World Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,108,287,079

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,493,335,845
1951	2,536,916,648
1952	2,582,985,181
1953	2,633,242,220
1954	2,684,389,326
1955	2,738,292,698
1956	2,793,157,295
1957	2,849,481,580
1958	2,907,890,139
1959	2,963,285,872
1960	3,012,606,320
1961	3,061,261,924
1962	3,117,146,155
1963	3,185,325,508
1964	3,257,172,242
1965	3,327,330,385
1966	3,396,670,814
1967	3,465,774,330
1968	3,536,129,810
1969	3,610,237,946
1970	3,684,666,398
1971	3,759,769,409
1972	3,833,990,468
1973	3,909,570,789
1974	3,984,933,418
1975	4,059,196,686
1976	4,132,016,473
1977	4,205,445,715
1978	4,279,152,681
1979	4,354,612,502
1980	4,432,600,583
1981	4,513,068,316
1982	4,595,896,590
1983	4,680,254,848
1984	4,763,628,955
1985	4,849,488,106
1986	4,937,313,796
1987	5,027,942,571
1988	5,119,347,019
1989	5,210,681,218
1990	5,302,994,733
1991	5,394,026,080
1992	5,480,465,532
1993	5,565,622,581
1994	5,649,089,786
1995	5,731,597,811
1996	5,813,485,580
1997	5,895,038,174
1998	5,975,962,562
1999	6,056,431,729
2000	6,137,132,141
2001	6,219,207,193
2002	6,300,905,199
2003	6,382,410,287
2004	6,463,957,805
2005	6,546,531,257
2006	6,629,559,798
2007	6,713,901,899
2008	6,799,252,820
2009	6,885,962,819
2010	6,973,285,737
2011	7,060,742,850
2012	7,148,845,224
2013	7,238,143,999
2014	7,326,511,457
2015	7,414,396,896
2016	7,500,989,014
2017	7,587,730,730
2018	7,672,229,318
2019	7,753,614,364
2020	7,830,770,578
2021	7,900,376,010
2022	7,965,698,711
2023	8,034,771,763
2024	8,108,287,079
2025	8,181,728,765
2026	8,254,218,580
2027	8,325,926,951
2028	8,396,752,416
2029	8,467,070,437
2030	8,536,437,160
2031	8,604,952,160
2032	8,672,483,384
2033	8,739,466,148
2034	8,805,369,749
2035	8,870,325,959
2036	8,934,161,417
2037	8,997,241,329
2038	9,059,232,409
2039	9,120,175,645
2040	9,179,812,213
2041	9,238,523,058
2042	9,295,918,338
2043	9,352,044,138
2044	9,406,708,091
2045	9,460,166,582
2046	9,512,023,011
2047	9,562,349,996
2048	9,610,971,440
2049	9,658,068,252
2050	9,703,286,374
2051	9,746,719,517
2052	9,788,295,587
2053	9,828,402,251
2054	9,866,666,855
2055	9,903,301,107
2056	9,938,266,697
2057	9,971,861,042
2058	10,003,928,537
2059	10,034,543,496
2060	10,063,679,767
2061	10,091,742,649
2062	10,118,619,558
2063	10,144,423,693
2064	10,169,079,034
2065	10,192,758,192
2066	10,215,214,404
2067	10,236,649,161
2068	10,257,062,195
2069	10,276,452,098
2070	10,294,711,051
2071	10,311,834,111
2072	10,327,868,194
2073	10,342,890,874
2074	10,356,725,903
2075	10,369,338,487
2076	10,380,687,587
2077	10,390,793,523
2078	10,399,626,682
2079	10,407,298,292
2080	10,413,825,884
2081	10,419,212,752
2082	10,423,513,982
2083	10,426,856,532
2084	10,429,212,640
2085	10,430,589,630
2086	10,430,974,808
2087	10,430,433,506
2088	10,429,096,586
2089	10,426,989,473
2090	10,424,039,097
2091	10,420,272,632
2092	10,415,691,518
2093	10,410,336,609
2094	10,404,203,105
2095	10,397,361,647
2096	10,389,700,456
2097	10,381,181,821
2098	10,371,842,692
2099	10,361,772,277
2100	10,351,037,657

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.