World Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,108,208,458

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,493,290,240
1951	2,536,869,070
1952	2,582,930,800
1953	2,633,188,480
1954	2,684,331,465
1955	2,738,233,482
1956	2,793,098,590
1957	2,849,417,823
1958	2,907,828,007
1959	2,963,232,775
1960	3,012,556,662
1961	3,061,206,976
1962	3,117,073,092
1963	3,185,246,058
1964	3,257,097,434
1965	3,327,255,968
1966	3,396,596,639
1967	3,465,700,473
1968	3,536,050,122
1969	3,610,158,581
1970	3,684,584,864
1971	3,759,690,274
1972	3,833,909,835
1973	3,909,489,543
1974	3,984,852,990
1975	4,059,118,775
1976	4,131,938,243
1977	4,205,367,053
1978	4,279,072,559
1979	4,354,528,902
1980	4,432,515,366
1981	4,512,980,164
1982	4,595,804,681
1983	4,680,166,262
1984	4,763,537,809
1985	4,849,394,741
1986	4,937,216,649
1987	5,027,843,403
1988	5,119,250,400
1989	5,210,582,087
1990	5,302,894,725
1991	5,393,933,248
1992	5,480,374,512
1993	5,565,532,773
1994	5,649,001,248
1995	5,731,509,448
1996	5,813,398,665
1997	5,894,951,128
1998	5,975,876,199
1999	6,056,345,481
2000	6,137,044,395
2001	6,219,119,386
2002	6,300,817,673
2003	6,382,322,848
2004	6,463,869,836
2005	6,546,442,559
2006	6,629,469,489
2007	6,713,810,184
2008	6,799,160,700
2009	6,885,868,875
2010	6,973,191,971
2011	7,060,648,563
2012	7,148,749,428
2013	7,238,049,268
2014	7,326,416,413
2015	7,414,304,074
2016	7,500,896,003
2017	7,587,638,917
2018	7,672,141,515
2019	7,753,528,598
2020	7,830,695,081
2021	7,900,308,037
2022	7,965,626,757
2023	8,034,691,547
2024	8,108,208,458
2025	8,181,650,742
2026	8,254,141,412
2027	8,325,850,536
2028	8,396,677,326
2029	8,466,995,770
2030	8,536,363,370
2031	8,604,879,324
2032	8,672,411,792
2033	8,739,395,183
2034	8,805,299,759
2035	8,870,257,017
2036	8,934,094,026
2037	8,997,174,542
2038	9,059,166,669
2039	9,120,111,227
2040	9,179,749,427
2041	9,238,461,174
2042	9,295,857,762
2043	9,351,985,006
2044	9,406,650,822
2045	9,460,110,588
2046	9,511,968,615
2047	9,562,297,296
2048	9,610,920,876
2049	9,658,019,343
2050	9,703,239,312
2051	9,746,674,492
2052	9,788,252,444
2053	9,828,360,855
2054	9,866,627,166
2055	9,903,263,174
2056	9,938,230,613
2057	9,971,826,321
2058	10,003,895,322
2059	10,034,511,938
2060	10,063,649,638
2061	10,091,713,595
2062	10,118,591,588
2063	10,144,396,965
2064	10,169,053,520
2065	10,192,733,880
2066	10,215,191,212
2067	10,236,626,926
2068	10,257,041,324
2069	10,276,432,230
2070	10,294,692,449
2071	10,311,816,639
2072	10,327,851,939
2073	10,342,875,746
2074	10,356,712,091
2075	10,369,325,987
2076	10,380,676,552
2077	10,390,783,804
2078	10,399,618,214
2079	10,407,291,005
2080	10,413,819,915
2081	10,419,207,963
2082	10,423,510,176
2083	10,426,853,787
2084	10,429,210,959
2085	10,430,589,014
2086	10,430,975,234
2087	10,430,434,811
2088	10,429,098,620
2089	10,426,992,479
2090	10,424,042,940
2091	10,420,277,435
2092	10,415,697,022
2093	10,410,343,083
2094	10,404,210,237
2095	10,397,369,722
2096	10,389,709,330
2097	10,381,191,708
2098	10,371,853,363
2099	10,361,783,724
2100	10,351,050,246

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.