World Population Clock: 8.2 Billion People (LIVE, 2024)

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

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population in the world is growing at a rate of around 0.87% per year in 2024 (up from 0.88% in 2023, and down from 0.97% in 2020, and 1.05% in 2019). The current population increase is estimated at around 71 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 (2024 and historical)

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Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
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	0.97 %	75,707,594	29.6	2.32	53
2015	7,470,491,872	1.25 %	89,751,945	28	2.54	50
2010	7,021,732,148	1.29 %	86,952,403	27	2.60	47
2005	6,586,970,132	1.31 %	83,053,428	26	2.63	44
2000	6,171,702,993	1.39 %	82,564,802	25	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	23	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	3.74	30
1975	4,070,735,277	1.96 %	75,210,297	21	4.08	27
1970	3,694,683,794	2.07 %	72,030,018	20	4.83	25
1965	3,334,533,703	2.03 %	63,812,562	21	5.07	22
1960	3,015,470,894	1.93 %	55,051,420	21	4.70	20
1955	2,740,213,792	1.91 %	49,424,189	22	5.00	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).

World Population Forecast (2025-2050)

View population projections for all years (up to 2100)

Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
2025	8,231,613,070	0.86 %	68,922,356	31	2.24	55
2030	8,569,124,911	0.81 %	67,502,368	32	2.20	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	2.10	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

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.

8.2 Billion (current)

The current world population is 8,194,840,623 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024 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

#	Region	Population (2024)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Asia	4,806,898,007	0.6 %	28,893,521	155	31,033,131	-2,335,416	1.9	32	52.9 %	58.9 %
2	Africa	1,515,140,849	2.32 %	34,370,324	51	29,648,481	-644,272	4	19	44.5 %	18.6 %
3	Europe	745,083,824	-0.07 %	-519,051	34	22,134,900	1,566,027	1.4	43	75.6 %	9.1 %
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	663,466,072	0.69 %	4,574,555	33	20,139,378	-382,944	1.8	31	85.2 %	8.1 %
5	Northern America	385,295,105	0.62 %	2,392,363	21	18,651,660	1,654,440	1.6	39	82.2 %	4.7 %
6	Oceania	46,088,716	1.15 %	525,929	5	8,486,460	142,167	2.1	33	66.1 %	0.6 %

World Population Density (people/km²)

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

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 (2024)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	India	1,450,935,791	0.89 %	12,866,195	488	2,973,190	-630,830	1.962	28	36.6 %	17.8 %
2	China	1,419,321,278	-0.23 %	-3,263,655	151	9,388,211	-318,992	1.013	40	66.4 %	17.4 %
3	United States	345,426,571	0.57 %	1,949,236	38	9,147,420	1,286,132	1.622	38	82.4 %	4.2 %
4	Indonesia	283,487,931	0.82 %	2,297,864	156	1,811,570	-38,469	2.115	30	59 %	3.5 %
5	Pakistan	251,269,164	1.52 %	3,764,669	326	770,880	-1,401,173	3.547	20	34.1 %	3.1 %
6	Nigeria	232,679,478	2.1 %	4,796,533	255	910,770	-35,202	4.382	18	53.9 %	2.9 %
7	Brazil	211,998,573	0.41 %	857,844	25	8,358,140	-225,510	1.614	34	91 %	2.6 %
8	Bangladesh	173,562,364	1.22 %	2,095,374	1,333	130,170	-473,362	2.138	26	42 %	2.1 %
9	Russia	144,820,423	-0.43 %	-620,077	9	16,376,870	-178,042	1.457	40	74.6 %	1.8 %
10	Ethiopia	132,059,767	2.62 %	3,368,075	132	1,000,000	30,069	3.909	19	22.1 %	1.6 %
11	Mexico	130,861,007	0.86 %	1,121,248	67	1,943,950	-104,581	1.892	29	87.4 %	1.6 %
12	Japan	123,753,041	-0.5 %	-617,906	339	364,555	153,357	1.217	49	92.9 %	1.5 %
13	Egypt	116,538,258	1.75 %	2,002,486	117	995,450	123,884	2.735	24	40.8 %	1.4 %
14	Philippines	115,843,670	0.83 %	952,471	389	298,170	-160,373	1.894	26	48.7 %	1.4 %
15	DR Congo	109,276,265	3.3 %	3,486,534	48	2,267,050	-26,968	5.981	16	44.5 %	1.3 %
16	Vietnam	100,987,686	0.63 %	635,494	326	310,070	-59,645	1.895	33	40.6 %	1.2 %
17	Iran	91,567,738	1.06 %	959,031	56	1,628,550	190,156	1.684	33	73.1 %	1.1 %
18	Turkey	87,473,805	0.23 %	203,304	114	769,630	-275,952	1.621	33	76.4 %	1.1 %
19	Germany	84,552,242	0 %	4,011	243	348,560	36,954	1.448	45	76 %	1 %
20	Thailand	71,668,011	-0.05 %	-34,424	140	510,890	23,321	1.204	40	52.8 %	0.9 %
21	United Kingdom	69,138,192	0.66 %	455,230	286	241,930	417,114	1.551	40	84.4 %	0.8 %
22	Tanzania	68,560,157	2.92 %	1,942,551	77	885,800	-29,865	4.541	17	39.3 %	0.8 %
23	France	66,548,530	0.17 %	109,708	122	547,557	90,527	1.636	42	82.1 %	0.8 %
24	South Africa	64,007,187	1.26 %	794,803	53	1,213,090	166,972	2.205	28	66.3 %	0.8 %
25	Italy	59,342,867	-0.26 %	-156,586	202	294,140	95,246	1.206	48	71.5 %	0.7 %
26	Kenya	56,432,944	1.98 %	1,093,941	99	569,140	-19,781	3.167	20	31.3 %	0.7 %
27	Myanmar	54,500,091	0.68 %	366,293	83	653,290	-37,979	2.098	30	33.7 %	0.7 %
28	Colombia	52,886,363	1.08 %	565,211	48	1,109,500	141,643	1.634	32	80.6 %	0.6 %
29	South Korea	51,717,590	-0.06 %	-31,149	532	97,230	75,963	0.734	45	82.1 %	0.6 %
30	Sudan	50,448,963	0.81 %	406,172	29	1,765,048	-544,257	4.264	18	34.9 %	0.6 %
31	Uganda	50,015,092	2.79 %	1,358,491	250	199,810	-117,924	4.165	17	29.3 %	0.6 %
32	Spain	47,910,526	-0 %	-1,053	96	498,800	111,674	1.221	45	79.1 %	0.6 %
33	Algeria	46,814,308	1.41 %	650,089	20	2,381,740	-31,240	2.723	28	74 %	0.6 %
34	Iraq	46,042,015	2.15 %	967,966	106	434,320	-17,735	3.221	21	71.8 %	0.6 %
35	Argentina	45,696,159	0.35 %	157,758	17	2,736,690	3,454	1.504	33	95.4 %	0.6 %
36	Afghanistan	42,647,492	2.88 %	1,192,731	65	652,860	-44,089	4.761	17	26.5 %	0.5 %
37	Yemen	40,583,164	3.03 %	1,192,365	77	527,970	-10,482	4.499	18	32.8 %	0.5 %
38	Canada	39,742,430	1.13 %	443,325	4	9,093,510	368,599	1.343	40	80.2 %	0.5 %
39	Poland	38,539,201	-0.58 %	-223,643	126	306,230	-238,062	1.304	42	58.7 %	0.5 %
40	Morocco	38,081,173	0.98 %	368,668	85	446,300	-46,802	2.208	30	66.7 %	0.5 %
41	Angola	37,885,849	3.09 %	1,135,943	30	1,246,700	-2,629	5.048	17	68.1 %	0.5 %
42	Ukraine	37,860,221	0.34 %	127,385	65	579,320	1,146,012	0.988	42	79.2 %	0.5 %
43	Uzbekistan	36,361,859	1.99 %	709,552	85	425,400	-7,066	3.486	27	48.4 %	0.4 %
44	Malaysia	35,557,673	1.23 %	431,375	108	328,550	174,770	1.543	31	76.9 %	0.4 %
45	Mozambique	34,631,766	2.96 %	996,606	44	786,380	-38,940	4.69	16	41 %	0.4 %
46	Ghana	34,427,414	1.89 %	639,500	151	227,540	-13,114	3.344	21	57.9 %	0.4 %
47	Peru	34,217,848	1.1 %	372,231	27	1,280,000	18,406	1.965	30	80.4 %	0.4 %
48	Saudi Arabia	33,962,757	2.1 %	698,465	16	2,149,690	122,170	2.308	30	92.3 %	0.4 %
49	Madagascar	31,964,956	2.47 %	769,024	55	581,795	-1,795	3.912	19	39.6 %	0.4 %
50	Côte d'Ivoire	31,934,230	2.47 %	768,576	100	318,000	7,838	4.23	18	48.5 %	0.4 %
51	Nepal	29,651,054	-0.15 %	-43,560	207	143,350	-401,282	1.961	25	23.8 %	0.4 %
52	Cameroon	29,123,744	2.65 %	751,057	62	472,710	-13,892	4.261	18	58.9 %	0.4 %
53	Venezuela	28,405,543	0.37 %	104,689	32	882,050	-105,297	2.077	29	N.A.	0.3 %
54	Niger	27,032,412	3.34 %	872,545	21	1,266,700	-4,041	5.935	15	17.9 %	0.3 %
55	Australia	26,713,205	0.99 %	262,081	3	7,682,300	138,510	1.638	38	86.3 %	0.3 %
56	North Korea	26,498,823	0.31 %	80,619	220	120,410	-2,473	1.784	36	62.9 %	0.3 %
57	Syria	24,672,760	4.57 %	1,078,137	134	183,630	546,494	2.7	23	52.9 %	0.3 %
58	Mali	24,478,595	2.98 %	709,468	20	1,220,190	-46,880	5.51	16	43.7 %	0.3 %
59	Burkina Faso	23,548,781	2.27 %	523,005	86	273,600	-25,807	4.11	17	32.9 %	0.3 %
60	Taiwan	23,213,962	-0.44 %	-103,183	656	35,410	-25,832	0.863	44	83.2 %	0.3 %
61	Sri Lanka	23,103,565	0.57 %	131,948	368	62,710	-27,245	1.952	33	17.9 %	0.3 %
62	Malawi	21,655,286	2.61 %	550,804	230	94,280	-1,507	3.59	18	19.5 %	0.3 %
63	Zambia	21,314,956	2.85 %	590,991	29	743,390	7,381	4.036	18	46.2 %	0.3 %
64	Kazakhstan	20,592,571	1.29 %	262,467	8	2,699,700	-7,368	2.984	30	55.2 %	0.3 %
65	Chad	20,299,123	5.07 %	980,059	16	1,259,200	204,040	6.028	16	22.2 %	0.2 %
66	Chile	19,764,771	0.54 %	105,936	27	743,532	58,316	1.14	36	84.6 %	0.2 %
67	Romania	19,015,088	-0.54 %	-103,391	83	230,170	-28,466	1.711	43	54.9 %	0.2 %
68	Somalia	19,009,151	3.54 %	650,536	30	627,340	26,859	6.013	16	46.3 %	0.2 %
69	Senegal	18,501,984	2.35 %	424,411	96	192,530	-10,307	3.765	19	51.7 %	0.2 %
70	Guatemala	18,406,359	1.55 %	281,521	172	107,160	-7,725	2.287	23	56 %	0.2 %
71	Netherlands	18,228,742	0.75 %	136,218	541	33,720	121,628	1.434	41	89.1 %	0.2 %
72	Ecuador	18,135,478	0.86 %	155,395	73	248,360	-19,704	1.806	29	65.5 %	0.2 %
73	Cambodia	17,638,801	1.23 %	214,921	100	176,520	-32,960	2.548	26	26 %	0.2 %
74	Zimbabwe	16,634,373	1.8 %	293,551	43	386,850	-60,528	3.674	18	37.7 %	0.2 %
75	Guinea	14,754,785	2.42 %	349,317	60	245,720	-12,024	4.131	18	39.7 %	0.2 %
76	Benin	14,462,724	2.49 %	351,690	128	112,760	-7,725	4.48	18	47.2 %	0.2 %
77	Rwanda	14,256,567	2.16 %	302,096	578	24,670	-15,582	3.645	20	18.1 %	0.2 %
78	Burundi	14,047,786	2.62 %	358,336	547	25,680	-27,074	4.789	16	14.5 %	0.2 %
79	Bolivia	12,413,315	1.38 %	169,156	11	1,083,300	-3,000	2.523	25	70.3 %	0.2 %
80	Tunisia	12,277,109	0.63 %	76,678	79	155,360	-15,221	1.818	33	71.2 %	0.2 %
81	South Sudan	11,943,408	4.01 %	460,034	20	610,952	15,374	3.785	18	27.1 %	0.1 %
82	Haiti	11,772,557	1.16 %	135,159	427	27,560	-31,747	2.625	24	61 %	0.1 %
83	Belgium	11,738,763	0.22 %	25,870	388	30,280	36,243	1.383	42	98.6 %	0.1 %
84	Jordan	11,552,876	0.99 %	113,663	130	88,780	-156,369	2.604	25	84.1 %	0.1 %
85	Dominican Republic	11,427,557	0.85 %	96,292	236	48,320	-34,806	2.222	28	85.8 %	0.1 %
86	United Arab Emirates	11,027,129	3.62 %	385,048	132	83,600	278,439	1.213	32	82.3 %	0.1 %
87	Cuba	10,979,783	-0.36 %	-40,148	103	106,440	-22,356	1.445	42	81.4 %	0.1 %
88	Honduras	10,825,703	1.7 %	180,852	97	111,890	-4,821	2.476	24	57.9 %	0.1 %
89	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,735,859	-0.68 %	-73,857	139	77,240	-86,169	1.456	43	73.9 %	0.1 %
90	Sweden	10,606,999	0.53 %	55,505	26	410,340	50,115	1.434	40	87 %	0.1 %
91	Tajikistan	10,590,927	1.94 %	201,128	76	139,960	-21,236	3.036	22	27.4 %	0.1 %
92	Papua New Guinea	10,576,502	1.8 %	186,867	23	452,860	-707	3.072	23	12.4 %	0.1 %
93	Portugal	10,425,292	-0.05 %	-5,446	114	91,590	20,648	1.514	47	66.2 %	0.1 %
94	Azerbaijan	10,336,577	0.18 %	18,370	125	82,658	10,864	1.667	33	58.3 %	0.1 %
95	Greece	10,047,817	-1.9 %	-195,091	78	128,900	-122,772	1.336	46	88.5 %	0.1 %
96	Hungary	9,676,135	-0.11 %	-10,328	107	90,530	16,223	1.491	44	71.7 %	0.1 %
97	Togo	9,515,236	2.27 %	210,899	175	54,390	-14,014	4.122	19	43.6 %	0.1 %
98	Israel	9,387,021	1.41 %	130,707	434	21,640	10,612	2.785	29	91.3 %	0.1 %
99	Austria	9,120,813	-0.11 %	-9,616	111	82,409	8,813	1.321	43	58.1 %	0.1 %
100	Belarus	9,056,696	-0.65 %	-58,984	45	202,910	-3,119	1.217	41	83.6 %	0.1 %
101	Switzerland	8,921,981	0.58 %	51,420	226	39,516	40,099	1.438	43	74.2 %	0.1 %
102	Sierra Leone	8,642,022	2.15 %	181,510	120	72,180	-11,000	3.703	19	45.1 %	0.1 %
103	Laos	7,769,819	1.37 %	104,826	34	230,800	-10,284	2.397	25	37.8 %	0.1 %
104	Turkmenistan	7,494,498	1.77 %	130,060	16	469,930	14,646	2.661	27	46.2 %	0.1 %
105	Hong Kong	7,414,909	-0.37 %	-27,825	7,062	1,050	-19,272	0.727	47	N.A.	0.1 %
106	Libya	7,381,023	1.03 %	75,364	4	1,759,540	3,448	2.298	27	77.3 %	0.1 %
107	Kyrgyzstan	7,186,009	1.59 %	112,493	37	191,800	3,645	2.779	25	35.1 %	0.1 %
108	Paraguay	6,929,153	1.24 %	85,007	17	397,300	-12,451	2.416	27	67.8 %	0.1 %
109	Nicaragua	6,916,140	1.36 %	92,527	57	120,340	-8,189	2.206	26	58 %	0.1 %
110	Bulgaria	6,757,689	-0.56 %	-38,114	62	108,560	524	1.745	45	76.9 %	0.1 %
111	Serbia	6,736,216	-0.55 %	-36,985	77	87,460	-8,132	1.499	44	73 %	0.1 %
112	El Salvador	6,338,193	0.45 %	28,569	306	20,720	-23,102	1.768	27	79.2 %	0.1 %
113	Congo	6,332,961	2.43 %	150,076	19	341,500	-2,491	4.109	18	69.2 %	0.1 %
114	Denmark	5,977,412	0.49 %	29,276	141	42,430	25,639	1.517	41	87.3 %	0.1 %
115	Singapore	5,832,387	0.75 %	43,297	8,332	700	20,011	0.952	36	N.A.	0.1 %
116	Lebanon	5,805,962	0.56 %	32,469	568	10,230	-17,267	2.227	29	87.8 %	0.1 %
117	Finland	5,617,310	0.29 %	16,125	18	303,890	26,894	1.291	43	86.4 %	0.1 %
118	Liberia	5,612,817	2.18 %	119,786	58	96,320	-7,779	3.864	19	54.3 %	0.1 %
119	Norway	5,576,660	1.04 %	57,493	15	365,268	44,356	1.41	40	85.5 %	0.1 %
120	Slovakia	5,506,760	-0.2 %	-11,295	115	48,088	-21,027	1.563	42	53.5 %	0.1 %
121	State of Palestine	5,495,443	1.59 %	86,241	913	6,020	-23,145	3.25	20	83.3 %	0.1 %
122	Central African Republic	5,330,690	3.46 %	178,269	9	622,980	-15,357	5.954	14	44.4 %	0.1 %
123	Oman	5,281,538	4.6 %	232,269	17	309,500	154,219	2.508	29	92.8 %	0.1 %
124	Ireland	5,255,017	1.12 %	58,387	76	68,890	39,059	1.597	39	62 %	0.1 %
125	New Zealand	5,213,944	0.79 %	41,108	20	263,310	18,766	1.659	38	83.4 %	0.1 %
126	Mauritania	5,169,395	2.93 %	146,954	5	1,030,700	-2,185	4.625	17	59.8 %	0.1 %
127	Costa Rica	5,129,910	0.48 %	24,385	100	51,060	967	1.318	35	84.5 %	0.1 %
128	Kuwait	4,934,507	1.98 %	95,725	277	17,820	61,624	1.515	35	92.1 %	0.1 %
129	Panama	4,515,577	1.27 %	56,818	61	74,340	6,706	2.106	30	70.2 %	0.1 %
130	Croatia	3,875,325	-0.53 %	-20,698	69	55,960	-5,186	1.472	45	61.2 %	0 %
131	Georgia	3,807,670	0 %	178	55	69,490	1,745	1.802	37	61.8 %	0 %
132	Eritrea	3,535,603	1.88 %	65,213	35	101,000	-12,696	3.68	19	73.6 %	0 %
133	Mongolia	3,475,540	1.27 %	43,608	2	1,553,560	83	2.632	27	67.1 %	0 %
134	Uruguay	3,386,588	-0.04 %	-1,493	19	175,020	-1,348	1.397	36	N.A.	0 %
135	Puerto Rico	3,242,204	0.01 %	181	366	8,870	11,561	0.939	45	N.A.	0 %
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,164,253	-0.65 %	-20,820	62	51,000	-4,497	1.492	45	55.5 %	0 %
137	Qatar	3,048,423	2.33 %	69,341	263	11,610	46,105	1.717	34	97.3 %	0 %
138	Moldova	3,034,961	-1.05 %	-32,109	92	32,850	-27,088	1.726	38	56.9 %	0 %
139	Namibia	3,030,131	2.26 %	67,036	4	823,290	4,211	3.211	21	53.7 %	0 %
140	Armenia	2,973,840	1.03 %	30,447	104	28,470	-29,966	1.716	36	63.1 %	0 %
141	Lithuania	2,859,110	0.18 %	5,011	46	62,674	2,617	1.211	42	67.5 %	0 %
142	Jamaica	2,839,175	-0.02 %	-611	262	10,830	-10,506	1.351	32	59.6 %	0 %
143	Albania	2,791,765	-0.71 %	-19,890	102	27,400	-24,472	1.341	37	69 %	0 %
144	Gambia	2,759,988	2.3 %	62,143	273	10,120	-2,989	3.907	18	60.5 %	0 %
145	Gabon	2,538,952	2.18 %	54,163	10	257,670	1,105	3.592	22	83.7 %	0 %
146	Botswana	2,521,139	1.65 %	40,895	4	566,730	-5,778	2.703	23	75.1 %	0 %
147	Lesotho	2,337,423	1.12 %	25,951	77	30,360	-5,107	2.664	22	32.2 %	0 %
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,201,352	2.23 %	48,013	78	28,120	-1,712	3.757	19	45.7 %	0 %
149	Slovenia	2,118,697	0.01 %	301	105	20,140	3,319	1.576	44	55.4 %	0 %
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,892,516	2.43 %	44,967	67	28,050	3,891	4.116	21	62.9 %	0 %
151	Latvia	1,871,871	-0.56 %	-10,525	30	62,200	-2,225	1.342	43	67.2 %	0 %
152	North Macedonia	1,823,009	-0.48 %	-8,793	72	25,220	-5,728	1.467	41	68.6 %	0 %
153	Bahrain	1,607,049	2.38 %	37,383	2,115	760	22,699	1.805	33	N.A.	0 %
154	Trinidad and Tobago	1,507,782	0.32 %	4,850	294	5,130	1,334	1.536	37	49.1 %	0 %
155	Timor-Leste	1,400,638	1.18 %	16,352	94	14,870	-2,552	2.627	21	35.3 %	0 %
156	Estonia	1,360,546	-0.49 %	-6,650	32	42,390	-7,742	1.363	42	66.1 %	0 %
157	Cyprus	1,358,282	0.99 %	13,306	147	9,240	8,138	1.38	38	61.2 %	0 %
158	Mauritius	1,271,169	-0.19 %	-2,419	626	2,030	-2,787	1.225	37	41.3 %	0 %
159	Eswatini	1,242,822	1 %	12,316	72	17,200	-6,754	2.718	22	30.8 %	0 %
160	Djibouti	1,168,722	1.37 %	15,778	50	23,180	-11	2.618	25	71.1 %	0 %
161	Fiji	928,784	0.5 %	4,639	51	18,270	-3,278	2.27	28	60.3 %	0 %
162	Réunion	878,591	0.42 %	3,708	351	2,500	-2,931	2.151	38	N.A.	0 %
163	Comoros	866,628	1.91 %	16,241	466	1,861	-2,051	3.822	21	33.2 %	0 %
164	Guyana	831,087	0.57 %	4,734	4	196,850	-5,407	2.395	26	26.5 %	0 %
165	Solomon Islands	819,198	2.4 %	19,193	29	27,990	1,610	3.513	20	22.5 %	0 %
166	Bhutan	791,524	0.65 %	5,139	21	38,117	-277	1.449	30	49.5 %	0 %
167	Macao	720,262	0.89 %	6,350	24,009	30	1,620	0.676	39	96 %	0 %
168	Luxembourg	673,036	1.19 %	7,938	260	2,590	5,677	1.399	39	87 %	0 %
169	Montenegro	638,479	0.78 %	4,927	47	13,450	-1,686	1.799	40	67.8 %	0 %
170	Suriname	634,431	0.88 %	5,545	4	156,000	-1,166	2.231	28	62.4 %	0 %
171	Western Sahara	590,506	1.86 %	10,777	2	266,000	5,358	2.177	32	96.6 %	0 %
172	Malta	539,607	1.25 %	6,651	1,686	320	6,323	1.106	41	77.2 %	0 %
173	Maldives	527,799	0.34 %	1,805	1,759	300	-2,421	1.56	32	38.9 %	0 %
174	Micronesia	526,923	0.32 %	1,683	753	700	-5,076	2.825	26	74.5 %	0 %
175	Cabo Verde	524,877	0.49 %	2,546	130	4,030	-1,209	1.511	28	77.6 %	0 %
176	Brunei	462,721	0.82 %	3,772	88	5,270	0	1.731	32	79.7 %	0 %
177	Belize	417,072	1.45 %	5,966	18	22,810	490	2.021	26	48.2 %	0 %
178	Bahamas	401,283	0.46 %	1,843	40	10,010	1,018	1.374	35	88 %	0 %
179	Iceland	393,396	1.51 %	5,838	4	100,250	3,543	1.517	36	84.4 %	0 %
180	Guadeloupe	375,106	-0.37 %	-1,411	222	1,690	-1,765	2.073	47	N.A.	0 %
181	Martinique	343,195	-0.81 %	-2,807	324	1,060	-2,744	1.992	49	N.A.	0 %
182	Vanuatu	327,777	2.3 %	7,368	27	12,190	-43	3.569	20	25.3 %	0 %
183	Mayotte	326,505	3.32 %	10,490	871	375	108	4.562	17	41.7 %	0 %
184	French Guiana	308,522	1.69 %	5,120	4	82,200	-1,018	3.341	25	93.7 %	0 %
185	New Caledonia	292,639	0.96 %	2,769	16	18,280	455	1.964	34	75.2 %	0 %
186	Barbados	282,467	0.05 %	131	657	430	-70	1.708	39	32.3 %	0 %
187	French Polynesia	281,807	0.25 %	689	77	3,660	-1,261	1.491	35	65.6 %	0 %
188	Sao Tome & Principe	235,536	2.02 %	4,665	245	960	-604	3.596	19	77.6 %	0 %
189	Samoa	218,019	0.63 %	1,356	77	2,830	-2,754	3.801	20	16.4 %	0 %
190	Curaçao	185,482	0.03 %	55	418	444	513	1.071	38	80.3 %	0 %
191	Saint Lucia	179,744	0.26 %	459	295	610	-7	1.385	34	19.7 %	0 %
192	Guam	167,777	0.76 %	1,271	311	540	-504	2.748	31	98.8 %	0 %
193	Kiribati	134,518	1.5 %	1,988	166	810	-471	3.124	23	56.6 %	0 %
194	Seychelles	130,418	1.93 %	2,467	284	460	1,747	2.109	34	44.2 %	0 %
195	Grenada	117,207	0.11 %	126	345	340	-192	1.472	34	35.3 %	0 %
196	Aruba	108,066	0.12 %	127	600	180	141	1.606	41	44.4 %	0 %
197	Tonga	104,175	-0.4 %	-422	145	720	-2,149	3.1	21	25.6 %	0 %
198	St. Vincent & Grenadines	100,616	-0.7 %	-707	258	390	-737	1.761	34	60.6 %	0 %
199	Antigua and Barbuda	93,772	0.49 %	456	213	440	9	1.582	36	28.3 %	0 %
200	U.S. Virgin Islands	84,905	-0.93 %	-796	243	350	-420	2.081	45	N.A.	0 %
201	Isle of Man	84,160	-0.01 %	-5	148	570	177	1.544	46	56.1 %	0 %
202	Andorra	81,938	1.34 %	1,082	174	470	988	1.087	43	83.2 %	0 %
203	Cayman Islands	74,457	1.94 %	1,419	310	240	896	1.525	38	89.8 %	0 %
204	Dominica	66,205	-0.46 %	-305	88	750	-200	1.48	36	83.4 %	0 %
205	Bermuda	64,636	-0.1 %	-62	1,293	50	-5	1.405	46	93.1 %	0 %
206	Greenland	55,840	-0.15 %	-82	0	410,450	-284	1.931	35	90.3 %	0 %
207	Faeroe Islands	55,400	1.25 %	686	40	1,396	488	2.223	37	39.6 %	0 %
208	Saint Kitts & Nevis	46,843	0.18 %	85	180	260	-7	1.526	36	39 %	0 %
209	American Samoa	46,765	-1.59 %	-756	234	200	-1,110	2.267	29	N.A.	0 %
210	Turks and Caicos	46,535	0.73 %	337	49	950	176	1.452	39	78.9 %	0 %
211	Northern Mariana Islands	44,278	-1.92 %	-865	96	460	-1,097	2.324	37	N.A.	0 %
212	Sint Maarten	43,350	1.41 %	601	1,275	34	558	1.44	42	100 %	0 %
213	Liechtenstein	39,870	0.69 %	272	249	160	206	1.537	44	14.6 %	0 %
214	British Virgin Islands	39,471	1.25 %	486	263	150	212	1.048	38	43 %	0 %
215	Gibraltar	39,329	2.23 %	858	3,933	10	598	1.885	39	90.1 %	0 %
216	Monaco	38,631	-0.83 %	-325	25,927	1	110	2.102	54	N.A.	0 %
217	Marshall Islands	37,548	-3.29 %	-1,279	209	180	-1,765	2.864	21	N.A.	0 %
218	San Marino	33,581	-0.45 %	-152	560	60	37	1.158	48	99.8 %	0 %
219	Caribbean Netherlands	30,675	2.6 %	777	94	328	685	1.463	40	66.5 %	0 %
220	Saint Martin	26,129	-5.04 %	-1,386	493	53	-1,424	2.673	41	0 %	0 %
221	Palau	17,695	-0.18 %	-32	38	460	-14	1.883	38	N.A.	0 %
222	Anguilla	14,598	1.3 %	188	162	90	109	1.358	38	N.A.	0 %
223	Cook Islands	13,729	-3.47 %	-493	57	240	-505	2.021	36	98.3 %	0 %
224	Nauru	11,947	0.61 %	72	597	20	-121	3.29	20	94.5 %	0 %
225	Wallis & Futuna	11,277	-0.82 %	-93	81	140	-93	1.405	38	0 %	0 %
226	Saint Barthelemy	11,258	1.56 %	173	536	21	180	0.815	39	0 %	0 %
227	Tuvalu	9,646	-1.73 %	-170	322	30	-280	3.174	24	83 %	0 %
228	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5,628	-0.93 %	-53	24	230	-2	1.273	47	N.A.	0 %
229	Saint Helena	5,237	-0.98 %	-52	13	390	4	1.639	51	32.9 %	0 %
230	Montserrat	4,389	-0.7 %	-31	44	100	-7	1.447	42	11.3 %	0 %
231	Falkland Islands	3,470	-0.2 %	-7	0	12,170	-13	1.694	42	67.7 %	0 %
232	Tokelau	2,506	4.55 %	109	251	10	72	2.599	27	0 %	0 %
233	Niue	1,819	0.11 %	2	7	260	10	2.488	36	44 %	0 %
234	Holy See	496	0 %	0	1,240	0	18	1	59	N.A.	0 %

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How many people have ever lived on earth?

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

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

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.
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

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.

Current World Population