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World Population

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World Population:

Updated with the 2024 United Nations Revision

• reached 8 billion in 2022, according to United Nations estimates.
• is projected to reach 9 billion in 2037, and 10 billion in 2060.
• has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).
• is currently (2025) growing at a rate of around 0.85% per year, adding around 70 million people per year to the total.
• growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2.09%.
• growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years (reaching below 0.50% by 2047, reach 0 in 2084, and decline by -0.12% in 2100) .
• a tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history up to the year 1800 for world population to reach 1 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), the fifth billion in 13 years (1987), the sixth billion in 11 years (1998), the seventh billion and eighth billion in 12 years each (2010 and 2022). During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.

Sources for the world population counter:

• World Population Prospect: the 2024 Revision - United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024)
• International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division

For more detailed information:

• World Population (Worldometer)

trends & more > retrieving data... Births this year [+] [–]

"this year" = from January 1 (00:00) up to now

retrieving data... Births today [+] [–]

"today" = from the beginning of the current day up to now

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"net population growth" = births minus deaths

retrieving data... Net population growth today

Government & Economics

$retrieving data... Public Healthcare expenditure today [+] [–]

Quick facts:

• Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 9% of world GDP
• Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60%

Sources and info:

• World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Economic Outlook (WEO) - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• World Development Indicators (WDI) - World Bank

$retrieving data... Public Education expenditure today [+] [–]

Quick facts:

• Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP

Sources and info:

• Human Development Report - United Nations
• Global Education Digest - Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS)
• World Bank Public Expenditure Database - edstats - World Bank

more info > $retrieving data... Public Military expenditure today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• SIPRI military expenditure data - SIPRI

more info > retrieving data... Cars produced this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Car Production Statistics - International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
• Global Auto Report [Pdf file] - ScotiaBank
• Light Vehicle Production Forecasts - IHS

more info > retrieving data... Bicycles produced this year [+] [–]

Quick facts:

• As recently as 1965, bicycle and car production volumes were essentially the same, at nearly 20 million each per year, but as of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with around 50 million cars produced that year.

Sources and info:

• Elaboration of Worldwatch Institute data
• Bicycle Retailer and Industry News - Statistics

more info > retrieving data... Computers produced this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Worldwide PC Shipments - Gartner
• Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker - IDC

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Society & Media

retrieving data... New book titles published this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Bowker Book Industry Statistics
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) - (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

more info > retrieving data... Newspapers circulated today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• World Press Trends - World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)

more info > retrieving data... TV sets sold worldwide today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Display Search - worldwide leader in display market research

retrieving data... Cellular phones sold today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Gartner
• IDC Telecom and Networks

$retrieving data... Money spent on videogames today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Gartner
• DFC Intelligence
• NDP Group - Entertainment Market Research

retrieving data... Internet users in the world today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• World Development Indicators (WDI) - World Bank
• Measuring the Information Society - International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
• comScore
• GfK group

trends & more > retrieving data... Emails sent today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• The Radicati Group

retrieving data... Blog posts written today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Technorati on State of the Blogosphere reports and elaboration of other data
• WordPress Stats - Automattic Inc.

more info > retrieving data... Tweets sent today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Internet Live Stats

trends & more > retrieving data... Google searches today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• comScore
• Google Inc.

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Environment

retrieving data... Forest loss this year (hectares) [+] [–]

Quick Facts:

• The number shown above is net of reforestation

Sources and info:

• Global Forest Resources Assessment (2020) - FAO

retrieving data... Land lost to soil erosion this year (ha) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Dimensions of need: Restoring the land - FAO

retrieving data... CO2 emissions this year (tons) [+] [–]

Quick Facts:

• CO2 Emissions shown are from Fossil Fuel Combustion

Sources and info:

• International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics - CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion
• Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
• Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) - United States Department of Energy
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

trends & more > retrieving data... Desertification this year (hectares) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

retrieving data... Toxic chemicals released in the environment this year (tons) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• United Nations Environment Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Food

retrieving data... Undernourished people in the world [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• The State of Food Insecurity in the World - FAO

more info > retrieving data... Overweight people in the world [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)

more info > retrieving data... Obese people in the world [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)

more info > retrieving data... People who died of hunger today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Hunger Stats - United Nations World Food Programme
• World Health Report - World Health Organization (WHO)
• The State of the World's Children - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

$retrieving data... Money spent for obesity related diseases in the USA today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Featured Page

more info > $retrieving data... Money spent on weight loss programs in the USA today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates by: RTI International Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - US Dept of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)
• The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market - MarketData Enterprises, Inc., March 2023 Status Report
• America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)

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Water

retrieving data... Water used this year (million L) [+] [–]

Quick Facts:

• Withdrawals for irrigation are nearly 70% of the total withdrawn for human uses, those for industry 20%, and those for municipal use about 10%

Sources and info:

• Global Water Outlook to 2025 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
• World Water Council

more info > retrieving data... Deaths caused by water related diseases this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Drinking Water - World Health Organization (WHO)
• Water - World Health Organization (WHO)

retrieving data... People with no access to a safe drinking water source [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene - World Health Organization (WHO)
• Water - World Health Organization (WHO)
• Water-related diseases: information sheets - World Health Organization (WHO)

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Energy

retrieving data... Energy used today (MWh), of which: [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• BP Statistical Review of World Energy - British Petroleum

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retrieving data... - from non-renewable sources (MWh) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics

retrieving data... - from renewable sources (MWh) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Renewables Global Status Report - REN21

retrieving data... Solar energy striking Earth today (MWh) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Energy: A beginner's guide - Vaclav Smil

retrieving data... Oil pumped today (barrels) [+] [–]

Quick Facts:

• Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters

Sources and info:

• World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal."

more info > retrieving data... Oil left (barrels) [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal."

more info > retrieving data... Days to the end of oil (~retrieving data... years) [+] [–]

Assumption:

• If consumed at current rates

Sources and info:

• World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal."

retrieving data... Natural Gas left (boe) [+] [–]

• Boe = barrel of oil equivalent

Sources and info:

• World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal."

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Health

retrieving data... Communicable disease deaths this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Global Burden of Disease (GBD) - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... Seasonal flu deaths this year [+] [–]

Quick facts:

• Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.
• This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.

Sources and info:

• Seasonal flu death estimate increases worldwide - CDC"
• Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... Deaths of children under 5 this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Young child survival and development - UNICEF"
• Child Mortality - Childinfo (UNICEF)"

retrieving data... Abortions this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Abortion - World Health Organization (WHO)"
• Methodologies for Estimating Abortion Incidence and Abortion-Related Morbidity: A Review [PDF] - Guttmacher Institute"
• Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model - Ganatra, Bela et al,. The Lancet"

more info > retrieving data... Deaths of mothers during birth this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... HIV/AIDS infected people [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• HIV/AIDS Statistics - World Health Organization"
• Global HIV and AIDS estimates - AVERT"

more info > retrieving data... Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• UNAIDS"

more info > retrieving data... Deaths caused by cancer this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)"

more info > retrieving data... Deaths caused by malaria this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... Cigarettes smoked today [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Cigarette Consumption - Tobacco Atlas [Pdf] - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... Deaths caused by smoking this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Tobacco Control, Global Health Observatory (GHO) - World Health Organization (WHO)"

retrieving data... Deaths caused by alcohol this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) - World Health Organization (WHO)"

more info > retrieving data... Suicides this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Suicide prevention (SUPRE) - World Health Organization (WHO)"

$retrieving data... Money spent on illegal drugs this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Drug Trafficking: a $32 billion business affecting communities globally - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime"
• The illegal drugs global business - Frontline, PBS special report"

more info > retrieving data... Road traffic accident fatalities this year [+] [–]

Sources and info:

• Global status report on road safety 2023 - World Health Organization (WHO)"
• Global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 - World Health Organization (WHO)"