World Population Clock: 7.7 Billion People (2019)

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 (2019-2020) growing at a rate of around 1.08% per year (down from 1.10% in 2018, 1.12% in 2017 and 1.14% in 2016). The current average population increase is estimated at 82 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 (2019 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
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	23	4.97	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: Worldometers (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: Worldometers (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).

7.7 Billion (2019)

The current world population is 7.7 billion as of August 2019 ^[1] according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometers. 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 (2019)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Asia	4,601,371,198	0.89 %	40,704,090	148	31,033,131	-1,729,112	2.2	32	50.3 %	59.7 %
2	Africa	1,308,064,195	2.52 %	32,143,223	44	29,648,481	-463,024	4.4	20	43.4 %	17 %
3	Europe	747,182,751	0.1 %	763,311	34	22,134,900	1,361,011	1.6	43	74.3 %	9.7 %
4	Latin America and the Caribbean	648,120,957	0.92 %	5,904,275	32	20,139,378	-521,499	2	31	82.2 %	8.4 %
5	Northern America	366,600,964	0.63 %	2,304,968	20	18,651,660	1,196,400	1.8	39	82.3 %	4.8 %
6	Oceania	42,128,035	1.34 %	557,193	5	8,486,460	156,226	2.4	33	67.7 %	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 (2019)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/Km²)	Land Area (Km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Med. Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	China	1,433,783,686	0.43 %	6,135,900	153	9,388,211	-348,399	1.69	38	59.7 %	18.6 %
2	India	1,366,417,754	1.02 %	13,775,474	460	2,973,190	-532,687	2.2402	28	34.5 %	17.7 %
3	United States	329,064,917	0.6 %	1,968,652	36	9,147,420	954,806	1.7764	38	82.5 %	4.3 %
4	Indonesia	270,625,568	1.1 %	2,955,025	149	1,811,570	-98,955	2.3195	30	55.8 %	3.5 %
5	Pakistan	216,565,318	2.04 %	4,337,032	281	770,880	-233,379	3.55	23	34.9 %	2.8 %
6	Brazil	211,049,527	0.75 %	1,580,204	25	8,358,140	21,200	1.74	33	87.4 %	2.7 %
7	Nigeria	200,963,599	2.6 %	5,088,916	221	910,770	-60,000	5.4168	18	51.2 %	2.6 %
8	Bangladesh	163,046,161	1.03 %	1,669,453	1,253	130,170	-369,501	2.052	28	38.6 %	2.1 %
9	Russia	145,872,256	0.09 %	138,218	9	16,376,870	182,456	1.8205	40	73.6 %	1.9 %
10	Mexico	127,575,529	1.1 %	1,384,741	66	1,943,950	-60,000	2.14	29	83.4 %	1.7 %
11	Japan	126,860,301	-0.27 %	-341,891	348	364,555	71,560	1.3697	48	91.7 %	1.6 %
12	Ethiopia	112,078,730	2.61 %	2,854,316	112	1,000,000	30,000	4.3	19	20.9 %	1.5 %
13	Philippines	108,116,615	1.37 %	1,465,221	363	298,170	-67,152	2.58	26	47.1 %	1.4 %
14	Egypt	100,388,073	2 %	1,964,475	101	995,450	-38,033	3.33	25	43.1 %	1.3 %
15	Vietnam	96,462,106	0.96 %	916,144	311	310,070	-80,000	2.0556	32	37 %	1.3 %
16	DR Congo	86,790,567	3.24 %	2,722,476	38	2,267,050	23,861	5.9635	17	45 %	1.1 %
17	Germany	83,517,045	0.47 %	392,627	240	348,560	543,822	1.586	46	76.4 %	1.1 %
18	Turkey	83,429,615	1.32 %	1,089,527	108	769,630	283,922	2.08	32	75.2 %	1.1 %
19	Iran	82,913,906	1.36 %	1,113,718	51	1,628,550	-55,000	2.15	32	75.3 %	1.1 %
20	Thailand	69,625,582	0.28 %	197,129	136	510,890	19,444	1.5346	40	50.5 %	0.9 %
21	United Kingdom	67,530,172	0.58 %	388,488	279	241,930	260,650	1.75	40	82.9 %	0.9 %
22	France	65,129,728	0.21 %	139,217	119	547,557	36,527	1.8523	42	81.1 %	0.8 %
23	Italy	60,550,075	-0.13 %	-77,216	206	294,140	148,943	1.33	47	69.2 %	0.8 %
24	South Africa	58,558,270	1.33 %	765,752	48	1,213,090	145,405	2.4139	28	66.3 %	0.8 %
25	Tanzania	58,005,463	3 %	1,692,025	65	885,800	-40,076	4.9237	18	36.2 %	0.8 %
26	Myanmar	54,045,420	0.63 %	337,100	83	653,290	-163,313	2.17	29	31 %	0.7 %
27	Kenya	52,573,973	2.3 %	1,181,408	92	569,140	-10,000	3.52	20	27.3 %	0.7 %
28	South Korea	51,225,308	0.1 %	53,602	527	97,230	11,731	1.11	44	81.6 %	0.7 %
29	Colombia	50,339,443	1.37 %	678,395	45	1,109,500	204,796	1.82	31	80.3 %	0.7 %
30	Spain	46,736,776	0.09 %	43,918	94	498,800	40,000	1.33	45	80.1 %	0.6 %
31	Argentina	44,780,677	0.95 %	419,527	16	2,736,690	4,800	2.268	32	92.7 %	0.6 %
32	Uganda	44,269,594	3.61 %	1,540,558	222	199,810	168,694	5.01	17	25.2 %	0.6 %
33	Ukraine	43,993,638	-0.57 %	-252,518	76	579,320	10,000	1.4435	41	69.2 %	0.6 %
34	Algeria	43,053,054	1.95 %	824,646	18	2,381,740	-10,000	3.05	29	72.6 %	0.6 %
35	Sudan	42,813,238	2.42 %	1,011,705	24	1,765,048	-50,000	4.4345	20	34.7 %	0.6 %
36	Iraq	39,309,783	2.28 %	876,183	91	434,320	7,834	3.682	21	72.7 %	0.5 %
37	Afghanistan	38,041,754	2.34 %	869,833	58	652,860	-62,920	4.5552	18	25.2 %	0.5 %
38	Poland	37,887,768	-0.09 %	-33,824	124	306,230	-29,395	1.4202	42	60.3 %	0.5 %
39	Canada	37,411,047	0.91 %	336,485	4	9,093,510	242,032	1.525	41	81.2 %	0.5 %
40	Morocco	36,471,769	1.23 %	442,676	82	446,300	-51,419	2.42	30	63.3 %	0.5 %
41	Saudi Arabia	34,268,528	1.68 %	565,772	16	2,149,690	134,979	2.34	32	83.8 %	0.4 %
42	Uzbekistan	32,981,716	1.56 %	505,472	78	425,400	-8,863	2.43	28	50.2 %	0.4 %
43	Peru	32,510,453	1.63 %	521,193	25	1,280,000	99,069	2.27	31	79.1 %	0.4 %
44	Malaysia	31,949,777	1.34 %	421,744	97	328,550	50,000	2.0105	30	77.8 %	0.4 %
45	Angola	31,825,295	3.3 %	1,015,508	26	1,246,700	6,413	5.55	17	66.1 %	0.4 %
46	Ghana	30,417,856	2.19 %	650,754	134	227,540	-10,000	3.8928	22	56.1 %	0.4 %
47	Mozambique	30,366,036	2.95 %	870,032	39	786,380	-5,000	4.8858	18	37.8 %	0.4 %
48	Yemen	29,161,922	2.33 %	663,239	55	527,970	-30,000	3.8372	20	37.8 %	0.4 %
49	Nepal	28,608,710	1.83 %	512,996	200	143,350	41,710	1.934	25	21.1 %	0.4 %
50	Venezuela	28,515,829	-1.29 %	-371,289	32	882,050	-653,249	2.283	30	N.A.	0.4 %
51	Madagascar	26,969,307	2.69 %	706,994	46	581,795	-1,500	4.1085	20	37.9 %	0.3 %
52	Cameroon	25,876,380	2.62 %	660,113	55	472,710	-4,800	4.603	19	55.7 %	0.3 %
53	Côte d'Ivoire	25,716,544	2.58 %	647,314	81	318,000	-8,000	4.68	19	50.9 %	0.3 %
54	North Korea	25,666,161	0.46 %	116,557	213	120,410	-5,403	1.91	35	62.3 %	0.3 %
55	Australia	25,203,198	1.23 %	305,046	3	7,682,300	158,246	1.8316	38	85.7 %	0.3 %
56	Taiwan	23,773,876	0.2 %	47,416	671	35,410	30,001	1.15	42	78.5 %	0.3 %
57	Niger	23,310,715	3.87 %	867,893	18	1,266,700	4,000	6.95	15	16.4 %	0.3 %
58	Sri Lanka	21,323,733	0.45 %	94,970	340	62,710	-97,986	2.2102	34	18.3 %	0.3 %
59	Burkina Faso	20,321,378	2.89 %	569,912	74	273,600	-25,000	5.2315	18	30 %	0.3 %
60	Mali	19,658,031	3.04 %	580,282	16	1,220,190	-40,000	5.9215	16	43.2 %	0.3 %
61	Romania	19,364,557	-0.73 %	-141,557	84	230,170	-73,999	1.6198	43	54.4 %	0.3 %
62	Chile	18,952,038	1.19 %	222,878	25	743,532	111,708	1.65	35	84.8 %	0.2 %
63	Malawi	18,628,747	2.68 %	485,530	198	94,280	-16,053	4.25	18	18.2 %	0.2 %
64	Kazakhstan	18,551,427	1.27 %	231,809	7	2,699,700	-18,000	2.7638	31	57.7 %	0.2 %
65	Zambia	17,861,030	2.94 %	509,322	24	743,390	-8,000	4.6555	18	44.8 %	0.2 %
66	Guatemala	17,581,472	1.93 %	333,623	164	107,160	-9,215	2.8989	23	51.4 %	0.2 %
67	Ecuador	17,373,662	1.69 %	289,304	70	248,360	36,400	2.44	28	63 %	0.2 %
68	Netherlands	17,097,130	0.22 %	37,570	507	33,720	16,000	1.66	43	92.1 %	0.2 %
69	Syria	17,070,135	0.74 %	125,078	93	183,630	-427,391	2.8398	26	59.4 %	0.2 %
70	Cambodia	16,486,542	1.46 %	236,750	93	176,520	-30,000	2.5238	26	23.8 %	0.2 %
71	Senegal	16,296,364	2.79 %	442,041	85	192,530	-20,000	4.65	19	49 %	0.2 %
72	Chad	15,946,876	3.03 %	469,147	13	1,259,200	2,000	5.7973	17	23.1 %	0.2 %
73	Somalia	15,442,905	2.9 %	434,679	25	627,340	-40,000	6.12	17	46.1 %	0.2 %
74	Zimbabwe	14,645,468	1.43 %	206,666	38	386,850	-116,858	3.6255	19	38 %	0.2 %
75	Guinea	12,771,246	2.88 %	356,953	52	245,720	-4,000	4.7384	18	38.3 %	0.2 %
76	Rwanda	12,626,950	2.64 %	324,980	512	24,670	-9,000	4.1	20	17.5 %	0.2 %
77	Benin	11,801,151	2.75 %	316,107	105	112,760	-2,000	4.8675	19	47.9 %	0.2 %
78	Tunisia	11,694,719	1.12 %	129,518	75	155,360	-4,000	2.2	33	69.8 %	0.2 %
79	Belgium	11,539,328	0.5 %	57,150	381	30,280	48,000	1.7148	42	98.2 %	0.1 %
80	Burundi	11,530,580	3.18 %	355,206	449	25,680	2,001	5.45	17	13.4 %	0.1 %
81	Bolivia	11,513,100	1.41 %	159,958	11	1,083,300	-9,504	2.75	26	69 %	0.1 %
82	Cuba	11,333,483	-0.04 %	-4,651	106	106,440	-14,400	1.6166	42	78.2 %	0.1 %
83	Haiti	11,263,077	1.26 %	139,899	409	27,560	-35,000	2.96	24	56.1 %	0.1 %
84	South Sudan	11,062,113	0.79 %	86,186	18	610,952	-174,200	4.7359	19	23.9 %	0.1 %
85	Dominican Republic	10,738,958	1.05 %	111,817	222	48,320	-30,000	2.36	28	83.8 %	0.1 %
86	Czechia	10,689,209	0.22 %	23,532	138	77,240	22,011	1.6413	43	73.5 %	0.1 %
87	Greece	10,473,455	-0.46 %	-48,791	81	128,900	-16,000	1.3024	46	84.3 %	0.1 %
88	Portugal	10,226,187	-0.29 %	-30,006	112	91,590	-6,000	1.288	46	65.9 %	0.1 %
89	Jordan	10,101,694	1.37 %	136,376	114	88,780	10,220	2.7723	24	90.9 %	0.1 %
90	Azerbaijan	10,047,718	0.99 %	98,181	122	82,658	1,200	2.0835	32	55.8 %	0.1 %
91	Sweden	10,036,379	0.65 %	64,741	24	410,340	40,000	1.85	41	87.9 %	0.1 %
92	United Arab Emirates	9,770,529	1.45 %	139,570	117	83,600	40,000	1.42	33	86 %	0.1 %
93	Honduras	9,746,117	1.65 %	158,595	87	111,890	-6,800	2.4872	24	56.7 %	0.1 %
94	Hungary	9,684,679	-0.24 %	-22,820	107	90,530	6,000	1.4911	43	71.4 %	0.1 %
95	Belarus	9,452,411	-0 %	-206	47	202,910	8,730	1.7099	40	78.9 %	0.1 %
96	Tajikistan	9,321,018	2.42 %	220,183	67	139,960	-20,000	3.6075	22	27.2 %	0.1 %
97	Austria	8,955,102	0.72 %	63,714	109	82,409	65,000	1.5292	43	57.3 %	0.1 %
98	Papua New Guinea	8,776,109	1.97 %	169,786	19	452,860	-800	3.5883	22	13 %	0.1 %
99	Serbia	8,772,235	-0.35 %	-30,519	100	87,460	4,000	1.4612	42	56 %	0.1 %
100	Switzerland	8,591,365	0.77 %	65,754	217	39,516	52,000	1.535	43	74 %	0.1 %
101	Israel	8,519,377	1.64 %	137,861	394	21,640	10,000	3.044	30	93.2 %	0.1 %
102	Togo	8,082,366	2.45 %	193,273	149	54,390	-2,000	4.3515	19	42.8 %	0.1 %
103	Sierra Leone	7,813,215	2.13 %	163,065	108	72,180	-4,200	4.319	19	42.9 %	0.1 %
104	Hong Kong	7,436,154	0.87 %	64,424	7,082	1,050	29,308	1.3262	45	N.A.	0.1 %
105	Laos	7,169,455	1.53 %	107,948	31	230,800	-14,704	2.7	24	35.1 %	0.1 %
106	Paraguay	7,044,636	1.27 %	88,570	18	397,300	-16,556	2.4455	26	61.3 %	0.1 %
107	Bulgaria	7,000,119	-0.73 %	-51,489	64	108,560	-4,800	1.5584	45	75.2 %	0.1 %
108	Lebanon	6,855,713	-0.05 %	-3,695	670	10,230	-30,012	2.09	30	78.5 %	0.1 %
109	Libya	6,777,452	1.48 %	98,893	4	1,759,540	-1,999	2.25	29	77.9 %	0.1 %
110	Nicaragua	6,545,502	1.24 %	80,001	54	120,340	-21,272	2.42	26	57 %	0.1 %
111	El Salvador	6,453,553	0.51 %	32,807	311	20,720	-40,539	2.0529	28	72.7 %	0.1 %
112	Kyrgyzstan	6,415,850	1.77 %	111,820	33	191,800	-4,000	3	26	35.5 %	0.1 %
113	Turkmenistan	5,942,089	1.56 %	91,188	13	469,930	-5,000	2.785	27	52.1 %	0.1 %
114	Singapore	5,804,337	0.81 %	46,838	8,292	700	27,028	1.209	42	N.A.	0.1 %
115	Denmark	5,771,876	0.34 %	19,750	136	42,430	15,200	1.7621	42	88 %	0.1 %
116	Finland	5,532,156	0.17 %	9,580	18	303,890	14,000	1.53	43	85.9 %	0.1 %
117	Slovakia	5,457,013	0.07 %	3,999	113	48,088	1,485	1.502	41	53.7 %	0.1 %
118	Congo	5,380,508	2.6 %	136,149	16	341,500	-4,000	4.45	19	69.4 %	0.1 %
119	Norway	5,378,857	0.77 %	40,895	15	365,268	28,000	1.68	40	83 %	0.1 %
120	Costa Rica	5,047,561	0.96 %	48,120	99	51,060	4,200	1.7639	33	79.3 %	0.1 %
121	State of Palestine	4,981,420	2.44 %	118,441	827	6,020	-10,563	3.6677	21	79.6 %	0.1 %
122	Oman	4,974,986	3.01 %	145,513	16	309,500	87,400	2.93	31	85.9 %	0.1 %
123	Liberia	4,937,374	2.46 %	118,401	51	96,320	-5,000	4.35	19	52 %	0.1 %
124	Ireland	4,882,495	1.32 %	63,805	71	68,890	23,604	1.8409	38	62.9 %	0.1 %
125	New Zealand	4,783,063	0.84 %	39,932	18	263,310	14,881	1.9	38	86.8 %	0.1 %
126	Central African Republic	4,745,185	1.69 %	78,817	8	622,980	-40,000	4.7541	18	42.5 %	0.1 %
127	Mauritania	4,525,696	2.78 %	122,383	4	1,030,700	5,000	4.585	20	56.1 %	0.1 %
128	Panama	4,246,439	1.67 %	69,570	57	74,340	11,200	2.4688	30	67.7 %	0.1 %
129	Kuwait	4,207,083	1.69 %	69,771	236	17,820	39,520	2.1	37	N.A.	0.1 %
130	Croatia	4,130,304	-0.63 %	-26,101	74	55,960	-8,001	1.4461	44	57.4 %	0.1 %
131	Moldova	4,043,263	-0.21 %	-8,681	123	32,850	-1,387	1.2552	38	42.6 %	0.1 %
132	Georgia	3,996,765	-0.15 %	-6,177	58	69,490	-10,000	2.0615	38	57.7 %	0.1 %
133	Eritrea	3,497,117	1.28 %	44,331	35	101,000	-39,858	4.1	19	61.8 %	0 %
134	Uruguay	3,461,734	0.36 %	12,449	20	175,020	-3,000	1.98	36	96 %	0 %
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,301,000	-0.69 %	-22,925	65	51,000	-21,585	1.27	43	51.6 %	0 %
136	Mongolia	3,225,167	1.73 %	54,951	2	1,553,560	-852	2.9023	28	67.3 %	0 %
137	Armenia	2,957,731	0.2 %	5,986	104	28,470	-4,998	1.7559	35	62.8 %	0 %
138	Jamaica	2,948,279	0.46 %	13,432	272	10,830	-11,332	1.991	31	55.2 %	0 %
139	Puerto Rico	2,933,408	-3.49 %	-106,188	331	8,870	-97,986	1.22	44	N.A.	0 %
140	Albania	2,880,917	-0.06 %	-1,823	105	27,400	-14,000	1.62	36	62.5 %	0 %
141	Qatar	2,832,067	1.81 %	50,385	244	11,610	40,000	1.8805	32	96.1 %	0 %
142	Lithuania	2,759,627	-1.49 %	-41,637	44	62,674	-32,780	1.6698	45	70.4 %	0 %
143	Namibia	2,494,530	1.89 %	46,229	3	823,290	-4,806	3.4153	22	54.1 %	0 %
144	Gambia	2,347,706	2.97 %	67,612	232	10,120	-3,087	5.25	18	58.8 %	0 %
145	Botswana	2,303,697	2.2 %	49,629	4	566,730	3,000	2.8944	24	72.3 %	0 %
146	Gabon	2,172,579	2.52 %	53,304	8	257,670	3,260	4	23	87.1 %	0 %
147	Lesotho	2,125,268	0.8 %	16,940	70	30,360	-10,047	3.1641	24	30.8 %	0 %
148	North Macedonia	2,083,459	0.02 %	502	83	25,220	-1,000	1.5	39	58.3 %	0 %
149	Slovenia	2,078,654	0.04 %	817	103	20,140	2,000	1.6	45	54.9 %	0 %
150	Guinea-Bissau	1,920,922	2.49 %	46,619	68	28,120	-1,399	4.51	19	44.5 %	0 %
151	Latvia	1,906,743	-1.13 %	-21,716	31	62,200	-14,837	1.7167	44	68.4 %	0 %
152	Bahrain	1,641,172	4.57 %	71,726	2,159	760	47,800	1.9982	32	89.2 %	0 %
153	Trinidad and Tobago	1,394,973	0.37 %	5,130	272	5,130	-800	1.7299	36	52.4 %	0 %
154	Equatorial Guinea	1,355,986	3.59 %	47,011	48	28,050	16,000	4.5543	22	72.8 %	0 %
155	Estonia	1,325,648	0.21 %	2,728	31	42,390	3,911	1.5878	42	67.9 %	0 %
156	Timor-Leste	1,293,119	1.98 %	25,145	87	14,870	-5,385	4.1	21	32.4 %	0 %
157	Mauritius	1,269,668	0.2 %	2,483	625	2,030	0	1.3885	37	40.8 %	0 %
158	Cyprus	1,198,575	0.78 %	9,310	130	9,240	5,000	1.3375	37	66.8 %	0 %
159	Eswatini	1,148,130	1.04 %	11,849	67	17,200	-8,353	3.0257	21	29.6 %	0 %
160	Djibouti	973,560	1.53 %	14,637	42	23,180	900	2.7577	27	78.9 %	0 %
161	Fiji	889,953	0.73 %	6,470	49	18,270	-6,202	2.7874	28	58.6 %	0 %
162	Réunion	888,927	0.73 %	6,401	356	2,500	-1,256	2.2735	36	99.7 %	0 %
163	Comoros	850,886	2.23 %	18,564	457	1,861	-2,000	4.2365	20	29.2 %	0 %
164	Guyana	782,766	0.48 %	3,760	4	196,850	-6,000	2.4728	27	26.8 %	0 %
165	Bhutan	763,092	1.15 %	8,704	20	38,117	320	2	28	45.1 %	0 %
166	Solomon Islands	669,823	2.6 %	16,966	24	27,990	-1,600	4.435	20	23 %	0 %
167	Macao	640,445	1.39 %	8,809	21,348	30	5,000	1.2	39	N.A.	0 %
168	Montenegro	627,987	0.03 %	178	47	13,450	-480	1.7506	39	67.3 %	0 %
169	Luxembourg	615,729	1.9 %	11,484	238	2,590	9,741	1.45	40	88.4 %	0 %
170	Western Sahara	582,463	2.65 %	15,061	2	266,000	5,582	2.4149	28	86.8 %	0 %
171	Suriname	581,372	0.93 %	5,382	4	156,000	-1,000	2.4298	29	65.2 %	0 %
172	Cabo Verde	549,935	1.13 %	6,168	136	4,030	-1,342	2.2885	28	67.4 %	0 %
173	Micronesia	543,486	1 %	5,359	776	700	-2,957	2.858000189	27	68.1 %	0 %
174	Maldives	530,953	2.96 %	15,257	1,770	300	11,370	1.88	30	34.2 %	0 %
175	Malta	440,372	0.26 %	1,124	1,376	320	900	1.45	43	93.1 %	0 %
176	Brunei	433,285	1.01 %	4,322	82	5,270	0	1.8482	32	79 %	0 %
177	Guadeloupe	400,056	0.05 %	208	237	1,690	-1,440	2.17	44	N.A.	0 %
178	Belize	390,353	1.9 %	7,282	17	22,810	1,200	2.32	25	45.9 %	0 %
179	Bahamas	389,482	1 %	3,845	39	10,010	1,000	1.76	32	86 %	0 %
180	Martinique	375,554	-0.03 %	-119	354	1,060	-960	1.88	47	91.4 %	0 %
181	Iceland	339,031	0.69 %	2,318	3	100,250	380	1.77	37	94.3 %	0 %
182	Vanuatu	299,882	2.46 %	7,202	25	12,190	120	3.8	21	24.4 %	0 %
183	French Guiana	290,832	2.79 %	7,894	4	82,200	1,200	3.36	25	87.3 %	0 %
184	Barbados	287,025	0.13 %	384	668	430	-79	1.62	40	31.2 %	0 %
185	New Caledonia	282,750	0.98 %	2,757	15	18,280	502	1.97	34	71.3 %	0 %
186	French Polynesia	279,287	0.58 %	1,608	76	3,660	-1,000	1.95	34	63.9 %	0 %
187	Mayotte	266,150	2.55 %	6,619	710	375	0	3.7289	20	46 %	0 %
188	Sao Tome & Principe	215,056	1.91 %	4,028	224	960	-1,680	4.35	19	73 %	0 %
189	Samoa	197,097	0.49 %	968	70	2,830	-2,803	3.9029	22	18.2 %	0 %
190	Saint Lucia	182,790	0.5 %	901	300	610	0	1.4442	34	18.5 %	0 %
191	Channel Islands	172,259	1.03 %	1,760	907	190	1,351	1.502	43	30 %	0 %
192	Guam	167,294	0.92 %	1,526	310	540	-506	2.3193	31	94.8 %	0 %
193	Curaçao	163,424	0.41 %	672	368	444	515	1.76	42	88.6 %	0 %
194	Kiribati	117,606	1.52 %	1,759	145	810	-800	3.5836	23	56.2 %	0 %
195	Grenada	112,003	0.49 %	549	329	340	-200	2.0732	32	35.4 %	0 %
196	St. Vincent & Grenadines	110,589	0.34 %	378	284	390	-200	1.9019	33	52.6 %	0 %
197	Aruba	106,314	0.44 %	469	591	180	201	1.9	41	43.4 %	0 %
198	U.S. Virgin Islands	104,578	-0.1 %	-102	299	350	-451	2.0458	43	96.1 %	0 %
199	Tonga	104,494	1.26 %	1,297	145	720	-800	3.5763	22	24.3 %	0 %
200	Seychelles	97,739	0.66 %	643	212	460	-200	2.46	34	55.9 %	0 %
201	Antigua and Barbuda	97,118	0.86 %	832	221	440	0	2	34	26.3 %	0 %
202	Isle of Man	84,584	0.6 %	507	148	570		N.A.	N.A.	53.2 %	0 %
203	Andorra	77,142	0.18 %	136	164	470		N.A.	N.A.	87.9 %	0 %
204	Dominica	71,808	0.26 %	183	96	750		N.A.	N.A.	73.6 %	0 %
205	Cayman Islands	64,948	1.21 %	774	271	240		N.A.	N.A.	97.2 %	0 %
206	Bermuda	62,506	-0.4 %	-250	1,250	50		N.A.	N.A.	97.3 %	0 %
207	Marshall Islands	58,791	0.65 %	378	327	180		N.A.	N.A.	70.1 %	0 %
208	Northern Mariana Islands	57,216	0.59 %	334	124	460		N.A.	N.A.	88.6 %	0 %
209	Greenland	56,672	0.19 %	108	0	410,450		N.A.	N.A.	87.1 %	0 %
210	American Samoa	55,312	-0.28 %	-153	277	200		N.A.	N.A.	87.8 %	0 %
211	Saint Kitts & Nevis	52,823	0.73 %	382	203	260		N.A.	N.A.	32.9 %	0 %
212	Faeroe Islands	48,678	0.37 %	181	35	1,396		N.A.	N.A.	43.1 %	0 %
213	Sint Maarten	42,388	1.07 %	448	1,247	34		N.A.	N.A.	96.6 %	0 %
214	Monaco	38,964	0.73 %	282	26,150	1		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
215	Turks and Caicos	38,191	1.4 %	526	40	950		N.A.	N.A.	89.1 %	0 %
216	Liechtenstein	38,019	0.29 %	109	238	160		N.A.	N.A.	14.5 %	0 %
217	Saint Martin	38,002	1.98 %	738	717	53		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
218	San Marino	33,860	0.22 %	75	564	60		N.A.	N.A.	96.9 %	0 %
219	Gibraltar	33,701	-0.05 %	-17	3,370	10		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
220	British Virgin Islands	30,030	0.77 %	228	200	150		N.A.	N.A.	51.6 %	0 %
221	Caribbean Netherlands	25,979	1.04 %	268	79	328		N.A.	N.A.	74.9 %	0 %
222	Palau	18,008	0.56 %	101	39	460		N.A.	N.A.	99.2 %	0 %
223	Cook Islands	17,548	0.17 %	30	73	240		N.A.	N.A.	74.9 %	0 %
224	Anguilla	14,869	0.94 %	138	165	90		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
225	Tuvalu	11,646	1.2 %	138	388	30		N.A.	N.A.	61.8 %	0 %
226	Wallis & Futuna	11,432	-1.96 %	-229	82	140		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
227	Nauru	10,756	0.81 %	86	538	20		N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	0 %
228	Saint Barthelemy	9,847	0.32 %	31	469	21		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
229	Saint Helena	6,059	0.4 %	24	16	390		N.A.	N.A.	27 %	0 %
230	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	5,822	-0.46 %	-27	25	230		N.A.	N.A.	98.8 %	0 %
231	Montserrat	4,989	-0.08 %	-4	50	100		N.A.	N.A.	9.5 %	0 %
232	Falkland Islands	3,377	4.42 %	143	0	12,170		N.A.	N.A.	67.5 %	0 %
233	Niue	1,615	-0.31 %	-5	6	260		N.A.	N.A.	45.9 %	0 %
234	Tokelau	1,340	1.59 %	21	134	10		N.A.	N.A.	0 %	0 %
235	Holy See	799	-0.25 %	-2	1,998	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 Worldometers 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. Worldometers, 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 Worldometers 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. Worldometers 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