World Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,110,694,135

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,730,538
1951	2,538,371,052
1952	2,584,650,496
1953	2,634,885,817
1954	2,686,160,082
1955	2,740,105,221
1956	2,794,953,141
1957	2,851,433,859
1958	2,909,794,206
1959	2,964,911,145
1960	3,014,124,252
1961	3,062,938,787
1962	3,119,381,825
1963	3,187,759,099
1964	3,259,462,332
1965	3,329,607,912
1966	3,398,940,868
1967	3,468,033,187
1968	3,538,569,761
1969	3,612,666,433
1970	3,687,162,560
1971	3,762,190,884
1972	3,836,458,865
1973	3,912,057,651
1974	3,987,395,601
1975	4,061,580,973
1976	4,134,411,183
1977	4,207,852,699
1978	4,281,603,913
1979	4,357,170,914
1980	4,435,208,626
1981	4,515,765,494
1982	4,598,710,606
1983	4,682,965,209
1984	4,766,418,666
1985	4,852,344,609
1986	4,940,286,774
1987	5,030,978,526
1988	5,122,304,030
1989	5,213,715,210
1990	5,306,057,600
1991	5,396,867,387
1992	5,483,252,120
1993	5,568,371,357
1994	5,651,799,495
1995	5,734,302,606
1996	5,816,146,240
1997	5,897,702,390
1998	5,978,605,703
1999	6,059,071,004
2000	6,139,818,427
2001	6,221,894,621
2002	6,303,583,968
2003	6,385,086,284
2004	6,466,650,645
2005	6,549,245,434
2006	6,632,323,446
2007	6,716,708,882
2008	6,802,072,506
2009	6,888,838,150
2010	6,976,155,329
2011	7,063,628,259
2012	7,151,778,270
2013	7,241,043,156
2014	7,329,420,928
2015	7,417,237,681
2016	7,503,836,826
2017	7,590,541,776
2018	7,674,917,118
2019	7,756,242,097
2020	7,833,082,957
2021	7,902,454,423
2022	7,967,898,787
2023	8,037,227,857
2024	8,110,694,135
2025	8,184,116,905
2026	8,256,580,509
2027	8,328,266,000
2028	8,399,051,213
2029	8,469,355,849
2030	8,538,695,771
2031	8,607,181,680
2032	8,674,675,145
2033	8,741,638,259
2034	8,807,512,051
2035	8,872,436,362
2036	8,936,224,553
2037	8,999,285,611
2038	9,061,244,779
2039	9,122,147,638
2040	9,181,734,495
2041	9,240,417,391
2042	9,297,772,656
2043	9,353,854,400
2044	9,408,461,575
2045	9,461,880,675
2046	9,513,688,249
2047	9,563,963,469
2048	9,612,519,732
2049	9,659,565,561
2050	9,704,727,218
2051	9,748,097,973
2052	9,789,616,714
2053	9,829,669,574
2054	9,867,881,974
2055	9,904,462,511
2056	9,939,371,629
2057	9,972,924,042
2058	10,004,945,495
2059	10,035,509,665
2060	10,064,602,333
2061	10,092,632,092
2062	10,119,475,907
2063	10,145,241,998
2064	10,169,860,370
2065	10,193,502,521
2066	10,215,924,446
2067	10,237,330,038
2068	10,257,701,345
2069	10,277,060,448
2070	10,295,280,645
2071	10,312,369,162
2072	10,328,366,088
2073	10,343,354,190
2074	10,357,148,931
2075	10,369,721,401
2076	10,381,025,679
2077	10,391,091,245
2078	10,399,886,100
2079	10,407,521,619
2080	10,414,008,852
2081	10,419,359,524
2082	10,423,630,705
2083	10,426,940,758
2084	10,429,264,314
2085	10,430,608,710
2086	10,430,961,933
2087	10,430,393,706
2088	10,429,034,539
2089	10,426,897,654
2090	10,423,921,693
2091	10,420,125,764
2092	10,415,523,236
2093	10,410,138,610
2094	10,403,985,019
2095	10,397,114,659
2096	10,389,429,026
2097	10,380,879,385
2098	10,371,516,221
2099	10,361,421,916
2100	10,350,649,351

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.