World Population

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

8,110,153,757

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,417,668
1951	2,538,044,941
1952	2,584,276,608
1953	2,634,517,133
1954	2,685,762,701
1955	2,739,698,400
1956	2,794,550,231
1957	2,850,995,554
1958	2,909,366,422
1959	2,964,546,278
1960	3,013,783,862
1961	3,062,563,307
1962	3,118,880,248
1963	3,187,212,627
1964	3,258,948,240
1965	3,329,096,746
1966	3,398,431,395
1967	3,467,526,483
1968	3,538,021,993
1969	3,612,121,482
1970	3,686,602,208
1971	3,761,647,486
1972	3,835,904,768
1973	3,911,499,455
1974	3,986,842,879
1975	4,061,045,870
1976	4,133,873,640
1977	4,207,312,568
1978	4,281,053,931
1979	4,356,596,772
1980	4,434,623,303
1981	4,515,160,298
1982	4,598,078,867
1983	4,682,357,035
1984	4,765,792,531
1985	4,851,703,682
1986	4,939,619,591
1987	5,030,297,007
1988	5,121,640,361
1989	5,213,034,271
1990	5,305,369,822
1991	5,396,229,622
1992	5,482,626,533
1993	5,567,754,380
1994	5,651,191,328
1995	5,733,695,471
1996	5,815,548,978
1997	5,897,104,411
1998	5,978,012,487
1999	6,058,478,713
2000	6,139,215,394
2001	6,221,291,449
2002	6,302,982,751
2003	6,384,485,708
2004	6,466,046,185
2005	6,548,636,353
2006	6,631,703,241
2007	6,716,078,897
2008	6,801,439,614
2009	6,888,192,806
2010	6,975,511,315
2011	7,062,980,717
2012	7,151,119,790
2013	7,240,392,488
2014	7,328,767,826
2015	7,416,600,104
2016	7,503,197,466
2017	7,589,910,676
2018	7,674,313,751
2019	7,755,651,820
2020	7,832,563,596
2021	7,901,988,225
2022	7,967,405,384
2023	8,036,676,486
2024	8,110,153,757
2025	8,183,580,877
2026	8,256,050,367
2027	8,327,740,960
2028	8,398,535,156
2029	8,468,842,877
2030	8,538,188,808
2031	8,606,681,227
2032	8,674,183,105
2033	8,741,150,711
2034	8,807,031,186
2035	8,871,962,628
2036	8,935,761,390
2037	8,998,826,747
2038	9,060,793,055
2039	9,121,704,958
2040	9,181,302,929
2041	9,239,992,163
2042	9,297,356,400
2043	9,353,448,008
2044	9,408,067,884
2045	9,461,495,888
2046	9,513,314,419
2047	9,563,601,233
2048	9,612,172,088
2049	9,659,229,417
2050	9,704,403,738
2051	9,747,788,500
2052	9,789,320,061
2053	9,829,385,056
2054	9,867,609,169
2055	9,904,201,755
2056	9,939,123,528
2057	9,972,685,391
2058	10,004,717,171
2059	10,035,292,751
2060	10,064,395,184
2061	10,092,432,414
2062	10,119,283,649
2063	10,145,058,277
2064	10,169,684,918
2065	10,193,335,413
2066	10,215,765,038
2067	10,237,177,155
2068	10,257,557,820
2069	10,276,923,851
2070	10,295,152,752
2071	10,312,249,016
2072	10,328,254,267
2073	10,343,250,140
2074	10,357,053,925
2075	10,369,635,390
2076	10,380,949,724
2077	10,391,024,367
2078	10,399,827,822
2079	10,407,471,433
2080	10,413,967,727
2081	10,419,326,537
2082	10,423,604,458
2083	10,426,921,804
2084	10,429,252,666
2085	10,430,604,380
2086	10,430,964,783
2087	10,430,402,606
2088	10,429,048,424
2089	10,426,918,223
2090	10,423,947,999
2091	10,420,158,695
2092	10,415,560,969
2093	10,410,183,019
2094	10,404,033,922
2095	10,397,170,058
2096	10,389,489,913
2097	10,380,947,228
2098	10,371,589,462
2099	10,361,500,549
2100	10,350,737,019

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.