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).
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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.
View the complete population historical table
Year (July 1) | Population | Yearly % Change | Yearly Change | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) |
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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 |
View population projections for all years (up to 2100)
Year (July 1) | Population | Yearly % Change | Yearly Change | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) |
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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 |
The United Nations projects world population will reach 10 billion in the year 2060.
World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037.
The current world population is 8,174,891,806 as of Saturday, September 7, 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.
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]
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 |
# | Region | Population (2024) | Yearly Change | Net Change | Density (P/Km²) | Land Area (Km²) | Migrants (net) | Fert. Rate | Med. Age | Urban Pop % | World Share |
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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 % |
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According to a study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, there are:
# | 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 % |
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.
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 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.