World Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,109,919,038

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,281,732
1951	2,537,903,216
1952	2,584,114,205
1953	2,634,356,935
1954	2,685,590,063
1955	2,739,521,676
1956	2,794,375,176
1957	2,850,805,172
1958	2,909,180,671
1959	2,964,387,802
1960	3,013,635,944
1961	3,062,400,030
1962	3,118,662,306
1963	3,186,975,278
1964	3,258,724,936
1965	3,328,874,692
1966	3,398,210,073
1967	3,467,306,317
1968	3,537,784,060
1969	3,611,884,732
1970	3,686,358,806
1971	3,761,411,418
1972	3,835,664,080
1973	3,911,256,979
1974	3,986,602,794
1975	4,060,813,415
1976	4,133,640,141
1977	4,207,077,913
1978	4,280,814,982
1979	4,356,347,345
1980	4,434,369,027
1981	4,514,897,364
1982	4,597,804,461
1983	4,682,092,816
1984	4,765,520,534
1985	4,851,425,222
1986	4,939,329,744
1987	5,030,000,971
1988	5,121,352,059
1989	5,212,738,463
1990	5,305,071,109
1991	5,395,952,589
1992	5,482,354,807
1993	5,567,486,370
1994	5,650,927,137
1995	5,733,431,741
1996	5,815,289,544
1997	5,896,844,650
1998	5,977,754,788
1999	6,058,221,405
2000	6,138,953,453
2001	6,221,029,428
2002	6,302,721,576
2003	6,384,224,809
2004	6,465,783,618
2005	6,548,371,746
2006	6,631,433,804
2007	6,715,805,223
2008	6,801,164,688
2009	6,887,912,463
2010	6,975,231,543
2011	7,062,699,408
2012	7,150,833,775
2013	7,240,109,831
2014	7,328,484,132
2015	7,416,323,136
2016	7,502,919,760
2017	7,589,636,559
2018	7,674,051,669
2019	7,755,395,497
2020	7,832,338,060
2021	7,901,785,662
2022	7,967,190,974
2023	8,036,436,982
2024	8,109,919,038
2025	8,183,348,030
2026	8,255,820,076
2027	8,327,512,892
2028	8,398,311,000
2029	8,468,620,045
2030	8,537,968,588
2031	8,606,463,839
2032	8,673,969,383
2033	8,740,938,926
2034	8,806,822,305
2035	8,871,756,850
2036	8,935,560,211
2037	8,998,627,422
2038	9,060,596,836
2039	9,121,512,672
2040	9,181,115,479
2041	9,239,807,454
2042	9,297,175,590
2043	9,353,271,488
2044	9,407,896,890
2045	9,461,328,749
2046	9,513,152,042
2047	9,563,443,897
2048	9,612,021,098
2049	9,659,083,412
2050	9,704,263,237
2051	9,747,654,082
2052	9,789,191,221
2053	9,829,261,477
2054	9,867,490,678
2055	9,904,088,500
2056	9,939,015,773
2057	9,972,581,734
2058	10,004,618,002
2059	10,035,198,536
2060	10,064,305,215
2061	10,092,345,684
2062	10,119,200,143
2063	10,144,978,480
2064	10,169,608,718
2065	10,193,262,831
2066	10,215,695,800
2067	10,237,110,755
2068	10,257,495,487
2069	10,276,864,524
2070	10,295,097,206
2071	10,312,196,836
2072	10,328,205,706
2073	10,343,204,954
2074	10,357,012,667
2075	10,369,598,040
2076	10,380,916,744
2077	10,390,995,327
2078	10,399,802,517
2079	10,407,449,645
2080	10,413,949,874
2081	10,419,312,217
2082	10,423,593,067
2083	10,426,913,581
2084	10,429,247,617
2085	10,430,602,509
2086	10,430,966,030
2087	10,430,406,479
2088	10,429,054,464
2089	10,426,927,167
2090	10,423,959,436
2091	10,420,173,008
2092	10,415,577,369
2093	10,410,202,317
2094	10,404,055,175
2095	10,397,194,131
2096	10,389,516,370
2097	10,380,976,708
2098	10,371,621,285
2099	10,361,534,709
2100	10,350,775,008

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.