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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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Growth Rate

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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)
PopulationYearly %
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 % 84,267,446 223.52 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 % 72,030,018 204.83 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).
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World Population Forecast (2025-2050)

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Year
(July 1)
PopulationYearly %
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 8,192,940,735 as of Wednesday, December 11, 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


#RegionPopulation
(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 %

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.

  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

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.