World Population Clock: 7.8 Billion People (2020)

World Population: Past, Present, and Future

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The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history. View the full tabulated data.

At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million (some estimate 300 million or even 600, suggesting how imprecise population estimates of early historical periods can be), with a growth rate of under 0.05% per year.

A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), and the fifth billion in only 13 years (1987).

During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as there are now.
Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200 years to double again.

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Sources:

World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision - United Nations Population Division
The World at Six Billion, World Population, Year 0 to near stabilization [Pdf file] - United Nations Population Division

Growth Rate

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population in the world is currently (2020) growing at a rate of around 1.05% per year (down from 1.08% in 2019, 1.10% in 2018, and 1.12% in 2017). The current average population increase is estimated at 81 million people per year.

Annual growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at around 2%. The rate of increase has nearly halved since then, and will continue to decline in the coming years.

World population will therefore continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a much slower rate compared to the recent past. World population has doubled (100% increase) in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion). It is now estimated that it will take another nearly 40 years to increase by another 50% to become 9 billion by 2037.

The latest world population projections indicate that world population will reach 10 billion persons in the year 2057.

World Population (2020 and historical)

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Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population
2020	7,794,798,739	1.05 %	81,330,639	30.9	2.47	52	56.2 %	4,378,993,944
2019	7,713,468,100	1.08 %	82,377,060	29.8	2.51	52	55.7 %	4,299,438,618
2018	7,631,091,040	1.10 %	83,232,115	29.8	2.51	51	55.3 %	4,219,817,318
2017	7,547,858,925	1.12 %	83,836,876	29.8	2.51	51	54.9 %	4,140,188,594
2016	7,464,022,049	1.14 %	84,224,910	29.8	2.51	50	54.4 %	4,060,652,683
2015	7,379,797,139	1.19 %	84,594,707	30	2.52	50	54.0 %	3,981,497,663
2010	6,956,823,603	1.24 %	82,983,315	28	2.58	47	51.7 %	3,594,868,146
2005	6,541,907,027	1.26 %	79,682,641	27	2.65	44	49.2 %	3,215,905,863
2000	6,143,493,823	1.35 %	79,856,169	26	2.78	41	46.7 %	2,868,307,513
1995	5,744,212,979	1.52 %	83,396,384	25	3.01	39	44.8 %	2,575,505,235
1990	5,327,231,061	1.81 %	91,261,864	24	3.44	36	43.0 %	2,290,228,096
1985	4,870,921,740	1.79 %	82,583,645	23	3.59	33	41.2 %	2,007,939,063
1980	4,458,003,514	1.79 %	75,704,582	23	3.86	30	39.3 %	1,754,201,029
1975	4,079,480,606	1.97 %	75,808,712	22	4.47	27	37.7 %	1,538,624,994
1970	3,700,437,046	2.07 %	72,170,690	22	4.93	25	36.6 %	1,354,215,496
1965	3,339,583,597	1.93 %	60,926,770	22	5.02	22	N.A.	N.A.
1960	3,034,949,748	1.82 %	52,385,962	23	4.90	20	33.7 %	1,023,845,517
1955	2,773,019,936	1.80 %	47,317,757	23	4.97	19	N.A.	N.A.

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

World Population Forecast (2020-2050)

View population projections for all years (up to 2100)

Year (July 1)	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population
2020	7,794,798,739	1.10 %	83,000,320	31	2.47	52	56.2 %	4,378,993,944
2025	8,184,437,460	0.98 %	77,927,744	32	2.54	55	58.3 %	4,774,646,303
2030	8,548,487,400	0.87 %	72,809,988	33	2.62	57	60.4 %	5,167,257,546
2035	8,887,524,213	0.78 %	67,807,363	34	2.70	60	62.5 %	5,555,833,477
2040	9,198,847,240	0.69 %	62,264,605	35	2.77	62	64.6 %	5,938,249,026
2045	9,481,803,274	0.61 %	56,591,207	35	2.85	64	66.6 %	6,312,544,819
2050	9,735,033,990	0.53 %	50,646,143	36	2.95	65	68.6 %	6,679,756,162

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

World Population Milestones

10 Billion (2057)

The United Nations projects world population to reach 10 billion in the year 2057.

9 Billion (2037)

World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037.

8 Billion (2023)

World population is expected to reach 8 billion people in 2023 according to the United Nations (in 2026 according to the U.S. Census Bureau).

7.8 Billion (2020)

The current world population is 7.8 billion as of February 2020 ^[1] according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.

7 Billion (2011)

According to the United Nations, world population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011.
The US Census Bureau made a lower estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was only reached on March 12, 2012.

6 Billion (1999)

According to the United Nations, the 6 billion figure was reached on October 12, 1999 (celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion). According to the U.S. Census Bureau instead, the six billion milestone was reached on July 22, 1999, at about 3:49 AM GMT. Yet, according to the U.S. Census, the date and time of when 6 billion was reached will probably change because the already uncertain estimates are constantly being updated.

Previous Milestones

5 Billion: 1987
4 Billion: 1974
3 Billion: 1960
2 Billion: 1930
1 Billion: 1804

Summary Table

1 - 1804 (1803 years): 0.2 to 1 bil.

1804 - 2011 (207 years): from 1 billion to 7 billion

Year	1	1000	1500	1650	1750	1804	1850	1900	1930	1950	1960	1974	1980	1987	1999	2011	2020	2023	2030	2037	2046	2057	2100
Population	0.2	0.275	0.45	0.5	0.7	1	1.2	1.6	2	2.55	3	4	4.5	5	6	7	7.8	8	8.5	9	9.5	10	10.9

World Population by Region

#	Region	Population (2020)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	World Share
1	Asia	4,641,054,775	0.86 %	39,683,577	150	31,033,131	-1,729,112	2.2	32	59.5 %
2	Africa	1,340,598,147	2.49 %	32,533,952	45	29,648,481	-463,024	4.4	20	17.2 %
3	Europe	747,636,026	0.06 %	453,275	34	22,134,900	1,361,011	1.6	43	9.6 %
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	653,962,331	0.9 %	5,841,374	32	20,139,378	-521,499	2	31	8.4 %
5	Northern America	368,869,647	0.62 %	2,268,683	20	18,651,660	1,196,400	1.8	39	4.7 %
6	Oceania	42,677,813	1.31 %	549,778	5	8,486,460	156,226	2.4	33	0.5 %

World Population Density (people/km²)

Population density map of the world showing not only countries but also many subdivisions (regions, states, provinces). See also: World Map

Courtesy of Junuxx at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

World Population by Religion

According to a recent study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, there are:

2,173,180,000 Christians (31% of world population), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox, and 1% other.
1,598,510,000 Muslims (23%), of which 87-90% are Sunnis, 10-13% Shia.
1,126,500,000 No Religion affiliation (16%): atheists, agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular religion. One-in-five people (20%) in the United States are religiously unaffiliated.
1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.
487,540,000 Buddhists (7%), of which half live in China.
405,120,000 Folk Religionists (6%): faiths that are closely associated with a particular group of people, ethnicity or tribe.
58,110,000 Other Religions (1%): Baha’i faith, Taoism, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Tenrikyo, Wicca, Zoroastrianism and many others.
13,850,000 Jews (0.2%), four-fifths of which live in two countries: United States (41%) and Israel (41%).

World Population by Country

#	Country (or dependency)	Population (2020)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	China	1,439,323,776	0.39 %	5,540,090	153	9,388,211	-348,399	1.69	38	60.8 %	18.5 %
2	India	1,380,004,385	0.99 %	13,586,631	464	2,973,190	-532,687	2.2402	28	35 %	17.7 %
3	United States	331,002,651	0.59 %	1,937,734	36	9,147,420	954,806	1.7764	38	82.8 %	4.2 %
4	Indonesia	273,523,615	1.07 %	2,898,047	151	1,811,570	-98,955	2.3195	30	56.4 %	3.5 %
5	Pakistan	220,892,340	2 %	4,327,022	287	770,880	-233,379	3.55	23	35.1 %	2.8 %
6	Brazil	212,559,417	0.72 %	1,509,890	25	8,358,140	21,200	1.74	33	87.6 %	2.7 %
7	Nigeria	206,139,589	2.58 %	5,175,990	226	910,770	-60,000	5.4168	18	52 %	2.6 %
8	Bangladesh	164,689,383	1.01 %	1,643,222	1,265	130,170	-369,501	2.052	28	39.4 %	2.1 %
9	Russia	145,934,462	0.04 %	62,206	9	16,376,870	182,456	1.8205	40	73.7 %	1.9 %
10	Mexico	128,932,753	1.06 %	1,357,224	66	1,943,950	-60,000	2.14	29	83.8 %	1.7 %
11	Japan	126,476,461	-0.3 %	-383,840	347	364,555	71,560	1.3697	48	91.8 %	1.6 %
12	Ethiopia	114,963,588	2.57 %	2,884,858	115	1,000,000	30,000	4.3	19	21.3 %	1.5 %
13	Philippines	109,581,078	1.35 %	1,464,463	368	298,170	-67,152	2.58	26	47.5 %	1.4 %
14	Egypt	102,334,404	1.94 %	1,946,331	103	995,450	-38,033	3.33	25	43 %	1.3 %
15	Vietnam	97,338,579	0.91 %	876,473	314	310,070	-80,000	2.0556	32	37.7 %	1.2 %
16	DR Congo	89,561,403	3.19 %	2,770,836	40	2,267,050	23,861	5.9635	17	45.6 %	1.1 %
17	Turkey	84,339,067	1.09 %	909,452	110	769,630	283,922	2.08	32	75.7 %	1.1 %
18	Iran	83,992,949	1.3 %	1,079,043	52	1,628,550	-55,000	2.15	32	75.5 %	1.1 %
19	Germany	83,783,942	0.32 %	266,897	240	348,560	543,822	1.586	46	76.3 %	1.1 %
20	Thailand	69,799,978	0.25 %	174,396	137	510,890	19,444	1.5346	40	51.1 %	0.9 %
21	United Kingdom	67,886,011	0.53 %	355,839	281	241,930	260,650	1.75	40	83.2 %	0.9 %
22	France	65,273,511	0.22 %	143,783	119	547,557	36,527	1.8523	42	81.5 %	0.8 %
23	Italy	60,461,826	-0.15 %	-88,249	206	294,140	148,943	1.33	47	69.5 %	0.8 %
24	Tanzania	59,734,218	2.98 %	1,728,755	67	885,800	-40,076	4.9237	18	37 %	0.8 %
25	South Africa	59,308,690	1.28 %	750,420	49	1,213,090	145,405	2.4139	28	66.7 %	0.8 %
26	Myanmar	54,409,800	0.67 %	364,380	83	653,290	-163,313	2.17	29	31.4 %	0.7 %
27	Kenya	53,771,296	2.28 %	1,197,323	94	569,140	-10,000	3.52	20	27.8 %	0.7 %
28	South Korea	51,269,185	0.09 %	43,877	527	97,230	11,731	1.11	44	81.8 %	0.7 %
29	Colombia	50,882,891	1.08 %	543,448	46	1,109,500	204,796	1.82	31	80.4 %	0.7 %
30	Spain	46,754,778	0.04 %	18,002	94	498,800	40,000	1.33	45	80.3 %	0.6 %
31	Uganda	45,741,007	3.32 %	1,471,413	229	199,810	168,694	5.01	17	25.7 %	0.6 %
32	Argentina	45,195,774	0.93 %	415,097	17	2,736,690	4,800	2.268	32	92.8 %	0.6 %
33	Algeria	43,851,044	1.85 %	797,990	18	2,381,740	-10,000	3.05	29	72.9 %	0.6 %
34	Sudan	43,849,260	2.42 %	1,036,022	25	1,765,048	-50,000	4.4345	20	35 %	0.6 %
35	Ukraine	43,733,762	-0.59 %	-259,876	75	579,320	10,000	1.4435	41	69.4 %	0.6 %
36	Iraq	40,222,493	2.32 %	912,710	93	434,320	7,834	3.682	21	73.1 %	0.5 %
37	Afghanistan	38,928,346	2.33 %	886,592	60	652,860	-62,920	4.5552	18	25.4 %	0.5 %
38	Poland	37,846,611	-0.11 %	-41,157	124	306,230	-29,395	1.4202	42	60.2 %	0.5 %
39	Canada	37,742,154	0.89 %	331,107	4	9,093,510	242,032	1.525	41	81.3 %	0.5 %
40	Morocco	36,910,560	1.2 %	438,791	83	446,300	-51,419	2.42	30	63.8 %	0.5 %
41	Saudi Arabia	34,813,871	1.59 %	545,343	16	2,149,690	134,979	2.34	32	84 %	0.4 %
42	Uzbekistan	33,469,203	1.48 %	487,487	79	425,400	-8,863	2.43	28	50.1 %	0.4 %
43	Peru	32,971,854	1.42 %	461,401	26	1,280,000	99,069	2.27	31	79.1 %	0.4 %
44	Angola	32,866,272	3.27 %	1,040,977	26	1,246,700	6,413	5.55	17	66.7 %	0.4 %
45	Malaysia	32,365,999	1.3 %	416,222	99	328,550	50,000	2.0105	30	78.4 %	0.4 %
46	Mozambique	31,255,435	2.93 %	889,399	40	786,380	-5,000	4.8858	18	38.3 %	0.4 %
47	Ghana	31,072,940	2.15 %	655,084	137	227,540	-10,000	3.8928	22	56.7 %	0.4 %
48	Yemen	29,825,964	2.28 %	664,042	56	527,970	-30,000	3.8372	20	38.4 %	0.4 %
49	Nepal	29,136,808	1.85 %	528,098	203	143,350	41,710	1.934	25	21.4 %	0.4 %
50	Venezuela	28,435,940	-0.28 %	-79,889	32	882,050	-653,249	2.283	30	N.A.	0.4 %
51	Madagascar	27,691,018	2.68 %	721,711	48	581,795	-1,500	4.1085	20	38.5 %	0.4 %
52	Cameroon	26,545,863	2.59 %	669,483	56	472,710	-4,800	4.603	19	56.3 %	0.3 %
53	Côte d'Ivoire	26,378,274	2.57 %	661,730	83	318,000	-8,000	4.68	19	51.3 %	0.3 %
54	North Korea	25,778,816	0.44 %	112,655	214	120,410	-5,403	1.91	35	62.5 %	0.3 %
55	Australia	25,499,884	1.18 %	296,686	3	7,682,300	158,246	1.8316	38	85.9 %	0.3 %
56	Niger	24,206,644	3.84 %	895,929	19	1,266,700	4,000	6.95	15	16.5 %	0.3 %
57	Taiwan	23,816,775	0.18 %	42,899	673	35,410	30,001	1.15	42	78.9 %	0.3 %
58	Sri Lanka	21,413,249	0.42 %	89,516	341	62,710	-97,986	2.2102	34	18.4 %	0.3 %
59	Burkina Faso	20,903,273	2.86 %	581,895	76	273,600	-25,000	5.2315	18	30.6 %	0.3 %
60	Mali	20,250,833	3.02 %	592,802	17	1,220,190	-40,000	5.9215	16	44 %	0.3 %
61	Romania	19,237,691	-0.66 %	-126,866	84	230,170	-73,999	1.6198	43	54.6 %	0.2 %
62	Malawi	19,129,952	2.69 %	501,205	203	94,280	-16,053	4.25	18	18.5 %	0.2 %
63	Chile	19,116,201	0.87 %	164,163	26	743,532	111,708	1.65	35	84.8 %	0.2 %
64	Kazakhstan	18,776,707	1.21 %	225,280	7	2,699,700	-18,000	2.7638	31	57.7 %	0.2 %
65	Zambia	18,383,955	2.93 %	522,925	25	743,390	-8,000	4.6555	18	45.3 %	0.2 %
66	Guatemala	17,915,568	1.9 %	334,096	167	107,160	-9,215	2.8989	23	51.8 %	0.2 %
67	Ecuador	17,643,054	1.55 %	269,392	71	248,360	36,400	2.44	28	63 %	0.2 %
68	Syria	17,500,658	2.52 %	430,523	95	183,630	-427,391	2.8398	26	60 %	0.2 %
69	Netherlands	17,134,872	0.22 %	37,742	508	33,720	16,000	1.66	43	92.5 %	0.2 %
70	Senegal	16,743,927	2.75 %	447,563	87	192,530	-20,000	4.65	19	49.4 %	0.2 %
71	Cambodia	16,718,965	1.41 %	232,423	95	176,520	-30,000	2.5238	26	24.2 %	0.2 %
72	Chad	16,425,864	3 %	478,988	13	1,259,200	2,000	5.7973	17	23.3 %	0.2 %
73	Somalia	15,893,222	2.92 %	450,317	25	627,340	-40,000	6.12	17	46.8 %	0.2 %
74	Zimbabwe	14,862,924	1.48 %	217,456	38	386,850	-116,858	3.6255	19	38.4 %	0.2 %
75	Guinea	13,132,795	2.83 %	361,549	53	245,720	-4,000	4.7384	18	38.6 %	0.2 %
76	Rwanda	12,952,218	2.58 %	325,268	525	24,670	-9,000	4.1	20	17.6 %	0.2 %
77	Benin	12,123,200	2.73 %	322,049	108	112,760	-2,000	4.8675	19	48.4 %	0.2 %
78	Burundi	11,890,784	3.12 %	360,204	463	25,680	2,001	5.45	17	13.8 %	0.2 %
79	Tunisia	11,818,619	1.06 %	123,900	76	155,360	-4,000	2.2	33	70.1 %	0.2 %
80	Bolivia	11,673,021	1.39 %	159,921	11	1,083,300	-9,504	2.75	26	69.3 %	0.1 %
81	Belgium	11,589,623	0.44 %	50,295	383	30,280	48,000	1.7148	42	98.3 %	0.1 %
82	Haiti	11,402,528	1.24 %	139,451	414	27,560	-35,000	2.96	24	56.9 %	0.1 %
83	Cuba	11,326,616	-0.06 %	-6,867	106	106,440	-14,400	1.6166	42	78.3 %	0.1 %
84	South Sudan	11,193,725	1.19 %	131,612	18	610,952	-174,200	4.7359	19	24.6 %	0.1 %
85	Dominican Republic	10,847,910	1.01 %	108,952	225	48,320	-30,000	2.36	28	84.5 %	0.1 %
86	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,708,981	0.18 %	19,772	139	77,240	22,011	1.6413	43	73.5 %	0.1 %
87	Greece	10,423,054	-0.48 %	-50,401	81	128,900	-16,000	1.3024	46	84.9 %	0.1 %
88	Jordan	10,203,134	1 %	101,440	115	88,780	10,220	2.7723	24	91.5 %	0.1 %
89	Portugal	10,196,709	-0.29 %	-29,478	111	91,590	-6,000	1.288	46	66.5 %	0.1 %
90	Azerbaijan	10,139,177	0.91 %	91,459	123	82,658	1,200	2.0835	32	56.2 %	0.1 %
91	Sweden	10,099,265	0.63 %	62,886	25	410,340	40,000	1.85	41	88.2 %	0.1 %
92	Honduras	9,904,607	1.63 %	158,490	89	111,890	-6,800	2.4872	24	57.3 %	0.1 %
93	United Arab Emirates	9,890,402	1.23 %	119,873	118	83,600	40,000	1.42	33	86.4 %	0.1 %
94	Hungary	9,660,351	-0.25 %	-24,328	107	90,530	6,000	1.4911	43	71.7 %	0.1 %
95	Tajikistan	9,537,645	2.32 %	216,627	68	139,960	-20,000	3.6075	22	27.3 %	0.1 %
96	Belarus	9,449,323	-0.03 %	-3,088	47	202,910	8,730	1.7099	40	79.2 %	0.1 %
97	Austria	9,006,398	0.57 %	51,296	109	82,409	65,000	1.5292	43	57.3 %	0.1 %
98	Papua New Guinea	8,947,024	1.95 %	170,915	20	452,860	-800	3.5883	22	13.1 %	0.1 %
99	Serbia	8,737,371	-0.4 %	-34,864	100	87,460	4,000	1.4612	42	56.2 %	0.1 %
100	Israel	8,655,535	1.6 %	136,158	400	21,640	10,000	3.044	30	93.2 %	0.1 %
101	Switzerland	8,654,622	0.74 %	63,257	219	39,516	52,000	1.535	43	74.1 %	0.1 %
102	Togo	8,278,724	2.43 %	196,358	152	54,390	-2,000	4.3515	19	43.3 %	0.1 %
103	Sierra Leone	7,976,983	2.1 %	163,768	111	72,180	-4,200	4.319	19	43.3 %	0.1 %
104	Hong Kong	7,496,981	0.82 %	60,827	7,140	1,050	29,308	1.3262	45	N.A.	0.1 %
105	Laos	7,275,560	1.48 %	106,105	32	230,800	-14,704	2.7	24	35.7 %	0.1 %
106	Paraguay	7,132,538	1.25 %	87,902	18	397,300	-16,556	2.4455	26	61.6 %	0.1 %
107	Bulgaria	6,948,445	-0.74 %	-51,674	64	108,560	-4,800	1.5584	45	75.6 %	0.1 %
108	Libya	6,871,292	1.38 %	93,840	4	1,759,540	-1,999	2.25	29	78.2 %	0.1 %
109	Lebanon	6,825,445	-0.44 %	-30,268	667	10,230	-30,012	2.09	30	78.4 %	0.1 %
110	Nicaragua	6,624,554	1.21 %	79,052	55	120,340	-21,272	2.42	26	57.2 %	0.1 %
111	Kyrgyzstan	6,524,195	1.69 %	108,345	34	191,800	-4,000	3	26	35.6 %	0.1 %
112	El Salvador	6,486,205	0.51 %	32,652	313	20,720	-40,539	2.0529	28	73.4 %	0.1 %
113	Turkmenistan	6,031,200	1.5 %	89,111	13	469,930	-5,000	2.785	27	52.5 %	0.1 %
114	Singapore	5,850,342	0.79 %	46,005	8,358	700	27,028	1.209	42	N.A.	0.1 %
115	Denmark	5,792,202	0.35 %	20,326	137	42,430	15,200	1.7621	42	88.2 %	0.1 %
116	Finland	5,540,720	0.15 %	8,564	18	303,890	14,000	1.53	43	86.1 %	0.1 %
117	Congo	5,518,087	2.56 %	137,579	16	341,500	-4,000	4.45	19	69.9 %	0.1 %
118	Slovakia	5,459,642	0.05 %	2,629	114	48,088	1,485	1.502	41	53.7 %	0.1 %
119	Norway	5,421,241	0.79 %	42,384	15	365,268	28,000	1.68	40	83.4 %	0.1 %
120	Oman	5,106,626	2.65 %	131,640	16	309,500	87,400	2.93	31	87 %	0.1 %
121	State of Palestine	5,101,414	2.41 %	119,994	847	6,020	-10,563	3.6677	21	80 %	0.1 %
122	Costa Rica	5,094,118	0.92 %	46,557	100	51,060	4,200	1.7639	33	80 %	0.1 %
123	Liberia	5,057,681	2.44 %	120,307	53	96,320	-5,000	4.35	19	52.6 %	0.1 %
124	Ireland	4,937,786	1.13 %	55,291	72	68,890	23,604	1.8409	38	63 %	0.1 %
125	Central African Republic	4,829,767	1.78 %	84,582	8	622,980	-40,000	4.7541	18	43 %	0.1 %
126	New Zealand	4,822,233	0.82 %	39,170	18	263,310	14,881	1.9	38	86.9 %	0.1 %
127	Mauritania	4,649,658	2.74 %	123,962	5	1,030,700	5,000	4.585	20	56.9 %	0.1 %
128	Panama	4,314,767	1.61 %	68,328	58	74,340	11,200	2.4688	30	68 %	0.1 %
129	Kuwait	4,270,571	1.51 %	63,488	240	17,820	39,520	2.1	37	N.A.	0.1 %
130	Croatia	4,105,267	-0.61 %	-25,037	73	55,960	-8,001	1.4461	44	57.7 %	0.1 %
131	Moldova	4,033,963	-0.23 %	-9,300	123	32,850	-1,387	1.2552	38	42.7 %	0.1 %
132	Georgia	3,989,167	-0.19 %	-7,598	57	69,490	-10,000	2.0615	38	58.1 %	0.1 %
133	Eritrea	3,546,421	1.41 %	49,304	35	101,000	-39,858	4.1	19	63.3 %	0 %
134	Uruguay	3,473,730	0.35 %	11,996	20	175,020	-3,000	1.98	36	96.1 %	0 %
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,280,819	-0.61 %	-20,181	64	51,000	-21,585	1.27	43	52.3 %	0 %
136	Mongolia	3,278,290	1.65 %	53,123	2	1,553,560	-852	2.9023	28	67.2 %	0 %
137	Armenia	2,963,243	0.19 %	5,512	104	28,470	-4,998	1.7559	35	62.8 %	0 %
138	Jamaica	2,961,167	0.44 %	12,888	273	10,830	-11,332	1.991	31	55.4 %	0 %
139	Qatar	2,881,053	1.73 %	48,986	248	11,610	40,000	1.8805	32	96.2 %	0 %
140	Albania	2,877,797	-0.11 %	-3,120	105	27,400	-14,000	1.62	36	63.5 %	0 %
141	Puerto Rico	2,860,853	-2.47 %	-72,555	323	8,870	-97,986	1.22	44	N.A.	0 %
142	Lithuania	2,722,289	-1.35 %	-37,338	43	62,674	-32,780	1.6698	45	71.3 %	0 %
143	Namibia	2,540,905	1.86 %	46,375	3	823,290	-4,806	3.4153	22	55.2 %	0 %
144	Gambia	2,416,668	2.94 %	68,962	239	10,120	-3,087	5.25	18	59.4 %	0 %
145	Botswana	2,351,627	2.08 %	47,930	4	566,730	3,000	2.8944	24	72.8 %	0 %
146	Gabon	2,225,734	2.45 %	53,155	9	257,670	3,260	4	23	87.1 %	0 %
147	Lesotho	2,142,249	0.8 %	16,981	71	30,360	-10,047	3.1641	24	31.5 %	0 %
148	North Macedonia	2,083,374	-0 %	-85	83	25,220	-1,000	1.5	39	58.6 %	0 %
149	Slovenia	2,078,938	0.01 %	284	103	20,140	2,000	1.6	45	55.2 %	0 %
150	Guinea-Bissau	1,968,001	2.45 %	47,079	70	28,120	-1,399	4.51	19	44.9 %	0 %
151	Latvia	1,886,198	-1.08 %	-20,545	30	62,200	-14,837	1.7167	44	68.6 %	0 %
152	Bahrain	1,701,575	3.68 %	60,403	2,239	760	47,800	1.9982	32	89.3 %	0 %
153	Equatorial Guinea	1,402,985	3.47 %	46,999	50	28,050	16,000	4.5543	22	73.3 %	0 %
154	Trinidad and Tobago	1,399,488	0.32 %	4,515	273	5,130	-800	1.7299	36	52.4 %	0 %
155	Estonia	1,326,535	0.07 %	887	31	42,390	3,911	1.5878	42	67.9 %	0 %
156	Timor-Leste	1,318,445	1.96 %	25,326	89	14,870	-5,385	4.1	21	32.8 %	0 %
157	Mauritius	1,271,768	0.17 %	2,100	626	2,030	0	1.3885	37	40.8 %	0 %
158	Cyprus	1,207,359	0.73 %	8,784	131	9,240	5,000	1.3375	37	66.8 %	0 %
159	Eswatini	1,160,164	1.05 %	12,034	67	17,200	-8,353	3.0257	21	30 %	0 %
160	Djibouti	988,000	1.48 %	14,440	43	23,180	900	2.7577	27	79 %	0 %
161	Fiji	896,445	0.73 %	6,492	49	18,270	-6,202	2.7874	28	59.1 %	0 %
162	Réunion	895,312	0.72 %	6,385	358	2,500	-1,256	2.2735	36	99.8 %	0 %
163	Comoros	869,601	2.2 %	18,715	467	1,861	-2,000	4.2365	20	29.4 %	0 %
164	Guyana	786,552	0.48 %	3,786	4	196,850	-6,000	2.4728	27	26.9 %	0 %
165	Bhutan	771,608	1.12 %	8,516	20	38,117	320	2	28	45.8 %	0 %
166	Solomon Islands	686,884	2.55 %	17,061	25	27,990	-1,600	4.435	20	23.2 %	0 %
167	Macao	649,335	1.39 %	8,890	21,645	30	5,000	1.2	39	N.A.	0 %
168	Montenegro	628,066	0.01 %	79	47	13,450	-480	1.7506	39	67.6 %	0 %
169	Luxembourg	625,978	1.66 %	10,249	242	2,590	9,741	1.45	40	88.2 %	0 %
170	Western Sahara	597,339	2.55 %	14,876	2	266,000	5,582	2.4149	28	86.8 %	0 %
171	Suriname	586,632	0.9 %	5,260	4	156,000	-1,000	2.4298	29	65.1 %	0 %
172	Cabo Verde	555,987	1.1 %	6,052	138	4,030	-1,342	2.2885	28	68 %	0 %
173	Maldives	540,544	1.81 %	9,591	1,802	300	11,370	1.88	30	34.5 %	0 %
174	Malta	441,543	0.27 %	1,171	1,380	320	900	1.45	43	93.2 %	0 %
175	Brunei	437,479	0.97 %	4,194	83	5,270	0	1.8482	32	79.5 %	0 %
176	Guadeloupe	400,124	0.02 %	68	237	1,690	-1,440	2.17	44	N.A.	0 %
177	Belize	397,628	1.86 %	7,275	17	22,810	1,200	2.32	25	46.1 %	0 %
178	Bahamas	393,244	0.97 %	3,762	39	10,010	1,000	1.76	32	86.1 %	0 %
179	Martinique	375,265	-0.08 %	-289	354	1,060	-960	1.88	47	91.6 %	0 %
180	Iceland	341,243	0.65 %	2,212	3	100,250	380	1.77	37	94.4 %	0 %
181	Vanuatu	307,145	2.42 %	7,263	25	12,190	120	3.8	21	24.4 %	0 %
182	French Guiana	298,682	2.7 %	7,850	4	82,200	1,200	3.36	25	87.3 %	0 %
183	Barbados	287,375	0.12 %	350	668	430	-79	1.62	40	31.2 %	0 %
184	New Caledonia	285,498	0.97 %	2,748	16	18,280	502	1.97	34	71.9 %	0 %
185	French Polynesia	280,908	0.58 %	1,621	77	3,660	-1,000	1.95	34	64.1 %	0 %
186	Mayotte	272,815	2.5 %	6,665	728	375	0	3.7289	20	45.8 %	0 %
187	Sao Tome & Principe	219,159	1.91 %	4,103	228	960	-1,680	4.35	19	74 %	0 %
188	Samoa	198,414	0.67 %	1,317	70	2,830	-2,803	3.9029	22	18 %	0 %
189	Saint Lucia	183,627	0.46 %	837	301	610	0	1.4442	34	18.6 %	0 %
190	Channel Islands	173,863	0.93 %	1,604	915	190	1,351	1.502	43	29.8 %	0 %
191	Guam	168,775	0.89 %	1,481	313	540	-506	2.3193	31	94.9 %	0 %
192	Curaçao	164,093	0.41 %	669	370	444	515	1.76	42	88.7 %	0 %
193	Kiribati	119,449	1.57 %	1,843	147	810	-800	3.5836	23	57 %	0 %
194	Micronesia	115,023	1.06 %	1,208	164	700	-600	3.0763	24	21.5 %	0 %
195	Grenada	112,523	0.46 %	520	331	340	-200	2.0732	32	35.5 %	0 %
196	St. Vincent & Grenadines	110,940	0.32 %	351	284	390	-200	1.9019	33	52.9 %	0 %
197	Aruba	106,766	0.43 %	452	593	180	201	1.9	41	43.6 %	0 %
198	Tonga	105,695	1.15 %	1,201	147	720	-800	3.5763	22	24.3 %	0 %
199	U.S. Virgin Islands	104,425	-0.15 %	-153	298	350	-451	2.0458	43	96.3 %	0 %
200	Seychelles	98,347	0.62 %	608	214	460	-200	2.46	34	56.2 %	0 %
201	Antigua and Barbuda	97,929	0.84 %	811	223	440	0	2	34	26.2 %	0 %
202	Isle of Man	85,033	0.53 %	449	149	570		N.A.	N.A.	53.4 %	0 %
203	Andorra	77,265	0.16 %	123	164	470		N.A.	N.A.	87.8 %	0 %
204	Dominica	71,986	0.25 %	178	96	750		N.A.	N.A.	74.1 %	0 %
205	Cayman Islands	65,722	1.19 %	774	274	240		N.A.	N.A.	97.2 %	0 %
206	Bermuda	62,278	-0.36 %	-228	1,246	50		N.A.	N.A.	97.4 %	0 %
207	Marshall Islands	59,190	0.68 %	399	329	180		N.A.	N.A.	70 %	0 %
208	Northern Mariana Islands	57,559	0.6 %	343	125	460		N.A.	N.A.	88.3 %	0 %
209	Greenland	56,770	0.17 %	98	0	410,450		N.A.	N.A.	87.3 %	0 %
210	American Samoa	55,191	-0.22 %	-121	276	200		N.A.	N.A.	88.1 %	0 %
211	Saint Kitts & Nevis	53,199	0.71 %	376	205	260		N.A.	N.A.	32.9 %	0 %
212	Faeroe Islands	48,863	0.38 %	185	35	1,396		N.A.	N.A.	43.3 %	0 %
213	Sint Maarten	42,876	1.15 %	488	1,261	34		N.A.	N.A.	96.5 %	0 %
214	Monaco	39,242	0.71 %	278	26,337	1		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
215	Turks and Caicos	38,717	1.38 %	526	41	950		N.A.	N.A.	89.3 %	0 %
216	Saint Martin	38,666	1.75 %	664	730	53		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
217	Liechtenstein	38,128	0.29 %	109	238	160		N.A.	N.A.	14.6 %	0 %
218	San Marino	33,931	0.21 %	71	566	60		N.A.	N.A.	97.1 %	0 %
219	Gibraltar	33,691	-0.03 %	-10	3,369	10		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
220	British Virgin Islands	30,231	0.67 %	201	202	150		N.A.	N.A.	52.4 %	0 %
221	Caribbean Netherlands	26,223	0.94 %	244	80	328		N.A.	N.A.	75 %	0 %
222	Palau	18,094	0.48 %	86	39	460		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
223	Cook Islands	17,564	0.09 %	16	73	240		N.A.	N.A.	75.3 %	0 %
224	Anguilla	15,003	0.9 %	134	167	90		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
225	Tuvalu	11,792	1.25 %	146	393	30		N.A.	N.A.	62.4 %	0 %
226	Wallis & Futuna	11,239	-1.69 %	-193	80	140		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
227	Nauru	10,824	0.63 %	68	541	20		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
228	Saint Barthelemy	9,877	0.3 %	30	470	21		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
229	Saint Helena	6,077	0.3 %	18	16	390		N.A.	N.A.	27.2 %	0 %
230	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5,794	-0.48 %	-28	25	230		N.A.	N.A.	99.8 %	0 %
231	Montserrat	4,992	0.06 %	3	50	100		N.A.	N.A.	9.6 %	0 %
232	Falkland Islands	3,480	3.05 %	103	0	12,170		N.A.	N.A.	66 %	0 %
233	Niue	1,626	0.68 %	11	6	260		N.A.	N.A.	46.4 %	0 %
234	Tokelau	1,357	1.27 %	17	136	10		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
235	Holy See	801	0.25 %	2	2,003	0		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %

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How many people have ever lived on earth?

It was written during the 1970s that 75% of the people who had ever been born were alive at that moment. This was grossly false.

Assuming that we start counting from about 50,000 B.C., the time when modern Homo sapiens appeared on the earth (and not from 700,000 B.C. when the ancestors of Homo sapiens appeared, or several million years ago when hominids were present), taking into account that all population data are a rough estimate, and assuming a constant growth rate applied to each period up to modern times, it has been estimated that a total of approximately 106 billion people have been born since the dawn of the human species, making the population currently alive roughly 6% of all people who have ever lived on planet Earth.

Others have estimated the number of human beings who have ever lived to be anywhere from 45 billion to 125 billion, with most estimates falling into the range of 90 to 110 billion humans.

World Population clock: sources and methodology

The world population counter displayed on Worldometer takes into consideration data from two major sources: the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs every two years calculates, updates, and publishes estimates of total population in its World Population Prospects series. These population estimates and projections provide the standard and consistent set of population figures that are used throughout the United Nations system.

The World Population Prospect: the 2019 Revision provides the most recent data available (released in June of 2019). Estimates and projected world population and country specific populations are given from 1950 through 2100 and are released every two years. Worldometer, as it is common practice, utilizes the medium fertility estimates.

Data underlying the population estimates are national and sub national census data and data on births, deaths, and migrants available from national sources and publications, as well as from questionnaires. For all countries, census and registration data are evaluated and, if necessary, adjusted for incompleteness by the Population Division as part of its preparations of the official United Nations population estimates and projections.
The International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division also develops estimates and projections based on analysis of available data (based on census, survey, and administrative information) on population, fertility, mortality, and migration for each country or area of the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, world population reached 7 billion on March 12, 2012.

For most countries adjustment of the data is necessary to correct for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in the data. Finally, since most recent data for a single country is often at least two years old, the current world population figure is necessarily a projection of past data based on assumed trends. As new data become available, assumptions and data are reevaluated and past conclusions and current figures may be modified.

For information about how these estimates and projections are made by the U.S. Census Bureau, see the Population Estimates and Projections Methodology.

Why Worldometer clocks are the most accurate

The above world population clock is based on the latest estimates released in June of 2019 by the United Nations and will show the same number wherever you are in the world and whatever time you set on your PC. Worldometer is the only website to show live counters that are based on U.N. data and that do not follow the user's PC clock.

Visitors around the world visiting a PC clock based counter, see different numbers depending on where they are located, and in the past have seen other world population clocks - such as the one hosted on a United Nations website and on National Geographic - reaching 7 billion whenever their locally set PC clocks reached 4:21:10 AM on October 31, 2011.

Obviously, the UN data is based on estimates and can't be 100% accurate, so in all honesty nobody can possibly say with any degree of certainty on which day world population reached 7 billion (or any other exact number), let alone at what time. But once an estimate is made (based on the best data and analysis available), the world population clock should be showing the same number at any given time anywhere around the world.

Current World Population