World Population

Live population as of 18 April 2024, updated in real time:

8,104,038,882

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,490,865,386
1951	2,534,340,191
1952	2,580,050,324
1953	2,630,334,172
1954	2,681,262,528
1955	2,735,092,710
1956	2,789,981,430
1957	2,846,038,933
1958	2,904,537,367
1959	2,960,412,596
1960	3,009,915,016
1961	3,058,280,186
1962	3,113,201,982
1963	3,181,039,087
1964	3,253,128,425
1965	3,323,306,677
1966	3,392,660,366
1967	3,461,777,327
1968	3,531,826,570
1969	3,605,946,099
1970	3,680,261,260
1971	3,755,489,269
1972	3,829,633,184
1973	3,905,179,363
1974	3,980,586,655
1975	4,054,983,137
1976	4,127,788,296
1977	4,201,191,760
1978	4,274,819,350
1979	4,350,093,676
1980	4,427,994,421
1981	4,508,301,661
1982	4,590,932,273
1983	4,675,462,643
1984	4,758,702,672
1985	4,844,438,913
1986	4,932,062,814
1987	5,022,584,694
1988	5,114,122,814
1989	5,205,322,604
1990	5,297,593,902
1991	5,389,005,294
1992	5,475,545,865
1993	5,560,767,028
1994	5,644,302,556
1995	5,726,821,655
1996	5,808,787,672
1997	5,890,332,365
1998	5,971,293,138
1999	6,051,767,986
2000	6,132,391,011
2001	6,214,460,256
2002	6,296,173,230
2003	6,377,682,821
2004	6,459,203,497
2005	6,541,734,959
2006	6,624,677,377
2007	6,708,944,300
2008	6,794,273,688
2009	6,880,884,783
2010	6,968,216,148
2011	7,055,644,991
2012	7,143,669,899
2013	7,233,021,879
2014	7,321,374,791
2015	7,409,377,695
2016	7,495,963,537
2017	7,582,769,140
2018	7,667,482,355
2019	7,748,983,982
2020	7,826,689,730
2021	7,896,692,521
2022	7,961,804,035
2023	8,030,440,990
2024	8,104,038,882
2025	8,177,510,739
2026	8,250,046,781
2027	8,321,796,434
2028	8,392,693,990
2029	8,463,033,810
2030	8,532,448,076
2031	8,601,014,902
2032	8,668,614,192
2033	8,735,629,664
2034	8,801,586,176
2035	8,866,599,409
2036	8,930,519,050
2037	8,993,630,795
2038	9,055,678,839
2039	9,116,693,679
2040	9,176,418,956
2041	9,235,177,679
2042	9,292,643,878
2043	9,348,848,028
2044	9,403,613,085
2045	9,457,139,674
2046	9,509,082,625
2047	9,559,501,609
2048	9,608,238,886
2049	9,655,424,330
2050	9,700,742,494
2051	9,744,285,658
2052	9,785,964,215
2053	9,826,164,373
2054	9,864,521,440
2055	9,901,250,737
2056	9,936,316,539
2057	9,969,984,088
2058	10,002,133,159
2059	10,032,837,510
2060	10,062,051,420
2061	10,090,171,974
2062	10,117,107,668
2063	10,142,978,975
2064	10,167,700,345
2065	10,191,443,821
2066	10,213,960,603
2067	10,235,447,508
2068	10,255,934,229
2069	10,275,378,245
2070	10,293,705,451
2071	10,310,889,749
2072	10,326,989,794
2073	10,342,073,249
2074	10,355,979,373
2075	10,368,663,010
2076	10,380,091,302
2077	10,390,268,148
2078	10,399,168,981
2079	10,406,904,580
2080	10,413,503,350
2081	10,418,953,817
2082	10,423,308,365
2083	10,426,708,317
2084	10,429,121,924
2085	10,430,556,419
2086	10,430,997,850
2087	10,430,504,028
2088	10,429,206,701
2089	10,427,152,027
2090	10,424,247,013
2091	10,420,532,234
2092	10,415,989,162
2093	10,410,686,518
2094	10,404,588,961
2095	10,397,798,215
2096	10,390,180,187
2097	10,381,716,313
2098	10,372,419,631
2099	10,362,390,690
2100	10,351,709,995

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.