121	Norway	5,652,989	0.53%	29,918	15	365,268	12,047	1.42	40.1	86.5%	0.068%
122	Finland	5,621,739	−0.03%	−1,590	18	303,890	12,666	1.3	43.4	87.1%	0.068%
123	Mauritania	5,461,319	2.75%	146,254	5	1,030,700	−5,842	4.49	17.5	60.9%	0.066%
124	Slovakia	5,451,342	−0.43%	−23,539	113	48,088	134	1.57	42.8	54.3%	0.066%
125	Ireland	5,356,950	0.92%	48,911	78	68,890	32,022	1.6	39.2	62.2%	0.065%
126	New Zealand	5,287,479	0.68%	35,580	20	263,310	16,435	1.64	38	83.7%	0.064%
127	Costa Rica	5,174,789	0.42%	21,839	101	51,060	966	1.31	35.7	85.9%	0.062%
128	Kuwait	5,102,773	1.53%	76,695	286	17,820	30,696	1.49	34.8	91.3%	0.061%
129	Panama	4,625,718	1.19%	54,529	62	74,340	5,665	2.07	30.6	71.1%	0.056%
130	Croatia	3,822,345	−0.67%	−25,815	68	55,960	−2,491	1.47	45.5	62.2%	0.046%
131	Georgia	3,804,642	−0.05%	−2,029	55	69,490	1,215	1.78	37.6	62.2%	0.046%
132	Eritrea	3,682,669	2.1%	75,666	36	101,000	−7,520	3.55	19.5	75.9%	0.044%
133	Mongolia	3,556,798	1.13%	39,698	2	1,553,560	12	2.54	27	67.3%	0.043%
134	Uruguay	3,382,537	−0.06%	−2,151	19	175,020	−1,413	1.38	36.7	–	0.041%
135	Puerto Rico	3,222,688	−0.39%	−12,601	363	8,870	1,056	0.94	46.2	–	0.039%
136	Qatar	3,173,559	1.85%	57,670	273	11,610	24,791	1.69	33.4	96.2%	0.038%
137	Namibia	3,153,246	1.95%	60,430	4	823,290	47	3.13	21.5	55.2%	0.038%
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,114,242	−0.82%	−25,853	61	51,000	−7,581	1.5	46.1	57.1%	0.038%
139	Moldova	2,961,253	−1.16%	−34,853	90	32,850	−16,732	1.72	39.1	58.5%	0.036%
140	Armenia	2,930,915	−0.73%	−21,450	103	28,470	−27,000	1.71	37.2	64.4%	0.035%
141	Gambia	2,884,079	2.2%	61,986	285	10,120	−2,894	3.7	18.8	62.2%	0.035%
142	Jamaica	2,833,403	−0.13%	−3,674	262	10,830	−11,683	1.33	33.3	60.7%	0.034%
143	Lithuania	2,797,338	−1.16%	−32,806	45	62,674	−4,846	1.22	42.6	68.9%	0.034%
144	Albania	2,751,025	−0.74%	−20,483	100	27,400	−22,595	1.32	37.8	71.6%	0.033%
145	Gabon	2,647,399	2.09%	54,269	10	257,670	1,152	3.49	21.6	83.8%	0.032%
146	Botswana	2,603,388	1.61%	41,266	5	566,730	−4,169	2.63	23.7	76.1%	0.031%
147	Lesotho	2,389,336	1.1%	26,011	79	30,360	−4,876	2.61	22.1	33.3%	0.029%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,297,808	2.15%	48,293	82	28,120	−1,893	3.62	19.6	46.6%	0.028%
149	Slovenia	2,114,573	−0.12%	−2,499	105	20,140	2,609	1.58	45	56.1%	0.025%
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,984,468	2.37%	46,037	71	28,050	3,533	3.96	20.9	64.2%	0.024%
151	Latvia	1,835,935	−0.95%	−17,624	30	62,200	−360	1.35	43.8	67.7%	0.022%
152	North Macedonia	1,804,063	−0.54%	−9,728	72	25,220	−5,731	1.47	41.4	70.3%	0.022%
153	Bahrain	1,675,572	1.96%	32,240	2,205	760	14,280	1.77	33.4	–	0.020%
154	Trinidad and Tobago	1,513,268	0.14%	2,113	295	5,130	160	1.52	38.2	49.1%	0.018%
155	Timor-Leste	1,436,923	1.3%	18,406	97	14,870	−1,695	2.5	22.1	36.7%	0.017%
156	Cyprus	1,382,334	0.84%	11,580	150	9,240	7,210	1.37	39.1	61.1%	0.017%
157	Estonia	1,331,062	−0.98%	−13,170	31	42,390	−716	1.38	43.2	67.5%	0.016%
158	Eswatini	1,269,859	1.09%	13,685	74	17,200	−5,493	2.64	22.7	31.7%	0.015%
159	Mauritius	1,265,059	−0.25%	−3,221	623	2,030	−2,679	1.21	38.3	41.8%	0.015%
160	Djibouti	1,199,459	1.3%	15,383	52	23,180	302	2.54	25.2	71.4%	0.014%
161	Fiji	937,282	0.44%	4,128	51	18,270	−3,385	2.23	28.3	61.3%	0.011%
162	Comoros	899,010	1.83%	16,163	483	1,861	−2,225	3.71	20.7	34%	0.011%
163	Réunion	886,298	0.44%	3,893	355	2,500	−2,079	2.12	38.4	–	0.011%
164	Solomon Islands	858,288	2.34%	19,643	31	27,990	1,570	3.42	20.9	23%	0.010%
165	Guyana	840,890	0.59%	4,904	4	196,850	−4,787	2.35	26.5	26.8%	0.010%
166	Bhutan	802,214	0.69%	5,532	21	38,117	633	1.43	31	51.1%	0.0097%
167	Macao	723,188	0.16%	1,181	24,106	30	826	0.7	40.3	98.3%	0.0087%
168	Luxembourg	687,448	1.03%	6,995	265	2,590	4,938	1.41	39.7	87.4%	0.0083%
169	Suriname	645,256	0.84%	5,406	4	156,000	−965	2.19	28.9	62.4%	0.0078%
170	Montenegro	626,233	−1.03%	−6,496	47	13,450	−2,824	1.79	40.4	69.7%	0.0075%
171	Western Sahara	610,813	1.65%	9,909	2	266,000	4,689	2.13	32.8	97.6%	0.0074%
172	Malta	549,011	0.66%	3,606	1,716	320	2,157	1.12	41.5	76.2%	0.0066%
173	Maldives	531,517	0.35%	1,841	1,772	300	−2,079	1.53	33.4	40.3%	0.0064%
174	Cabo Verde	529,630	0.44%	2,304	131	4,030	−1,338	1.49	29.5	79.6%	0.0064%
175	Brunei	469,775	0.74%	3,445	89	5,270	8	1.7	33.2	80.6%	0.0057%
176	Belize	428,644	1.35%	5,720	19	22,810	392	1.99	27.3	49%	0.0052%
177	Bahamas	404,628	0.4%	1,595	40	10,010	902	1.36	35.7	88.9%	0.0049%
178	Iceland	402,329	1.02%	4,063	4	100,250	2,027	1.49	36.6	83.7%	0.0048%
179	Guadeloupe	372,453	−0.36%	−1,338	220	1,690	−1,442	2.04	47.4	–	0.0045%
180	Mayotte	347,536	3.12%	10,525	927	375	−2	4.43	17.3	41.1%	0.0042%
181	Vanuatu	342,564	2.21%	7,395	28	12,190	−113	3.5	20.3	25.5%	0.0041%
182	Martinique	337,711	−0.8%	−2,728	319	1,060	−2,264	1.95	50.2	–	0.0041%
183	French Guiana	318,872	1.66%	5,206	4	82,200	−765	3.25	24.9	95.2%	0.0038%
184	New Caledonia	297,892	0.87%	2,559	16	18,280	348	1.93	34.8	76.3%	0.0036%
185	French Polynesia	283,076	0.22%	611	77	3,660	−1,158	1.47	36.7	66.3%	0.0034%
186	Barbados	282,724	0.04%	101	657	430	−98	1.71	39.7	32.7%	0.0034%
187	Sao Tome & Principe	244,994	1.97%	4,740	255	960	−691	3.47	19.7	78.9%	0.0030%
188	Samoa	220,528	0.56%	1,222	78	2,830	−2,792	3.7	19.8	16.3%	0.0027%
189	Curaçao	185,440	−0.03%	−47	418	444	462	1.07	39	81.2%	0.0022%
190	Saint Lucia	180,488	0.19%	339	296	610	−49	1.37	35.1	20.1%	0.0022%
191	Guam	170,185	0.7%	1,186	315	540	−471	2.68	31.6	98.9%	0.0021%
192	Kiribati	138,445	1.43%	1,957	171	810	−441	3.06	23	57.9%	0.0017%
193	Seychelles	134,959	1.64%	2,180	293	460	1,367	2.06	34.6	43.4%	0.0016%
194	Grenada	117,362	0.05%	59	345	340	−199	1.45	34.9	35.8%	0.0014%
195	Micronesia	114,183	0.44%	500	163	700	–	–	–	23.8%	0.0014%
196	Aruba	108,164	0.02%	17	601	180	73	1.6	41.7	45.1%	0.0013%
197	Tonga	103,291	−0.43%	−451	143	720	−2,117	3.04	21	26.4%	0.0012%
198	St. Vincent & Grenadines	99,245	−0.68%	−679	254	390	−671	1.73	34.7	62.6%	0.0012%
199	Antigua and Barbuda	94,626	0.44%	417	215	440	−2	1.57	36.7	28.6%	0.0011%
200	Isle of Man	84,055	−0.07%	−63	147	570	158	1.53	46.3	57.3%	0.0010%
201	Andorra	83,753	1.02%	849	178	470	751	1.1	44.2	81.6%	0.0010%
202	U.S. Virgin Islands	83,400	−0.88%	−738	238	350	−360	2.05	44.9	–	0.0010%
203	Cayman Islands	77,196	1.78%	1,352	322	240	888	1.5	39.1	88.5%	0.00093%
204	Dominica	65,511	−0.55%	−360	87	750	−241	1.46	36.6	85.6%	0.00079%
205	Bermuda	64,459	−0.15%	−96	1,289	50	−9	1.42	46.4	93%	0.00078%
206	Faeroe Islands	56,526	0.94%	524	40	1,396	311	2.19	37.1	39.5%	0.00068%
207	Greenland	55,629	−0.21%	−116	0	410,450	−249	1.9	35.5	91.2%	0.00067%
208	Turks and Caicos	47,148	0.63%	293	50	950	151	1.43	39.6	80%	0.00057%
209	Saint Kitts & Nevis	46,992	0.15%	70	181	260	11	1.5	36.5	39.8%	0.00057%
210	American Samoa	45,319	−1.54%	−710	227	200	−1,004	2.22	29.1	–	0.00055%
211	Sint Maarten	44,447	1.19%	524	1,307	34	485	1.42	42	99.6%	0.00054%
212	Northern Mariana Islands	42,914	−1.44%	−627	93	460	−790	2.24	38.8	–	0.00052%
213	Gibraltar	40,867	1.85%	741	4,087	10	480	1.88	38.8	87.1%	0.00049%
214	Liechtenstein	40,368	0.6%	240	252	160	193	1.54	44.7	14.8%	0.00049%
215	British Virgin Islands	39,936	0.51%	204	266	150	105	1.06	39.1	43.9%	0.00048%
216	Monaco	38,087	−0.66%	−254	25,562	1	106	2.08	53.1	–	0.00046%
217	Marshall Islands	35,075	−3.33%	−1,207	195	180	−1,575	2.77	20.5	–	0.00042%
218	San Marino	33,605	0.1%	33	560	60	127	1.17	49.1	–	0.00040%
219	Caribbean Netherlands	31,913	1.83%	575	97	328	509	1.44	39.7	64.9%	0.00038%
220	Palau	17,614	−0.28%	−49	38	460	−22	1.84	38.9	–	0.00021%
221	Anguilla	14,817	0.6%	89	165	90	33	1.34	39.1	–	0.00018%
222	Cook Islands	12,826	−3.29%	−437	53	240	−419	1.98	38.1	–	0.00015%
223	Nauru	12,101	0.63%	76	605	20	−111	3.21	20.2	93.8%	0.00015%
224	Saint Barthelemy	11,550	1.19%	136	550	21	143	0.84	39.1	–	0.00014%
225	Wallis & Futuna	11,113	−0.72%	−81	79	140	−80	1.39	38.6	–	0.00013%
226	Tuvalu	9,362	−1.37%	−130	312	30	−225	3.1	24.1	89%	0.00011%
227	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5,513	−1.09%	−61	24	230	−9	1.28	47.6	–	0.000066%
228	Saint Helena	5,147	−0.96%	−50	13	390	0	1.64	51	34.1%	0.000062%
229	Montserrat	4,328	−0.71%	−31	43	100	−10	1.45	41.8	11.7%	0.000052%
230	Falkland Islands	3,465	−0.12%	−4	0	12,170	−16	1.69	43.4	68.4%	0.000042%
231	Tokelau	2,691	3.18%	83	269	10	43	2.54	27.6	–	0.000032%
232	Niue	1,822	0.05%	1	7	260	2	2.44	35.1	45.2%	0.000022%
233	Holy See	506	1%	5	1,265	0	13	1	56.2	–	0.0000061%

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How many people have ever lived on earth?

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It was written during the 1970s that 75% of the people who had ever been born were alive at that moment. This was false.

Assuming that we start counting from about 50,000 B.C., the time when modern Homo sapiens appeared on the earth (and not from 700,000 B.C. when the ancestors of Homo sapiens appeared, or several million years ago when hominids were present), taking into account that all population data are a rough estimate, and assuming a constant growth rate applied to each period up to modern times, it has been estimated that a total of approximately 106 billion people have been born since the dawn of the human species, making the population currently alive roughly 6% of all people who have ever lived on planet Earth.

Others have estimated the number of human beings who have ever lived to be anywhere from 45 billion to 125 billion, with most estimates falling into the range of 90 to 110 billion humans.

World Population clock: sources and methodology

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The world population counter displayed on Worldometer takes into consideration data from two major sources: the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau.

1. The United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs every two years calculates, updates, and publishes estimates of total population in its World Population Prospects series. These population estimates and projections provide the standard and consistent set of population figures that are used throughout the United Nations system.

   The World Population Prospect: the 2024 Revision provides the most recent data available (released in July of 2024). Estimates and projected world population and country specific populations are given from 1950 through 2100 and are released every two years. Worldometer, as it is common practice, utilizes the medium fertility estimates.

   Data underlying the population estimates are national and sub national census data and data on births, deaths, and migrants available from national sources and publications, as well as from questionnaires. For all countries, census and registration data are evaluated and, if necessary, adjusted for incompleteness by the Population Division as part of its preparations of the official United Nations population estimates and projections.

2. The International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division also develops estimates and projections based on analysis of available data (based on census, survey, and administrative information) on population, fertility, mortality, and migration for each country or area of the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, world population reached 7 billion on March 12, 2012.

   For most countries adjustment of the data is necessary to correct for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in the data. Finally, since most recent data for a single country is often two years old on average, the current world population figure is necessarily a projection of past data based on assumed trends. As new data become available, assumptions and data are reevaluated and past conclusions and current figures may be modified.

   For information about how these estimates and projections are made by the U.S. Census Bureau, see the Population Estimates and Projections Methodology.

Why Worldometer's Population Clock is the most accurate

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The above world population clock is based on the latest estimates released in July of 2024 by the United Nations. It will show the same number wherever you are in the world and whatever time you set on your PC.

Visitors around the world visiting a PC clock based counter, instead, will see different numbers depending on where they are located. This is the case with other world population clocks - such as the one hosted on a United Nations website, reaching 8 billion in 24 different instances (one per hour) on November 15, 2022, when each local time zone reached 12:10:08. Similarly, in 2011, the clocks on a UN website and on National Geographic - showed 7 billion whenever the visitor's locally set PC clocks reached 4:21:10 AM on October 31, 2011.

Obviously, the UN data is based on estimates and can't be 100% accurate, so in all honesty nobody can possibly say with any degree of certainty on which day world population reached 7 billion (or any other exact number), let alone at what time. But once an estimate is made (based on the best data and analysis available), the world population clock should be showing the same number at any given time anywhere around the world.