World Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,110,740,724

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	2,494,757,507
1951	2,538,399,157
1952	2,584,682,731
1953	2,634,917,595
1954	2,686,194,338
1955	2,740,140,293
1956	2,794,987,872
1957	2,851,471,648
1958	2,909,831,098
1959	2,964,942,605
1960	3,014,153,589
1961	3,062,971,131
1962	3,119,425,056
1963	3,187,806,216
1964	3,259,506,655
1965	3,329,651,980
1966	3,398,984,789
1967	3,468,076,862
1968	3,538,616,987
1969	3,612,713,410
1970	3,687,210,870
1971	3,762,237,728
1972	3,836,506,636
1973	3,912,105,774
1974	3,987,443,254
1975	4,061,627,104
1976	4,134,457,527
1977	4,207,899,261
1978	4,281,651,321
1979	4,357,220,408
1980	4,435,259,086
1981	4,515,817,663
1982	4,598,765,071
1983	4,683,017,635
1984	4,766,472,644
1985	4,852,399,857
1986	4,940,344,288
1987	5,031,037,282
1988	5,122,361,245
1989	5,213,773,913
1990	5,306,116,903
1991	5,396,922,371
1992	5,483,306,057
1993	5,568,424,549
1994	5,651,851,925
1995	5,734,354,949
1996	5,816,197,733
1997	5,897,753,942
1998	5,978,656,843
1999	6,059,122,063
2000	6,139,870,418
2001	6,221,946,620
2002	6,303,635,799
2003	6,385,138,058
2004	6,466,702,757
2005	6,549,297,940
2006	6,632,376,912
2007	6,716,763,192
2008	6,802,127,069
2009	6,888,893,784
2010	6,976,210,848
2011	7,063,684,081
2012	7,151,835,042
2013	7,241,099,250
2014	7,329,477,234
2015	7,417,292,647
2016	7,503,891,951
2017	7,590,596,188
2018	7,674,969,138
2019	7,756,292,999
2020	7,833,127,744
2021	7,902,494,608
2022	7,967,941,312
2023	8,037,275,392
2024	8,110,740,724
2025	8,184,163,117
2026	8,256,626,213
2027	8,328,311,266
2028	8,399,095,706
2029	8,469,400,074
2030	8,538,739,477
2031	8,607,224,826
2032	8,674,717,567
2033	8,741,680,291
2034	8,807,553,507
2035	8,872,477,204
2036	8,936,264,486
2037	8,999,325,171
2038	9,061,283,724
2039	9,122,185,804
2040	9,181,771,704
2041	9,240,454,052
2042	9,297,808,543
2043	9,353,889,438
2044	9,408,495,519
2045	9,461,913,850
2046	9,513,720,479
2047	9,563,994,701
2048	9,612,549,707
2049	9,659,594,542
2050	9,704,755,108
2051	9,748,124,656
2052	9,789,642,293
2053	9,829,694,105
2054	9,867,905,495
2055	9,904,484,993
2056	9,939,393,021
2057	9,972,944,618
2058	10,004,965,181
2059	10,035,528,368
2060	10,064,620,194
2061	10,092,649,308
2062	10,119,492,484
2063	10,145,257,838
2064	10,169,875,499
2065	10,193,516,929
2066	10,215,938,190
2067	10,237,343,220
2068	10,257,713,720
2069	10,277,072,226
2070	10,295,291,672
2071	10,312,379,522
2072	10,328,375,730
2073	10,343,363,162
2074	10,357,157,123
2075	10,369,728,818
2076	10,381,032,230
2077	10,391,097,013
2078	10,399,891,126
2079	10,407,525,947
2080	10,414,012,400
2081	10,419,362,369
2082	10,423,632,970
2083	10,426,942,394
2084	10,429,265,320
2085	10,430,609,085
2086	10,430,961,688
2087	10,430,392,940
2088	10,429,033,343
2089	10,426,895,882
2090	10,423,919,426
2091	10,420,122,926
2092	10,415,519,984
2093	10,410,134,782
2094	10,403,980,805
2095	10,397,109,884
2096	10,389,423,778
2097	10,380,873,537
2098	10,371,509,908
2099	10,361,415,137
2100	10,350,641,779

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.