World Population Clock: 8.2 Billion People (LIVE, 2025)

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 0.85% per year in 2025 (down from 0.97% in 2020, and 1.25% in 2015). The current population increase is estimated at around 70 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 (2025 and historical)

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Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
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).

World Population Forecast (2030-2050)

View population projections for all years (up to 2100)

Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)
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

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 8,213,269,530 as of Friday, March 28, 2025 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 (2025)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Asia	4,835,320,060	0.59%	28,422,053	156	31,033,131	−2,389,647	1.87	32.5	53.6%	58.74%
2	Africa	1,549,867,579	2.29%	34,726,730	52	29,648,481	−377,785	3.95	19.3	45%	18.83%
3	Europe	744,398,832	−0.09%	−684,992	34	22,134,900	1,478,090	1.41	42.8	75.9%	9.04%
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	667,888,552	0.67%	4,422,480	33	20,139,378	−406,036	1.78	31.7	85.5%	8.11%
5	Northern America	387,528,403	0.58%	2,233,298	21	18,651,660	1,556,592	1.59	38.7	82.5%	4.71%
6	Oceania	46,609,644	1.13%	520,928	5	8,486,460	140,121	2.13	33.4	66.2%	0.57%

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

World Population Density 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 (2025)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	India	1,463,865,525	0.89%	12,929,734	492	2,973,190	−495,753	1.94	28.8	37.1%	17.78%
2	China	1,416,096,094	−0.23%	−3,225,184	151	9,388,211	−268,126	1.02	40.1	67.5%	17.20%
3	United States	347,275,807	0.54%	1,849,236	38	9,147,420	1,230,663	1.62	38.5	82.8%	4.22%
4	Indonesia	285,721,236	0.79%	2,233,305	158	1,811,570	−39,509	2.1	30.4	59.6%	3.47%
5	Pakistan	255,219,554	1.57%	3,950,390	331	770,880	−1,235,336	3.5	20.6	34.4%	3.10%
6	Nigeria	237,527,782	2.08%	4,848,304	261	910,770	−15,258	4.3	18.1	54.9%	2.89%
7	Brazil	212,812,405	0.38%	813,832	25	8,358,140	−217,283	1.6	34.8	91.4%	2.59%
8	Bangladesh	175,686,899	1.22%	2,124,535	1,350	130,170	−402,100	2.11	26	42.6%	2.13%
9	Russia	143,997,393	−0.57%	−823,030	9	16,376,870	−251,822	1.47	40.3	75%	1.75%
10	Ethiopia	135,472,051	2.58%	3,412,284	135	1,000,000	24,054	3.81	19.1	22.5%	1.65%
11	Mexico	131,946,900	0.83%	1,085,893	68	1,943,950	−108,037	1.87	29.6	87.9%	1.60%
12	Japan	123,103,479	−0.52%	−649,562	338	364,555	140,579	1.23	49.8	93.1%	1.50%
13	Egypt	118,365,995	1.57%	1,827,737	119	995,450	−57,305	2.71	24.5	40.9%	1.44%
14	Philippines	116,786,962	0.81%	943,292	392	298,170	−149,315	1.88	26.1	49.3%	1.42%
15	DR Congo	112,832,473	3.25%	3,556,208	50	2,267,050	−27,309	5.9	15.8	45%	1.37%
16	Vietnam	101,598,527	0.6%	610,841	328	310,070	−48,171	1.88	33.4	41.4%	1.23%
17	Iran	92,417,681	0.93%	849,943	57	1,628,550	116,786	1.67	34	73.3%	1.12%
18	Turkey	87,685,426	0.24%	211,621	114	769,630	−258,205	1.62	33.5	76.9%	1.07%
19	Germany	84,075,075	−0.56%	−477,167	241	348,560	−334,072	1.46	45.5	76.5%	1.02%
20	Thailand	71,619,863	−0.07%	−48,148	140	510,890	27,509	1.2	40.6	53.5%	0.87%
21	Tanzania	70,545,865	2.9%	1,985,708	80	885,800	−12,730	4.47	17.5	40%	0.86%
22	United Kingdom	69,551,332	0.6%	413,140	287	241,930	389,911	1.54	40.1	84.5%	0.84%
23	France	66,650,804	0.15%	102,274	122	547,557	91,737	1.64	42.3	82.5%	0.81%
24	South Africa	64,747,319	1.16%	740,132	53	1,213,090	146,370	2.19	28.7	66.6%	0.79%
25	Italy	59,146,260	−0.33%	−196,607	201	294,140	75,448	1.21	48.2	72%	0.72%
26	Kenya	57,532,493	1.95%	1,099,549	101	569,140	−27,330	3.12	20	31.9%	0.70%
27	Myanmar	54,850,648	0.64%	350,557	84	653,290	−39,661	2.08	30.1	34.1%	0.67%
28	Colombia	53,425,635	1.02%	539,272	48	1,109,500	129,139	1.62	32.5	80.5%	0.65%
29	South Korea	51,667,029	−0.1%	−50,561	531	97,230	65,731	0.75	45.6	82.4%	0.63%
30	Sudan	51,662,147	2.4%	1,213,184	29	1,765,048	291,469	4.19	18.5	35.3%	0.63%
31	Uganda	51,384,894	2.74%	1,369,802	257	199,810	−119,059	4.06	16.9	30%	0.62%
32	Spain	47,889,958	−0.04%	−20,568	96	498,800	96,630	1.23	45.9	79.3%	0.58%
33	Algeria	47,435,312	1.33%	621,004	20	2,381,740	−27,531	2.67	28.6	74.4%	0.58%
34	Iraq	47,020,774	2.13%	978,759	108	434,320	−1,064	3.17	20.8	72.4%	0.57%
35	Argentina	45,851,378	0.34%	155,219	17	2,736,690	2,859	1.5	32.9	96%	0.56%
36	Afghanistan	43,844,111	2.81%	1,196,619	67	652,860	−74,404	4.66	17.3	26.7%	0.53%
37	Yemen	41,773,878	2.93%	1,190,714	79	527,970	−16,291	4.41	18.4	33%	0.51%
38	Canada	40,126,723	0.97%	384,293	4	9,093,510	326,204	1.33	40.6	80.2%	0.49%
39	Angola	39,040,039	3.05%	1,154,190	31	1,246,700	−3,524	4.95	16.6	68.8%	0.47%
40	Ukraine	38,980,376	2.96%	1,120,155	67	579,320	1,702,358	1	41.8	76.8%	0.47%
41	Morocco	38,430,770	0.92%	349,597	86	446,300	−56,254	2.18	29.8	67.3%	0.47%
42	Poland	38,140,910	−1.03%	−398,291	125	306,230	−330,820	1.31	42.5	59.2%	0.46%
43	Uzbekistan	37,053,428	1.9%	691,569	87	425,400	−6,987	3.45	27	48.1%	0.45%
44	Malaysia	35,977,838	1.18%	420,165	110	328,550	166,615	1.53	31	77.4%	0.44%
45	Mozambique	35,631,653	2.89%	999,887	45	786,380	−65,573	4.62	16.5	41.6%	0.43%
46	Ghana	35,064,272	1.85%	636,858	154	227,540	−17,079	3.3	21.3	58.6%	0.43%
47	Peru	34,576,665	1.05%	358,817	27	1,280,000	11,931	1.94	30.2	80.6%	0.42%
48	Saudi Arabia	34,566,328	1.78%	603,571	16	2,149,690	119,738	2.29	29.6	92.1%	0.42%
49	Madagascar	32,740,678	2.43%	775,722	56	581,795	−2,227	3.85	19.2	40.3%	0.40%
50	Côte d'Ivoire	32,711,547	2.43%	777,317	103	318,000	11,305	4.17	18.3	49%	0.40%
51	Cameroon	29,879,337	2.59%	755,593	63	472,710	−15,379	4.18	18	59.4%	0.36%
52	Nepal	29,618,118	−0.11%	−32,936	207	143,350	−364,699	1.94	25.3	24.5%	0.36%
53	Venezuela	28,516,896	0.39%	111,353	32	882,050	−100,467	2.06	29.4		0.35%
54	Niger	27,917,831	3.28%	885,419	22	1,266,700	−7,704	5.79	15.6	18.2%	0.34%
55	Australia	26,974,026	0.98%	260,821	4	7,682,300	137,109	1.64	38.3	86.5%	0.33%
56	North Korea	26,571,036	0.27%	72,213	221	120,410	−2,787	1.77	36.5	63.3%	0.32%
57	Syria	25,620,427	3.84%	947,667	140	183,630	421,693	2.66	23.3	53.6%	0.31%
58	Mali	25,198,821	2.94%	720,226	21	1,220,190	−48,019	5.42	15.7	44.4%	0.31%
59	Burkina Faso	24,074,580	2.23%	525,799	88	273,600	−27,130	4	17.7	33.7%	0.29%
60	Sri Lanka	23,229,470	0.54%	125,905	370	62,710	−30,724	1.94	33.3	18.1%	0.28%
61	Taiwan	23,112,793	−0.44%	−101,169	653	35,410	−20,947	0.86	44.8	84%	0.28%
62	Malawi	22,216,120	2.59%	560,834	236	94,280	−5,628	3.53	18.1	19.8%	0.27%
63	Zambia	21,913,874	2.81%	598,918	29	743,390	6,562	3.97	17.9	46.8%	0.27%
64	Chad	21,003,705	3.47%	704,582	17	1,259,200	−123,104	5.94	15.8	22.4%	0.26%
65	Kazakhstan	20,843,754	1.22%	251,183	8	2,699,700	−8,834	2.95	29.7	55.1%	0.25%
66	Chile	19,859,921	0.48%	95,150	27	743,532	51,712	1.13	36.9	84.8%	0.24%
67	Somalia	19,654,739	3.4%	645,588	31	627,340	12,077	5.91	15.6	46.6%	0.24%
68	Senegal	18,931,966	2.32%	429,982	98	192,530	−12,636	3.71	19.6	52.3%	0.23%
69	Romania	18,908,650	−0.56%	−106,438	82	230,170	−29,041	1.71	43.2	55.2%	0.23%
70	Guatemala	18,687,881	1.53%	281,522	174	107,160	−7,959	2.26	23.4	56.6%	0.23%
71	Netherlands	18,346,819	0.65%	118,077	544	33,720	104,681	1.44	41.5	88.9%	0.22%
72	Ecuador	18,289,896	0.85%	154,418	74	248,360	−17,219	1.79	29.3	66%	0.22%
73	Cambodia	17,847,982	1.19%	209,181	101	176,520	−31,469	2.51	26.2	26.5%	0.22%
74	Zimbabwe	16,950,795	1.9%	316,422	44	386,850	−54,555	3.62	18.1	37.9%	0.21%
75	Guinea	15,099,727	2.34%	344,942	61	245,720	−16,282	4.04	18.3	40.3%	0.18%
76	Benin	14,814,460	2.43%	351,736	131	112,760	−7,847	4.42	18	47.8%	0.18%
77	Rwanda	14,569,341	2.19%	312,774	591	24,670	6,282	3.59	19.9	18.3%	0.18%
78	Burundi	14,390,003	2.44%	342,217	560	25,680	−34,727	4.67	16.4	14.9%	0.17%
79	Bolivia	12,581,843	1.36%	168,528	12	1,083,300	−3,179	2.5	25.2	70.6%	0.15%
80	Tunisia	12,348,573	0.58%	71,464	79	155,360	−14,523	1.8	32.9	71.7%	0.15%
81	South Sudan	12,188,788	2.05%	245,380	20	610,952	6,145	3.71	18.7	27.7%	0.15%
82	Haiti	11,906,095	1.13%	133,538	432	27,560	−32,052	2.59	24.1	61.7%	0.14%
83	Belgium	11,758,603	0.17%	19,840	388	30,280	31,989	1.39	41.9	98.8%	0.14%
84	Jordan	11,520,684	−0.28%	−32,192	130	88,780	−303,267	2.57	24.7	85.1%	0.14%
85	Dominican Republic	11,520,487	0.81%	92,930	238	48,320	−35,306	2.19	28.3	86.4%	0.14%
86	United Arab Emirates	11,346,000	2.89%	318,871	136	83,600	158,634	1.21	31.6	81.1%	0.14%
87	Honduras	11,005,850	1.66%	180,147	98	111,890	−4,778	2.45	24.2	58.3%	0.13%
88	Cuba	10,937,203	−0.39%	−42,580	103	106,440	−22,244	1.45	42.2	81.9%	0.13%
89	Tajikistan	10,786,734	1.85%	195,807	77	139,960	−21,606	2.99	22.2	27.7%	0.13%
90	Papua New Guinea	10,762,817	1.76%	186,315	24	452,860	−284	3.03	22.8	12.6%	0.13%
91	Sweden	10,656,633	0.47%	49,634	26	410,340	47,079	1.44	40.3	87.4%	0.13%
92	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,609,239	−1.18%	−126,620	137	77,240	−112,188	1.47	43.8	75%	0.13%
93	Portugal	10,411,834	−0.13%	−13,458	114	91,590	16,472	1.52	46.9	66.5%	0.13%
94	Azerbaijan	10,397,713	0.59%	61,136	126	82,658	8,731	1.67	33.6	58.7%	0.13%
95	Greece	9,938,844	−1.08%	−108,973	77	128,900	16,636	1.34	46.8	89.5%	0.12%
96	Togo	9,721,608	2.17%	206,372	179	54,390	−15,010	4.07	19.1	44.2%	0.12%
97	Hungary	9,632,287	−0.45%	−43,848	106	90,530	−16,331	1.5	43.9	72%	0.12%
98	Israel	9,517,181	1.39%	130,160	440	21,640	11,466	2.75	29.2	91.4%	0.12%
99	Austria	9,113,574	−0.08%	−7,239	111	82,409	11,254	1.33	43.6	58.6%	0.11%
100	Belarus	8,997,603	−0.65%	−59,093	44	202,910	−3,020	1.23	41.3	84.4%	0.11%
101	Switzerland	8,967,407	0.51%	45,426	227	39,516	37,253	1.44	42.9	74.4%	0.11%
102	Sierra Leone	8,819,794	2.06%	177,772	122	72,180	−11,309	3.61	19.7	45.5%	0.11%
103	Laos	7,873,046	1.33%	103,227	34	230,800	−10,645	2.36	24.9	38.3%	0.096%
104	Turkmenistan	7,618,847	1.66%	124,349	16	469,930	13,268	2.63	26.9	46.5%	0.093%
105	Libya	7,458,555	1.05%	77,532	4	1,759,540	−172	2.25	27.7	77.5%	0.091%
106	Hong Kong	7,396,076	−0.25%	−18,833	7,044	1,050	17,863	0.73	47.4		0.090%
107	Kyrgyzstan	7,295,034	1.52%	109,025	38	191,800	1,815	2.75	25.4	35.3%	0.089%
108	Paraguay	7,013,078	1.21%	83,925	18	397,300	−12,423	2.4	27	68%	0.085%
109	Nicaragua	7,007,502	1.32%	91,362	58	120,340	−8,371	2.18	26	58.1%	0.085%
110	Bulgaria	6,714,560	−0.64%	−43,129	62	108,560	−2,961	1.74	44.8	77.1%	0.082%
111	Serbia	6,689,039	−0.7%	−47,177	76	87,460	−13,086	1.5	44.4	73.6%	0.081%
112	Congo	6,484,437	2.39%	151,476	19	341,500	−2,999	4.05	18.6	69.8%	0.079%
113	El Salvador	6,365,503	0.43%	27,310	307	20,720	−23,934	1.75	27.9	79.9%	0.077%
114	Denmark	6,002,507	0.42%	25,095	141	42,430	22,103	1.52	41.3	87.4%	0.073%
115	Singapore	5,870,750	0.66%	38,363	8,387	700	16,892	0.96	36.2		0.071%
116	Lebanon	5,849,421	0.75%	43,459	572	10,230	−10,230	2.21	28.8	86%	0.071%
117	Liberia	5,731,206	2.11%	118,389	60	96,320	−9,870	3.79	18.8	55%	0.070%
118	Finland	5,623,329	0.11%	6,019	19	303,890	18,246	1.3	43.2	86.7%	0.068%
119	Norway	5,623,071	0.83%	46,411	15	365,268	29,798	1.42	39.8	85.9%	0.068%
120	State of Palestine	5,589,623	1.71%	94,180	929	6,020	−23,156	3.19	20.1	84.2%	0.068%
121	Central African Republic	5,513,282	3.43%	182,592	9	622,980	−14,693	5.81	14.5	44.5%	0.067%
122	Oman	5,494,691	4.04%	213,153	18	309,500	113,734	2.48	29.7	90.8%	0.067%
123	Slovakia	5,474,881	−0.58%	−31,879	114	48,088	−31,377	1.57	42.3	54%	0.067%
124	Mauritania	5,315,065	2.82%	145,670	5	1,030,700	−5,044	4.56	17.4	60.3%	0.065%
125	Ireland	5,308,039	1.01%	53,022	77	68,890	35,417	1.6	39	62.1%	0.064%
126	New Zealand	5,251,899	0.73%	37,955	20	263,310	17,403	1.65	37.7	83.6%	0.064%
127	Costa Rica	5,152,950	0.45%	23,040	101	51,060	1,000	1.31	35.2	85.2%	0.063%
128	Kuwait	5,026,078	1.86%	91,571	282	17,820	42,775	1.5	34.8	91.6%	0.061%
129	Panama	4,571,189	1.23%	55,612	61	74,340	6,151	2.09	30.3	70.7%	0.056%
130	Croatia	3,848,160	−0.7%	−27,165	69	55,960	−3,481	1.47	45.3	61.7%	0.047%
131	Georgia	3,806,671	−0.03%	−999	55	69,490	1,283	1.79	37.3	62%	0.046%
132	Eritrea	3,607,003	2.02%	71,400	36	101,000	−6,698	3.61	19.2	74.8%	0.044%
133	Mongolia	3,517,100	1.2%	41,560	2	1,553,560	79	2.58	26.9	67.2%	0.043%
134	Uruguay	3,384,688	−0.06%	−1,900	19	175,020	−1,338	1.39	36.4		0.041%
135	Puerto Rico	3,235,289	−0.21%	−6,915	365	8,870	5,495	0.94	45.8		0.039%
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,140,095	−0.76%	−24,158	62	51,000	−6,994	1.5	45.7	56.3%	0.038%
137	Qatar	3,115,889	2.21%	67,466	268	11,610	36,288	1.7	33.5	96.6%	0.038%
138	Namibia	3,092,816	2.07%	62,685	4	823,290	1,866	3.17	21.3	54.4%	0.038%
139	Moldova	2,996,106	−1.28%	−38,855	91	32,850	−29,766	1.72	38.6	57.7%	0.036%
140	Armenia	2,952,365	−0.72%	−21,475	104	28,470	−29,013	1.71	36.6	63.8%	0.036%
141	Jamaica	2,837,077	−0.07%	−2,098	262	10,830	−11,053	1.34	32.8	60.2%	0.034%
142	Lithuania	2,830,144	−1.01%	−28,966	45	62,674	−24,618	1.22	42.3	68.2%	0.034%
143	Gambia	2,822,093	2.25%	62,105	279	10,120	−2,984	3.8	18.6	61.3%	0.034%
144	Albania	2,771,508	−0.73%	−20,257	101	27,400	−24,230	1.33	37.3	70.3%	0.034%
145	Gabon	2,593,130	2.13%	54,178	10	257,670	1,116	3.54	21.5	83.7%	0.032%
146	Botswana	2,562,122	1.63%	40,983	5	566,730	−5,665	2.66	23.4	75.6%	0.031%
147	Lesotho	2,363,325	1.11%	25,902	78	30,360	−5,192	2.64	21.8	32.8%	0.029%
148	Guinea-Bissau	2,249,515	2.19%	48,163	80	28,120	−1,373	3.68	19.4	46.2%	0.027%
149	Slovenia	2,117,072	−0.08%	−1,625	105	20,140	2,711	1.58	44.6	55.7%	0.026%
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,938,431	2.43%	45,915	69	28,050	3,812	4.04	20.9	63.6%	0.024%
151	Latvia	1,853,559	−0.98%	−18,312	30	62,200	−7,330	1.35	43.6	67.5%	0.023%
152	North Macedonia	1,813,791	−0.51%	−9,218	72	25,220	−5,645	1.47	41	69.4%	0.022%
153	Bahrain	1,643,332	2.26%	36,283	2,162	760	18,128	1.78	33.4		0.020%
154	Trinidad and Tobago	1,511,155	0.22%	3,373	295	5,130	691	1.52	37.7	49.1%	0.018%
155	Timor-Leste	1,418,517	1.28%	17,879	95	14,870	−2,550	2.56	21.7	36%	0.017%
156	Cyprus	1,370,754	0.92%	12,472	148	9,240	7,749	1.37	38.6	61.1%	0.017%
157	Estonia	1,344,232	−1.2%	−16,314	32	42,390	−13,350	1.38	42.8	66.9%	0.016%
158	Mauritius	1,268,280	−0.23%	−2,889	625	2,030	−2,784	1.21	37.8	41.5%	0.015%
159	Eswatini	1,256,174	1.07%	13,352	73	17,200	−5,775	2.68	22.5	31.3%	0.015%
160	Djibouti	1,184,076	1.31%	15,354	51	23,180	−581	2.58	24.9	71.3%	0.014%
161	Fiji	933,154	0.47%	4,370	51	18,270	−3,288	2.25	28.1	60.8%	0.011%
162	Comoros	882,847	1.87%	16,219	474	1,861	−2,127	3.76	20.6	33.6%	0.011%
163	Réunion	882,405	0.43%	3,814	353	2,500	−2,585	2.13	38.1		0.011%
164	Solomon Islands	838,645	2.37%	19,447	30	27,990	1,631	3.46	20.7	22.8%	0.010%
165	Guyana	835,986	0.59%	4,899	4	196,850	−5,092	2.37	26.2	26.6%	0.010%
166	Bhutan	796,682	0.65%	5,158	21	38,117	455	1.44	30.5	50.3%	0.0097%
167	Macao	722,007	0.24%	1,745	24,067	30	−328	0.69	39.6	97.1%	0.0088%
168	Luxembourg	680,453	1.1%	7,417	263	2,590	5,237	1.4	39.5	87.2%	0.0083%
169	Suriname	639,850	0.85%	5,419	4	156,000	−967	2.21	28.6	62.4%	0.0078%
170	Montenegro	632,729	−0.9%	−5,750	47	13,450	−9,279	1.79	40	68.7%	0.0077%
171	Western Sahara	600,904	1.76%	10,398	2	266,000	5,030	2.15	32.6	97%	0.0073%
172	Malta	545,405	1.07%	5,798	1,704	320	5,161	1.11	41.1	76.5%	0.0066%
173	Maldives	529,676	0.36%	1,877	1,766	300	−2,283	1.55	32.7	39.6%	0.0064%
174	Cabo Verde	527,326	0.47%	2,449	131	4,030	−1,284	1.5	29	78.6%	0.0064%
175	Brunei	466,330	0.78%	3,609	88	5,270	0	1.71	32.7	80.1%	0.0057%
176	Belize	422,924	1.4%	5,852	19	22,810	360	2.01	26.9	48.6%	0.0051%
177	Bahamas	403,033	0.44%	1,750	40	10,010	935	1.36	35.3	88.4%	0.0049%
178	Iceland	398,266	1.24%	4,870	4	100,250	2,709	1.5	36.2	84%	0.0048%
179	Guadeloupe	373,791	−0.35%	−1,315	221	1,690	−1,587	2.05	47.2		0.0045%
180	Martinique	340,439	−0.8%	−2,756	321	1,060	−2,491	1.97	49.7		0.0041%
181	Mayotte	337,011	3.22%	10,506	899	375	44	4.5	17.1	41.4%	0.0041%
182	Vanuatu	335,169	2.26%	7,392	27	12,190	−52	3.53	20.3	25.4%	0.0041%
183	French Guiana	313,666	1.67%	5,144	4	82,200	−909	3.29	25	94.5%	0.0038%
184	New Caledonia	295,333	0.92%	2,694	16	18,280	440	1.95	34.5	75.7%	0.0036%
185	Barbados	282,623	0.06%	156	657	430	−87	1.71	39.4	32.5%	0.0034%
186	French Polynesia	282,465	0.23%	658	77	3,660	−1,199	1.48	36.1	65.9%	0.0034%
187	Sao Tome & Principe	240,254	2%	4,718	250	960	−650	3.53	19.5	78.2%	0.0029%
188	Samoa	219,306	0.59%	1,287	77	2,830	−2,815	3.75	19.8	16.3%	0.0027%
189	Curaçao	185,487	0%	5	418	444	470	1.07	38.7	80.8%	0.0023%
190	Saint Lucia	180,149	0.23%	405	295	610	−23	1.38	34.6	19.9%	0.0022%
191	Guam	168,999	0.73%	1,222	313	540	−493	2.71	31.5	98.8%	0.0021%
192	Kiribati	136,488	1.46%	1,970	169	810	−462	3.09	22.9	57.3%	0.0017%
193	Seychelles	132,779	1.81%	2,361	289	460	1,590	2.08	34.3	43.8%	0.0016%
194	Grenada	117,303	0.08%	96	345	340	−185	1.46	34.4	35.5%	0.0014%
195	Micronesia	113,683	0.46%	523	162	700	−1,125	2.71	23.3	23.5%	0.0014%
196	Aruba	108,147	0.07%	81	601	180	111	1.6	41.5	44.7%	0.0013%
197	Tonga	103,742	−0.42%	−433	144	720	−2,150	3.07	20.8	26%	0.0013%
198	St. Vincent & Grenadines	99,924	−0.69%	−692	256	390	−714	1.75	34.4	61.6%	0.0012%
199	Antigua and Barbuda	94,209	0.47%	437	214	440	12	1.58	36.3	28.5%	0.0011%
200	U.S. Virgin Islands	84,138	−0.9%	−767	240	350	−357	2.07	44.8		0.0010%
201	Isle of Man	84,118	−0.05%	−42	148	570	166	1.53	46.1	56.7%	0.0010%
202	Andorra	82,904	1.18%	966	176	470	843	1.1	43.9	82.3%	0.0010%
203	Cayman Islands	75,844	1.86%	1,387	316	240	888	1.51	38.7	89.1%	0.00092%
204	Dominica	65,871	−0.5%	−334	88	750	−242	1.47	36.3	84.5%	0.00080%
205	Bermuda	64,555	−0.13%	−81	1,291	50	−2	1.41	46	93%	0.00078%
206	Faeroe Islands	56,002	1.09%	602	40	1,396	386	2.2	37.1	39.5%	0.00068%
207	Greenland	55,745	−0.17%	−95	0	410,450	−265	1.91	35.1	90.7%	0.00068%
208	Saint Kitts & Nevis	46,922	0.17%	79	180	260	18	1.51	36.2	39.4%	0.00057%
209	Turks and Caicos	46,855	0.69%	320	49	950	177	1.44	39.2	79.4%	0.00057%
210	American Samoa	46,029	−1.57%	−736	230	200	−1,051	2.25	29		0.00056%
211	Sint Maarten	43,923	1.32%	573	1,292	34	530	1.43	41.8	99.8%	0.00053%
212	Northern Mariana Islands	43,541	−1.66%	−737	95	460	−963	2.28	38		0.00053%
213	Liechtenstein	40,128	0.65%	258	251	160	194	1.54	44.5	14.7%	0.00049%
214	Gibraltar	40,126	2.03%	797	4,013	10	549	1.88	38.8	88.5%	0.00049%
215	British Virgin Islands	39,732	0.66%	261	265	150	153	1.06	38.6	43.4%	0.00048%
216	Monaco	38,341	−0.75%	−290	25,732	1	100	2.09	53.6		0.00047%
217	Marshall Islands	36,282	−3.37%	−1,266	202	180	−1,698	2.82	20.4		0.00044%
218	San Marino	33,572	−0.03%	−9	560	60	122	1.16	48.6		0.00041%
219	Caribbean Netherlands	31,338	2.16%	663	96	328	600	1.45	39.6	65.6%	0.00038%
220	Palau	17,663	−0.18%	−32	38	460	−16	1.86	38.5		0.00021%
221	Anguilla	14,728	0.89%	130	164	90	70	1.35	38.7		0.00018%
222	Cook Islands	13,263	−3.39%	−466	55	240	−460	2	37.1		0.00016%
223	Nauru	12,025	0.65%	78	601	20	−122	3.25	20.2	94.2%	0.00015%
224	Saint Barthelemy	11,414	1.39%	156	544	21	158	0.83	39		0.00014%
225	Wallis & Futuna	11,194	−0.74%	−83	80	140	−83	1.4	38.2		0.00014%
226	Tuvalu	9,492	−1.6%	−154	316	30	−255	3.14	24.2	86%	0.00012%
227	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5,574	−0.96%	−54	24	230	−8	1.28	47.2		0.000068%
228	Saint Helena	5,197	−0.76%	−40	13	390	1	1.64	50.9	33.4%	0.000063%
229	Montserrat	4,359	−0.68%	−30	44	100	−9	1.45	41.6	11.5%	0.000053%
230	Falkland Islands	3,469	−0.03%	−1	0	12,170	−17	1.7	42.8	68%	0.000042%
231	Tokelau	2,608	4.07%	102	261	10	53	2.57	27.3		0.000032%
232	Niue	1,821	0.11%	2	7	260	3	2.46	35.7	44.5%	0.000022%
233	Holy See	501	1.01%	5	1,253	0	13	1	57.4		0.0000061%

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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