World Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,110,443,995

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,585,726
1951	2,538,220,126
1952	2,584,477,425
1953	2,634,715,176
1954	2,685,976,148
1955	2,739,916,912
1956	2,794,766,654
1957	2,851,230,969
1958	2,909,596,161
1959	2,964,742,245
1960	3,013,966,712
1961	3,062,765,052
1962	3,119,149,679
1963	3,187,506,133
1964	3,259,224,360
1965	3,329,371,303
1966	3,398,705,044
1967	3,467,798,665
1968	3,538,316,202
1969	3,612,414,194
1970	3,686,903,177
1971	3,761,939,361
1972	3,836,202,379
1973	3,911,799,271
1974	3,987,139,749
1975	4,061,333,286
1976	4,134,162,360
1977	4,207,602,690
1978	4,281,349,351
1979	4,356,905,162
1980	4,434,937,696
1981	4,515,485,374
1982	4,598,418,177
1983	4,682,683,707
1984	4,766,128,841
1985	4,852,047,952
1986	4,939,977,956
1987	5,030,663,056
1988	5,121,996,831
1989	5,213,400,019
1990	5,305,739,216
1991	5,396,572,171
1992	5,482,962,535
1993	5,568,085,767
1994	5,651,517,986
1995	5,734,021,570
1996	5,815,869,772
1997	5,897,425,596
1998	5,978,331,116
1999	6,058,796,849
2000	6,139,539,287
2001	6,221,615,424
2002	6,303,305,677
2003	6,384,808,291
2004	6,466,370,847
2005	6,548,963,509
2006	6,632,036,372
2007	6,716,417,277
2008	6,801,779,551
2009	6,888,539,434
2010	6,975,857,231
2011	7,063,328,530
2012	7,151,473,460
2013	7,240,741,976
2014	7,329,118,613
2015	7,416,942,560
2016	7,503,540,865
2017	7,590,249,638
2018	7,674,637,821
2019	7,755,968,831
2020	7,832,842,523
2021	7,902,238,646
2022	7,967,670,431
2023	8,036,972,633
2024	8,110,443,995
2025	8,183,868,786
2026	8,256,335,114
2027	8,328,022,965
2028	8,398,812,332
2029	8,469,118,402
2030	8,538,461,104
2031	8,606,950,026
2032	8,674,447,380
2033	8,741,412,580
2034	8,807,289,464
2035	8,872,217,074
2036	8,936,010,155
2037	8,999,073,208
2038	9,061,035,679
2039	9,121,942,723
2040	9,181,534,721
2041	9,240,220,556
2042	9,297,579,973
2043	9,353,666,282
2044	9,408,279,332
2045	9,461,702,558
2046	9,513,515,203
2047	9,563,795,788
2048	9,612,358,803
2049	9,659,409,959
2050	9,704,577,478
2051	9,747,954,716
2052	9,789,479,388
2053	9,829,537,870
2054	9,867,755,691
2055	9,904,341,805
2056	9,939,256,779
2057	9,972,813,569
2058	10,004,839,802
2059	10,035,409,254
2060	10,064,506,440
2061	10,092,539,661
2062	10,119,386,910
2063	10,145,156,952
2064	10,169,779,149
2065	10,193,425,166
2066	10,215,850,655
2067	10,237,259,266
2068	10,257,634,904
2069	10,276,997,215
2070	10,295,221,441
2071	10,312,313,544
2072	10,328,314,322
2073	10,343,306,022
2074	10,357,104,949
2075	10,369,681,582
2076	10,380,990,515
2077	10,391,060,284
2078	10,399,859,119
2079	10,407,498,384
2080	10,413,989,811
2081	10,419,344,251
2082	10,423,618,552
2083	10,426,931,980
2084	10,429,258,918
2085	10,430,606,702
2086	10,430,963,249
2087	10,430,397,822
2088	10,429,040,963
2089	10,426,907,172
2090	10,423,933,865
2091	10,420,141,004
2092	10,415,540,699
2093	10,410,159,163
2094	10,404,007,652
2095	10,397,140,299
2096	10,389,457,206
2097	10,380,910,785
2098	10,371,550,119
2099	10,361,458,313
2100	10,350,689,969

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.