World Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,110,339,616

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,525,291
1951	2,538,157,132
1952	2,584,405,205
1953	2,634,643,960
1954	2,685,899,389
1955	2,739,838,330
1956	2,794,688,827
1957	2,851,146,306
1958	2,909,513,533
1959	2,964,671,768
1960	3,013,900,961
1961	3,062,692,518
1962	3,119,052,792
1963	3,187,400,577
1964	3,259,125,059
1965	3,329,272,567
1966	3,398,606,634
1967	3,467,700,788
1968	3,538,210,396
1969	3,612,308,930
1970	3,686,794,940
1971	3,761,834,398
1972	3,836,095,350
1973	3,911,691,450
1974	3,987,032,986
1975	4,061,229,926
1976	4,134,058,528
1977	4,207,498,358
1978	4,281,243,116
1979	4,356,794,260
1980	4,434,824,634
1981	4,515,368,474
1982	4,598,296,151
1983	4,682,566,231
1984	4,766,007,897
1985	4,851,924,149
1986	4,939,849,082
1987	5,030,531,415
1988	5,121,868,636
1989	5,213,268,489
1990	5,305,606,367
1991	5,396,448,981
1992	5,482,841,698
1993	5,567,966,592
1994	5,651,400,513
1995	5,733,904,297
1996	5,815,754,406
1997	5,897,310,091
1998	5,978,216,530
1999	6,058,682,442
2000	6,139,422,806
2001	6,221,498,916
2002	6,303,189,546
2003	6,384,692,284
2004	6,466,254,091
2005	6,548,845,859
2006	6,631,916,572
2007	6,716,295,589
2008	6,801,657,301
2009	6,888,414,779
2010	6,975,732,833
2011	7,063,203,450
2012	7,151,346,269
2013	7,240,616,293
2014	7,328,992,461
2015	7,416,819,405
2016	7,503,417,367
2017	7,590,127,736
2018	7,674,521,276
2019	7,755,854,817
2020	7,832,742,206
2021	7,902,148,594
2022	7,967,575,122
2023	8,036,866,131
2024	8,110,339,616
2025	8,183,765,247
2026	8,256,232,712
2027	8,327,921,549
2028	8,398,712,651
2029	8,469,019,316
2030	8,538,363,180
2031	8,606,853,359
2032	8,674,352,339
2033	8,741,318,405
2034	8,807,196,581
2035	8,872,125,568
2036	8,935,920,692
2037	8,998,984,574
2038	9,060,948,425
2039	9,121,857,216
2040	9,181,451,361
2041	9,240,138,419
2042	9,297,499,570
2043	9,353,587,784
2044	9,408,203,288
2045	9,461,628,233
2046	9,513,442,995
2047	9,563,725,820
2048	9,612,291,653
2049	9,659,345,030
2050	9,704,514,995
2051	9,747,894,939
2052	9,789,422,088
2053	9,829,482,913
2054	9,867,702,996
2055	9,904,291,438
2056	9,939,208,857
2057	9,972,767,472
2058	10,004,795,699
2059	10,035,367,355
2060	10,064,466,428
2061	10,092,501,091
2062	10,119,349,774
2063	10,145,121,465
2064	10,169,745,260
2065	10,193,392,887
2066	10,215,819,864
2067	10,237,229,735
2068	10,257,607,181
2069	10,276,970,830
2070	10,295,196,738
2071	10,312,290,337
2072	10,328,292,723
2073	10,343,285,924
2074	10,357,086,598
2075	10,369,664,969
2076	10,380,975,844
2077	10,391,047,366
2078	10,399,847,863
2079	10,407,488,690
2080	10,413,981,868
2081	10,419,337,879
2082	10,423,613,482
2083	10,426,928,320
2084	10,429,256,669
2085	10,430,605,866
2086	10,430,963,799
2087	10,430,399,542
2088	10,429,043,645
2089	10,426,911,145
2090	10,423,938,947
2091	10,420,147,366
2092	10,415,547,988
2093	10,410,167,741
2094	10,404,017,098
2095	10,397,151,000
2096	10,389,468,967
2097	10,380,923,890
2098	10,371,564,267
2099	10,361,473,501
2100	10,350,706,899

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.