World Population

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

8,110,056,038

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,361,077
1951	2,537,985,943
1952	2,584,208,995
1953	2,634,450,443
1954	2,685,690,830
1955	2,739,624,827
1956	2,794,477,355
1957	2,850,916,293
1958	2,909,289,085
1959	2,964,480,300
1960	3,013,722,286
1961	3,062,495,344
1962	3,118,789,519
1963	3,187,113,812
1964	3,258,855,273
1965	3,329,004,302
1966	3,398,339,255
1967	3,467,434,828
1968	3,537,922,936
1969	3,612,022,920
1970	3,686,500,874
1971	3,761,549,208
1972	3,835,804,565
1973	3,911,398,508
1974	3,986,742,926
1975	4,060,949,096
1976	4,133,776,429
1977	4,207,214,878
1978	4,280,954,455
1979	4,356,492,933
1980	4,434,517,445
1981	4,515,050,837
1982	4,597,964,625
1983	4,682,247,038
1984	4,765,679,295
1985	4,851,587,757
1986	4,939,498,924
1987	5,030,173,760
1988	5,121,520,336
1989	5,212,911,121
1990	5,305,245,458
1991	5,396,114,288
1992	5,482,513,407
1993	5,567,642,802
1994	5,651,081,341
1995	5,733,585,675
1996	5,815,440,970
1997	5,896,996,268
1998	5,977,905,202
1999	6,058,371,592
2000	6,139,106,342
2001	6,221,182,365
2002	6,302,874,020
2003	6,384,377,091
2004	6,465,936,873
2005	6,548,526,194
2006	6,631,591,071
2007	6,715,964,962
2008	6,801,325,157
2009	6,888,076,094
2010	6,975,394,842
2011	7,062,863,604
2012	7,151,000,715
2013	7,240,274,813
2014	7,328,649,719
2015	7,416,484,798
2016	7,503,081,850
2017	7,589,796,554
2018	7,674,204,640
2019	7,755,545,102
2020	7,832,469,696
2021	7,901,903,898
2022	7,967,316,127
2023	8,036,576,775
2024	8,110,056,038
2025	8,183,483,939
2026	8,255,954,492
2027	8,327,646,011
2028	8,398,441,835
2029	8,468,750,108
2030	8,538,097,126
2031	8,606,590,724
2032	8,674,094,128
2033	8,741,062,541
2034	8,806,944,225
2035	8,871,876,959
2036	8,935,677,634
2037	8,998,743,764
2038	9,060,711,365
2039	9,121,624,905
2040	9,181,224,889
2041	9,239,915,264
2042	9,297,281,125
2043	9,353,374,519
2044	9,407,996,695
2045	9,461,426,304
2046	9,513,246,817
2047	9,563,535,730
2048	9,612,109,226
2049	9,659,168,632
2050	9,704,345,244
2051	9,747,732,538
2052	9,789,266,421
2053	9,829,333,607
2054	9,867,559,838
2055	9,904,154,604
2056	9,939,078,666
2057	9,972,642,236
2058	10,004,675,884
2059	10,035,253,526
2060	10,064,357,727
2061	10,092,396,306
2062	10,119,248,883
2063	10,145,025,055
2064	10,169,653,193
2065	10,193,305,195
2066	10,215,736,212
2067	10,237,149,510
2068	10,257,531,869
2069	10,276,899,151
2070	10,295,129,627
2071	10,312,227,292
2072	10,328,234,049
2073	10,343,231,327
2074	10,357,036,748
2075	10,369,619,840
2076	10,380,935,993
2077	10,391,012,277
2078	10,399,817,286
2079	10,407,462,362
2080	10,413,960,294
2081	10,419,320,575
2082	10,423,599,715
2083	10,426,918,380
2084	10,429,250,563
2085	10,430,603,600
2086	10,430,965,301
2087	10,430,404,218
2088	10,429,050,938
2089	10,426,921,946
2090	10,423,952,760
2091	10,420,164,653
2092	10,415,567,796
2093	10,410,191,052
2094	10,404,042,770
2095	10,397,180,079
2096	10,389,500,927
2097	10,380,959,501
2098	10,371,602,710
2099	10,361,514,770
2100	10,350,752,841

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.