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World Population: Past, Present, and Future

(move and expand the bar at the bottom of the chart to navigate through time)

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.

Wonder how big was the world's population when you were born?
Check out this simple wizard or this more elaborated one to find out.

Growth Rate

Population in the world is currently (2020) growing at a rate of around 1.05% per year (down from 1.08% in 2019, 1.10% in 2018, and 1.12% in 2017). The current average population increase is estimated at 81 million people per year.

Annual growth rate reached its peak in the late 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 take another nearly 40 years to increase by another 50% to become 9 billion by 2037.

The latest world population projections indicate that world population will reach 10 billion persons in the year 2057.

World Population (2020 and historical)
View the complete population historical table
World Population Forecast (2020-2050)
View population projections for all years (up to 2100)
World Population Milestones

10 Billion (2057)

The United Nations projects world population to reach 10 billion in the year 2057.

9 Billion (2037)

World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037.

8 Billion (2023)

World population is expected to reach 8 billion people in 2023 according to the United Nations (in 2026 according to the U.S. Census Bureau).

7.9 Billion (2022)

The current world population is 7.9 billion as of February 2022 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.

7 Billion (2011)

According to the United Nations, world population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011.
The US Census Bureau made a lower estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was only reached on March 12, 2012.

6 Billion (1999)

According to the United Nations, the 6 billion figure was reached 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, the date and time of when 6 billion was reached will probably change because the already uncertain estimates are constantly being updated.

Previous Milestones

Summary Table

1 - 1804 ( 1803 years): 0.2 to 1 bil.

1804 - 2011 ( 207 years): from 1 billion to 7 billion

World Population by Region

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 recent 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

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 grossly 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 2019 Revision provides the most recent data available (released in June of 2019). 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 at least two years old, 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 clocks are the most accurate

The above world population clock is based on the latest estimates released in June of 2019 by the United Nations and will show the same number wherever you are in the world and whatever time you set on your PC. Worldometer is the only website to show live counters that are based on U.N. data and that do not follow the user's PC clock.

Visitors around the world visiting a PC clock based counter, see different numbers depending on where they are located, and in the past have seen other world population clocks - such as the one hosted on a United Nations website and on National Geographic - reaching 7 billion whenever their 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.

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World Population Clock: 7.9 Billion People (2022) - Worldometer

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How many people are there in the world? World population has reached 7.7 billion. World population live counter with data sheets, graphs, maps, and census data regarding the current, historical, and future world population figures, estimates, growth rates, densities and demographics

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World, Asia - Pacific

World population tops 8B landmark, just 11 years after hitting 7B milestone

Dilara Hamit | 19.11.2022

The baby named Vinice Villorente Mabansag, symbolizing the 8 billionth person in the world, sleeps inside in her family's house in Manila, Philippines on November 19, 2022. ( Dante Diosina Jr - Anadolu Agency )

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Filipino baby girl becomes world's 8 billionth person

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World, Asia - Pacific World population tops 8B landmark, just 11 years after hitting 7B milestone Dilara Hamit | 19.11.2022 The baby named Vinice Villorente Mabansag, symbolizing the 8 billionth person in the world, sleeps inside in her family's house in Manila, Philippines on November 19, 2022.

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Nimetage nii palju põhjuseid kui meelde tuleb

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Millal algas eriti kiire rahvaarvu kasv? Millega see võiks seotud olla?

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Millal algas eriti kiire rahvaarvu kasv? Millega see võiks seotud olla?

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Rahvaarvu paiknemine; rahvastiku kasvu mõjutavad tegurid

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Rahvaarvu paiknemine; rahvastiku kasvu mõjutavad tegurid

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Kumb hakkas enne vähenema: sündimus või suremus? Mis tegurid seda põhjustasid?

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7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast? | SKUNK BEAR

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Kas rahvaarvu kiire kasv on igal pool maailmas probleem? Kas näiteks Eestis kurdetakse pigem rahvaarvu suurenemise või vähenemise pärast?

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Kas rahvaarvu kiire kasv on igal pool maailmas probleem? Kas näiteks Eestis kurdetakse pigem rahvaarvu suurenemise või vähenemise pärast?

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Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100

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Statistikaameti juhtivanalüütiku Terje Trasbergi sõnul jääb möödunud aastat iseloomustama erakordselt kõrge surmade arv, mida registreeriti 5315 võrra rohkem kui sünde. „Kõrge suremus ja viimaste aastatega samale tasemele jäänud sündimus tingisid negatiivse loomuliku iibe. Sellele vastukaaluks oli rändesaldo taas positiivne - Eestisse saabus elama 7043 inimest rohkem, kui siit lahkus. Kokkuvõttes kasvas Eesti rahvaarv 1728 inimese ehk piltlikult öeldes Kiili alevi elanike võrra."

Sündide arv püsis samal tasemel, surmade arv kasvas oluliselt

Möödunud aastal sündis 13 272 last, mis on samas suurusjärgus üle-eelmise aastaga, kuid 800 lapse võrra vähem kui 2019. aastal, mil sündis 14 099 last. „Võrreldes viimast kaht aastat koroonaeelsete aastatega, siis vähenenud on esimeste, teiste ja kolmandate laste arv, kuid suurenenud on neljandate ja enamate laste sünnitamiste arv. Ema vanuse järgi vaadates suurenes nende naiste arv, kes sünnitasid oma esimese või teise lapse vanuses 30-44," selgitas Trasberg.

Eelmisel aastal suri 18 587 inimest. Viimasel kümnel aasta on surmajuhtumite arv jäänud 15 000 -16 000 vahele ja aastased kõikumised on olnud 300 piires. „Möödunud aasta näitaja oli aga erakordne - viimati oli suremus nii kõrge 1997. aastal," täpsustas Trasberg.

Loomuliku iibe tõttu vähenes rahvaarv mullu inimese võrra. Ainukese maakonnana oli loomulik iive positiivne Tartumaal. „Üldistatult võib öelda, et loomulik iive on negatiivne kogu Eestis, kaasaarvatud suurtes linnades. Ainukeseks erandiks on suurte linnade ümber asuvad vallad nagu näiteks Rae ja Saue vald Tallinna lähedal ning Luunja ja Kambja vald Tartu ümber," ütles analüütik.

Rändesaldo oli positiivne ja sisseränne viimaste aastate suurim

Eestisse rändas 2021. aastal 19 524 inimest ja siit lahkus 12 481 inimest saabujaid oli kolmandiku võrra enam kui lahkujaid ning rändesaldo püsis seitsmendat aastat järjest positiivne. Enamasti olid rändajateks Eesti enda kodanikud, kelle rändesaldo oli peale aastast pausi taas positiivne. Peamiselt tullakse Eestisse Soomest ja Ukrainast ning minnakse Soome.

1. juunist hakkab statistikaamet avaldama 2021. aasta rahvaloenduse tulemusi. Rahvaloenduse andmetega saab täpsustada muuhulgas seda, kuidas on viimase 20 aasta jooksul muutunud esimese lapse saamise vanus, kui suur osa Eesti elanikest peab end eestlasteks, milliseid emakeeli Eestis räägitakse ja kuidas on muutunud väljaspool Eestit sündinute protsent viimase kahe kümnendi jooksul.

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Sisseränne tasakaalustas kõrget suremust, rahvaarv kasvas

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Statistikaameti andmetel oli 1. jaanuaril 2022 Eesti rahvaarv 1 331 796 ehk 1728 inimese võrra suurem kui aasta tagasi. Eelmisel aastal sündis Eestis 13 272 inimest ja suri 18 587. Rändeandmetel saabus Eestisse 19 524 ja riigist lahkus 12 481 inimest.

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Miks kasutatakse tihti mõistet "loomuliku iibe kordaja" ehk iive 1000 el kohta?

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Miks kasutatakse tihti mõistet "loomuliku iibe kordaja" ehk iive 1000 el kohta?

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Natural population growth is the population increase determined by births and deaths. Migration flows are not taken into account. This is shown from 1950, with UN projections to 2099 based on its median scenario.

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2021 a sündis Eestis 13 138 last ja suri 18 445 inimest. Mis oli Eesti loomulik iive?

Miks "loomulik" iive? Kuidas veel rahvaarv muutuda saab peale sündimuse/suremuse?

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Vaata õp lk 27, millistes riikides on kõrge loomulik iive. Mida see endaga kaasa toob?

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The world's population has reached the symbolic milestone of adding another billion to this planet. While 7 billion is a static number, the expansion and distribution of the world's population is a very dynamic issue that a single map of where these 7 billion are living ( as shown on this website back in July) does not do full justice of what is happening on the planet of people. A lot has changed from the 2.5 billion people that lived on the planet in the middle of the last century to today's 7 billion, moving the gravitational centre of people considerably towards Asia. This has now started turning towards the African continent, which has not only been a considerable part of the global population growth over the last quarter of the century (and is therefore home to a large share of the world's children), but is expected outnumber Asian population growth considerably in the decades to come.
The following cartogram-map animation shows these changing trends between 1950 and 2100. It is based on United Nations probabilistic population projections of total fertility from the 2010 Revision of the World Population Prospects. From the year 2010, the data is based on a future projection of expected population changed. " To project the population until 2100, the United Nations Population Division uses assumptions regarding future trends in fertility, mortality and international migration. Because future trends cannot be known with certainty, a number of projection variants are produced" ( quoted from the WPP documentation). I used the data from the probabilistic median variant, in which the population is expected to grow to approximately 10 billion by the year 2100 (see below for a graph of the different scenarios produced by the UN). The animation therefore shows the changing distributions of population between the different countries (note that South Sudan is not included in the estimates; Sudan is therefore treated as one country in this map), with Europe losing large shares of population in total as well as in relation to the rest of the world, while the dominance of Asia slowly starts to be relativised by the increasing population shares on the African continent, making the changes in the Americas almost insignificant from a global perspective:

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See also the (static) world population cartogram for this year

Apparently, this animation outlines one possible scenario how the global population shifts may develop over the next 90 years. It may all come very different, and depending on what assumptions one makes about our behavior of how we reproduce ourselves, we could as well start becoming less people much earlier - or continue to grow exponentially. The UN Population Prospects takes different scenarios into account, of which the above animation shows the median prospects. The other variations of how the world's population may develop can also be assessed in further detail as shown above. The following graph gives an overview of the different projections, and the detailed data can be obtained from the UN WPP website (see http://esa.un.org/wpp/unpp/panel_population.htm).

With 7 billion marking another milestone in our presence on the planet, old debates about the maximum sustainable human population will come up once again, often diffusely mixed with discussion about migration and overpopulation on a national level (yet they have often been proven wrong before).
Maybe there will be 10 billion of our species around in 2100. Maye much fewer, or even more. Perhaps we should be less obsessed by counting and predicting our growth (and decline), but about the things that really matter. Whether we are too many or even too few depends a lot on how we live our lives on this planet. There could be enough space, and enough resources for all of us, we just have to live slightly less stupid in some parts of the world to make us all a bit more happy.
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Global Population Changes: From 2.5 to 10 billion in 150 years - Views of the World

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Kirjuta vihikusse 10 suurima rahvaarvuga riiki maailmas.

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Kirjuta vihikusse 10 suurima rahvaarvuga riiki maailmas.

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Võrdle "world population clock" ja õpik lk 27 andmeid. Milliste riikide rahvaarv kasvab kiirelt (0:38)?

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7 Billion: Are You Typical? -- National Geographic Magazine | National Geographic