World Population

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

8,110,510,140

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,624,021
1951	2,538,260,041
1952	2,584,523,191
1953	2,634,760,303
1954	2,686,024,788
1955	2,739,966,708
1956	2,794,815,970
1957	2,851,284,620
1958	2,909,648,526
1959	2,964,786,907
1960	3,014,008,375
1961	3,062,811,006
1962	3,119,211,072
1963	3,187,573,024
1964	3,259,287,288
1965	3,329,433,872
1966	3,398,767,405
1967	3,467,860,685
1968	3,538,383,252
1969	3,612,480,897
1970	3,686,971,767
1971	3,762,005,875
1972	3,836,270,203
1973	3,911,867,596
1974	3,987,207,405
1975	4,061,398,784
1976	4,134,228,157
1977	4,207,668,804
1978	4,281,416,670
1979	4,356,975,439
1980	4,435,009,341
1981	4,515,559,451
1982	4,598,495,505
1983	4,682,758,149
1984	4,766,205,482
1985	4,852,126,402
1986	4,940,059,621
1987	5,030,746,478
1988	5,122,078,066
1989	5,213,483,368
1990	5,305,823,405
1991	5,396,650,236
1992	5,483,039,111
1993	5,568,161,288
1994	5,651,592,428
1995	5,734,095,886
1996	5,815,942,880
1997	5,897,498,791
1998	5,978,403,727
1999	6,058,869,348
2000	6,139,613,101
2001	6,221,689,255
2002	6,303,379,268
2003	6,384,881,804
2004	6,466,444,836
2005	6,549,038,062
2006	6,632,112,287
2007	6,716,494,389
2008	6,801,857,019
2009	6,888,618,426
2010	6,975,936,060
2011	7,063,407,791
2012	7,151,554,062
2013	7,240,821,620
2014	7,329,198,556
2015	7,417,020,602
2016	7,503,619,126
2017	7,590,326,888
2018	7,674,711,676
2019	7,756,041,086
2020	7,832,906,097
2021	7,902,295,709
2022	7,967,730,822
2023	8,037,040,124
2024	8,110,510,140
2025	8,183,934,398
2026	8,256,400,006
2027	8,328,087,232
2028	8,398,875,500
2029	8,469,181,192
2030	8,538,523,159
2031	8,607,011,284
2032	8,674,507,608
2033	8,741,472,258
2034	8,807,348,324
2035	8,872,275,061
2036	8,936,066,849
2037	8,999,129,375
2038	9,061,090,973
2039	9,121,996,910
2040	9,181,587,547
2041	9,240,272,606
2042	9,297,630,925
2043	9,353,716,026
2044	9,408,327,522
2045	9,461,749,658
2046	9,513,560,962
2047	9,563,840,128
2048	9,612,401,357
2049	9,659,451,105
2050	9,704,617,074
2051	9,747,992,597
2052	9,789,515,700
2053	9,829,572,696
2054	9,867,789,084
2055	9,904,373,723
2056	9,939,287,148
2057	9,972,842,781
2058	10,004,867,750
2059	10,035,435,806
2060	10,064,531,797
2061	10,092,564,102
2062	10,119,410,443
2063	10,145,179,441
2064	10,169,800,626
2065	10,193,445,620
2066	10,215,870,167
2067	10,237,277,980
2068	10,257,652,472
2069	10,277,013,935
2070	10,295,237,096
2071	10,312,328,251
2072	10,328,328,010
2073	10,343,318,758
2074	10,357,116,579
2075	10,369,692,111
2076	10,380,999,813
2077	10,391,068,470
2078	10,399,866,253
2079	10,407,504,527
2080	10,413,994,845
2081	10,419,348,289
2082	10,423,621,765
2083	10,426,934,301
2084	10,429,260,344
2085	10,430,607,232
2086	10,430,962,900
2087	10,430,396,733
2088	10,429,039,263
2089	10,426,904,654
2090	10,423,930,646
2091	10,420,136,974
2092	10,415,536,080
2093	10,410,153,727
2094	10,404,001,666
2095	10,397,133,518
2096	10,389,449,754
2097	10,380,902,481
2098	10,371,541,155
2099	10,361,448,688
2100	10,350,679,234

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.