World Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,110,423,816

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,574,043
1951	2,538,207,948
1952	2,584,463,463
1953	2,634,701,409
1954	2,685,961,309
1955	2,739,901,720
1956	2,794,751,608
1957	2,851,214,601
1958	2,909,580,186
1959	2,964,728,620
1960	3,013,954,001
1961	3,062,751,032
1962	3,119,130,949
1963	3,187,485,726
1964	3,259,205,163
1965	3,329,352,215
1966	3,398,686,019
1967	3,467,779,743
1968	3,538,295,747
1969	3,612,393,844
1970	3,686,882,252
1971	3,761,919,070
1972	3,836,181,688
1973	3,911,778,427
1974	3,987,119,109
1975	4,061,313,304
1976	4,134,142,287
1977	4,207,582,521
1978	4,281,328,814
1979	4,356,883,723
1980	4,434,915,838
1981	4,515,462,775
1982	4,598,394,586
1983	4,682,660,997
1984	4,766,105,460
1985	4,852,024,018
1986	4,939,953,042
1987	5,030,637,607
1988	5,121,972,048
1989	5,213,374,591
1990	5,305,713,533
1991	5,396,548,355
1992	5,482,939,175
1993	5,568,062,728
1994	5,651,495,276
1995	5,733,998,899
1996	5,815,847,469
1997	5,897,403,266
1998	5,978,308,964
1999	6,058,774,732
2000	6,139,516,768
2001	6,221,592,901
2002	6,303,283,226
2003	6,384,785,864
2004	6,466,348,276
2005	6,548,940,765
2006	6,632,013,212
2007	6,716,393,752
2008	6,801,755,917
2009	6,888,515,335
2010	6,975,833,182
2011	7,063,304,349
2012	7,151,448,871
2013	7,240,717,679
2014	7,329,094,225
2015	7,416,918,751
2016	7,503,516,990
2017	7,590,226,071
2018	7,674,615,290
2019	7,755,946,788
2020	7,832,823,128
2021	7,902,221,237
2022	7,967,652,006
2023	8,036,952,044
2024	8,110,423,816
2025	8,183,848,769
2026	8,256,315,318
2027	8,328,003,359
2028	8,398,793,061
2029	8,469,099,246
2030	8,538,442,173
2031	8,606,931,338
2032	8,674,429,006
2033	8,741,394,374
2034	8,807,271,508
2035	8,872,199,384
2036	8,935,992,860
2037	8,999,056,073
2038	9,061,018,811
2039	9,121,926,193
2040	9,181,518,605
2041	9,240,204,677
2042	9,297,564,429
2043	9,353,651,106
2044	9,408,264,631
2045	9,461,688,189
2046	9,513,501,244
2047	9,563,782,262
2048	9,612,345,821
2049	9,659,397,407
2050	9,704,565,398
2051	9,747,943,160
2052	9,789,468,310
2053	9,829,527,245
2054	9,867,745,503
2055	9,904,332,067
2056	9,939,247,514
2057	9,972,804,657
2058	10,004,831,276
2059	10,035,401,154
2060	10,064,498,705
2061	10,092,532,204
2062	10,119,379,730
2063	10,145,150,091
2064	10,169,772,598
2065	10,193,418,925
2066	10,215,844,702
2067	10,237,253,557
2068	10,257,629,544
2069	10,276,992,114
2070	10,295,216,666
2071	10,312,309,057
2072	10,328,310,146
2073	10,343,302,136
2074	10,357,101,402
2075	10,369,678,370
2076	10,380,987,679
2077	10,391,057,786
2078	10,399,856,943
2079	10,407,496,510
2080	10,413,988,275
2081	10,419,343,019
2082	10,423,617,572
2083	10,426,931,273
2084	10,429,258,483
2085	10,430,606,540
2086	10,430,963,355
2087	10,430,398,155
2088	10,429,041,481
2089	10,426,907,940
2090	10,423,934,848
2091	10,420,142,234
2092	10,415,542,108
2093	10,410,160,821
2094	10,404,009,478
2095	10,397,142,367
2096	10,389,459,480
2097	10,380,913,318
2098	10,371,552,854
2099	10,361,461,249
2100	10,350,693,242

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.