World Population Clock: 7.96 Billion People (2022)

The current world population is 7.96 billion as of July 2022 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. The term "World ... CoronavirusPopulationWPopulationWorldPopulationCurrentWorldPopulationretrievingdata...viewallpeopleon1page>TodayBirthstoday...Deathstoday...PopulationGrowthtoday...ThisyearBirthsthisyear...Deathsthisyear...PopulationGrowththisyear...WorldPopulationsectionsTop20CountriesLIVEPast,present,andfutureGlobalGrowthRateHistoricaldataForecastMilestonesbyRegionbyReligionPopulationDensityPopulationbyCountryAll-timetotal[Sourcesandmethods]Demographics:AgeStructure|SexRatio|PopulationPyramid|MedianAge|FertilityRate|LifeExpectancy|UrbanizationTop20LargestCountriesbyPopulation(live)1China2India3U.S.A.4Indonesia5Pakistan6Brazil7Nigeria8Bangladesh9Russia10Mexico11Japan12Ethiopia13Philippines14Egypt15Vietnam16D.R.Congo17Turkey18Iran19Germany20Thailandseeallcountries>|1950rank>|2050rank>WorldPopulation:Past,Present,andFuture(moveandexpandthebaratthebottomofthecharttonavigatethroughtime)backtotop↑Thechartaboveillustrateshowworldpopulationhaschangedthroughouthistory.Viewthefulltabulateddata.Atthedawnofagriculture,about8000B.C.,thepopulationoftheworldwasapproximately5million.Overthe8,000-yearperiodupto1A.D.itgrewto200million(someestimate300millionoreven600,suggestinghowimprecisepopulationestimatesofearlyhistoricalperiodscanbe),withagrowthrateofunder0.05%peryear.Atremendouschangeoccurredwiththeindustrialrevolution:whereasithadtakenallofhumanhistoryuntilaround1800forworldpopulationtoreachonebillion,thesecondbillionwasachievedinonly130years(1930),thethirdbillionin30years(1960),thefourthbillionin15years(1974),andthefifthbillioninonly13years(1987).Duringthe20thcenturyalone,thepopulationintheworldhasgrownfrom1.65billionto6billion.In1970,therewereroughlyhalfasmanypeopleintheworldastherearenow.Becauseofdeclininggrowthrates,itwillnowtakeover200yearstodoubleagain.Wonderhowbigwastheworld'spopulationwhenyouwereborn?Checkoutthissimplewizardorthismoreelaboratedonetofindout.Sources:WorldPopulationProspects:The2019Revision-UnitedNationsPopulationDivisionTheWorldatSixBillion,WorldPopulation,Year0tonearstabilization[Pdffile]-UnitedNationsPopulationDivisionGrowthRatebacktotop↑YearlyPopulationGrowthRate(%)Populationintheworldis,asof2020,growingatarateofaround1.05%peryear(downfrom1.08%in2019,1.10%in2018,and1.12%in2017).Thecurrentaveragepopulationincreaseisestimatedat81millionpeopleperyear.Annualgrowthratereacheditspeakinthelate1960s,whenitwasataround2%.Therateofincreasehasnearlyhalvedsincethen,andwillcontinuetodeclineinthecomingyears.Worldpopulationwillthereforecontinuetogrowinthe21stcentury,butatamuchslowerratecomparedtotherecentpast.Worldpopulationhasdoubled(100%increase)in40yearsfrom1959(3billion)to1999(6billion).Itisnowestimatedthatitwilltakeanothernearly40yearstoincreasebyanother50%tobecome9billionby2037.Thelatestworldpopulationprojectionsindicatethatworldpopulationwillreach10billionpersonsintheyear2057.WorldPopulation(2020andhistorical)ViewthecompletepopulationhistoricaltableYear(July1)PopulationYearly%ChangeYearlyChangeMedianAgeFertilityRateDensity(P/Km²)UrbanPop%UrbanPopulation20207,794,798,7391.05%81,330,63930.92.475256.2%4,378,993,94420197,713,468,1001.08%82,377,06029.82.515255.7%4,299,438,61820187,631,091,0401.10%83,232,11529.82.515155.3%4,219,817,31820177,547,858,9251.12%83,836,87629.82.515154.9%4,140,188,59420167,464,022,0491.14%84,224,91029.82.515054.4%4,060,652,68320157,379,797,1391.19%84,594,707302.525054.0%3,981,497,66320106,956,823,6031.24%82,983,315282.584751.7%3,594,868,14620056,541,907,0271.26%79,682,641272.654449.2%3,215,905,86320006,143,493,8231.35%79,856,169262.784146.7%2,868,307,51319955,744,212,9791.52%83,396,384253.013944.8%2,575,505,23519905,327,231,0611.81%91,261,864243.443643.0%2,290,228,09619854,870,921,7401.79%82,583,645233.593341.2%2,007,939,06319804,458,003,5141.79%75,704,582233.863039.3%1,754,201,02919754,079,480,6061.97%75,808,712224.472737.7%1,538,624,99419703,700,437,0462.07%72,170,690224.932536.6%1,354,215,49619653,339,583,5971.93%60,926,770225.0222N.A.N.A.19603,034,949,7481.82%52,385,962234.902033.7%1,023,845,51719552,773,019,9361.80%47,317,757234.9719N.A.N.A.Source:Worldometer(www.Worldometers.info)ElaborationofdatabyUnitedNations,DepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs,PopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects:The2019Revision.(Medium-fertilityvariant).backtotop↑WorldPopulationForecast(2020-2050)Viewpopulationprojectionsforallyears(upto2100)Year(July1)PopulationYearly%ChangeYearlyChangeMedianAgeFertilityRateDensity(P/Km²)UrbanPop%UrbanPopulation20207,794,798,7391.10%83,000,320312.475256.2%4,378,993,94420258,184,437,4600.98%77,927,744322.545558.3%4,774,646,30320308,548,487,4000.87%72,809,988332.625760.4%5,167,257,54620358,887,524,2130.78%67,807,363342.706062.5%5,555,833,47720409,198,847,2400.69%62,264,605352.776264.6%5,938,249,02620459,481,803,2740.61%56,591,207352.856466.6%6,312,544,81920509,735,033,9900.53%50,646,143362.956568.6%6,679,756,162Source:Worldometer(www.Worldometers.info)ElaborationofdatabyUnitedNations,DepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs,PopulationDivision.WorldPopulationProspects:The2019Revision.(Medium-fertilityvariant).WorldPopulationMilestonesbacktotop↑10Billion(2057)TheUnitedNationsprojectsworldpopulationtoreach10billionintheyear2057.9Billion(2037)Worldpopulationisexpectedtoreach9billionintheyear2037.8Billion(2023)Worldpopulationisexpectedtoreach8billionpeoplein2023accordingtotheUnitedNations(in2026accordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau).7.96Billion(2022)Thecurrentworldpopulationis7.96billionasofJuly2022[1]accordingtothemostrecentUnitedNationsestimateselaboratedbyWorldometer.Theterm"WorldPopulation"referstothehumanpopulation(thetotalnumberofhumanscurrentlyliving)oftheworld.7Billion(2011)AccordingtotheUnitedNations,worldpopulationreached7BilliononOctober31,2011.TheUSCensusBureaumadealowerestimate,forwhichthe7billionmarkwasonlyreachedonMarch12,2012.6Billion(1999)AccordingtotheUnitedNations,the6billionfigurewasreachedonOctober12,1999(celebratedastheDayof6Billion).AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureauinstead,thesixbillionmilestonewasreachedonJuly22,1999,atabout3:49AMGMT.Yet,accordingtotheU.S.Census,thedateandtimeofwhen6billionwasreachedwillprobablychangebecausethealreadyuncertainestimatesareconstantlybeingupdated.PreviousMilestones5Billion:19874Billion:19743Billion:19602Billion:19301Billion:1804SummaryTable1-1804(1803years):0.2to1bil.1804-2011(207years):from1billionto7billionYear11000150016501750180418501900193019501960197419801987199920112020202320302037204620572100Population0.20.2750.450.50.711.21.622.55344.55677.888.599.51010.9WorldPopulationbyRegionbacktotop↑#RegionPopulation(2020)YearlyChangeNetChangeDensity(P/Km²)LandArea(Km²)Migrants(net)Fert.RateMed.AgeUrbanPop%WorldShare1Europe747,636,0260.06%453,2753422,134,9001,361,0111.6430%9.6%2LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean653,962,3310.9%5,841,3743220,139,378-521,4992310%8.4%3Asia4,641,054,7750.86%39,683,57715031,033,131-1,729,1122.2320%59.5%4Oceania42,677,8131.31%549,77858,486,460156,2262.4330%0.5%5NorthernAmerica368,869,6470.62%2,268,6832018,651,6601,196,4001.8390%4.7%6Africa1,340,598,1472.49%32,533,9524529,648,481-463,0244.4200%17.2%WorldPopulationDensity(people/km2)backtotop↑Populationdensitymapoftheworldshowingnotonlycountriesbutalsomanysubdivisions(regions,states,provinces).Seealso:WorldMapCourtesyofJunuxxaten.wikipedia[CC-BY-SA-3.0orGFDL],viaWikimediaCommonsWorldPopulationbyReligionbacktotop↑Accordingtoarecentstudy(basedonthe2010worldpopulationof6.9billion)byThePewForum,thereare:2,173,180,000Christians(31%ofworldpopulation),ofwhich50%areCatholic,37%Protestant,12%Orthodox,and1%other.1,598,510,000Muslims(23%),ofwhich87-90%areSunnis,10-13%Shia.1,126,500,000NoReligionaffiliation(16%):atheists,agnosticsandpeoplewho donotidentifywithanyparticularreligion.One-in-fivepeople(20%)intheUnitedStatesarereligiouslyunaffiliated.1,033,080,000Hindus(15%),theoverwhelmingmajority(94%)ofwhichliveinIndia.   487,540,000Buddhists(7%),ofwhichhalfliveinChina.   405,120,000FolkReligionists(6%):faithsthatarecloselyassociatedwithaparticular groupofpeople,ethnicityortribe.      58,110,000OtherReligions(1%):Baha’ifaith,Taoism, Jainism,Shintoism,Sikhism,Tenrikyo,Wicca,Zoroastrianismandmanyothers.      13,850,000Jews(0.2%),four-fifthsofwhichliveintwocountries:UnitedStates(41%)andIsrael(41%).WorldPopulationbyCountry#Country(ordependency)Population(2020)YearlyChangeNetChangeDensity(P/Km²)LandArea(Km²)Migrants(net)Fert.RateMed.AgeUrbanPop%WorldShare1Honduras9,904,6071.63%158,49089111,890-6,8002.48722457.3%0.1%2UnitedArabEmirates9,890,4021.23%119,87311883,60040,0001.423386.4%0.1%3Djibouti988,0001.48%14,4404323,1809002.75772779%0%4SaintBarthelemy9,8770.3%3047021N.A.N.A.0%0%5Seychelles98,3470.62%608214460-2002.463456.2%0%6AntiguaandBarbuda97,9290.84%811223440023426.2%0%7Vietnam97,338,5790.91%876,473314310,070-80,0002.05563237.7%1.2%8Hungary9,660,351-0.25%-24,32810790,5306,0001.49114371.7%0.1%9Tajikistan9,537,6452.32%216,62768139,960-20,0003.60752227.3%0.1%10Belarus9,449,323-0.03%-3,08847202,9108,7301.70994079.2%0.1%11Austria9,006,3980.57%51,29610982,40965,0001.52924357.3%0.1%12Fiji896,4450.73%6,4924918,270-6,2022.78742859.1%0%13DRCongo89,561,4033.19%2,770,836402,267,05023,8615.96351745.6%1.1%14Réunion895,3120.72%6,3853582,500-1,2562.27353699.8%0%15PapuaNewGuinea8,947,0241.95%170,91520452,860-8003.58832213.1%0.1%16Serbia8,737,371-0.4%-34,86410087,4604,0001.46124256.2%0.1%17Comoros869,6012.2%18,7154671,861-2,0004.23652029.4%0%18Israel8,655,5351.6%136,15840021,64010,0003.0443093.2%0.1%19Switzerland8,654,6220.74%63,25721939,51652,0001.5354374.1%0.1%20IsleofMan85,0330.53%449149570N.A.N.A.53.4%0%21Turkey84,339,0671.09%909,452110769,630283,9222.083275.7%1.1%22Iran83,992,9491.3%1,079,043521,628,550-55,0002.153275.5%1.1%23Germany83,783,9420.32%266,897240348,560543,8221.5864676.3%1.1%24Togo8,278,7242.43%196,35815254,390-2,0004.35151943.3%0.1%25HolySee8010.25%22,0030N.A.N.A.N.A.0%26SierraLeone7,976,9832.1%163,76811172,180-4,2004.3191943.3%0.1%27Guyana786,5520.48%3,7864196,850-6,0002.47282726.9%0%28Andorra77,2650.16%123164470N.A.N.A.87.8%0%29Bhutan771,6081.12%8,5162038,11732022845.8%0%30HongKong7,496,9810.82%60,8277,1401,05029,3081.326245N.A.0.1%31Laos7,275,5601.48%106,10532230,800-14,7042.72435.7%0.1%32Dominica71,9860.25%17896750N.A.N.A.74.1%0%33Paraguay7,132,5381.25%87,90218397,300-16,5562.44552661.6%0.1%34Thailand69,799,9780.25%174,396137510,89019,4441.53464051.1%0.9%35Bulgaria6,948,445-0.74%-51,67464108,560-4,8001.55844575.6%0.1%36Libya6,871,2921.38%93,84041,759,540-1,9992.252978.2%0.1%37SolomonIslands686,8842.55%17,0612527,990-1,6004.4352023.2%0%38Lebanon6,825,445-0.44%-30,26866710,230-30,0122.093078.4%0.1%39UnitedKingdom67,886,0110.53%355,839281241,930260,6501.754083.2%0.9%40Nicaragua6,624,5541.21%79,05255120,340-21,2722.422657.2%0.1%41CaymanIslands65,7221.19%774274240N.A.N.A.97.2%0%42France65,273,5110.22%143,783119547,55736,5271.85234281.5%0.8%43Kyrgyzstan6,524,1951.69%108,34534191,800-4,00032635.6%0.1%44Macao649,3351.39%8,89021,645305,0001.239N.A.0%45ElSalvador6,486,2050.51%32,65231320,720-40,5392.05292873.4%0.1%46Montenegro628,0660.01%794713,450-4801.75063967.6%0%47Luxembourg625,9781.66%10,2492422,5909,7411.454088.2%0%48Bermuda62,278-0.36%-2281,24650N.A.N.A.97.4%0%49SaintHelena6,0770.3%1816390N.A.N.A.27.2%0%50Italy60,461,826-0.15%-88,249206294,140148,9431.334769.5%0.8%51Turkmenistan6,031,2001.5%89,11113469,930-5,0002.7852752.5%0.1%52Tanzania59,734,2182.98%1,728,75567885,800-40,0764.92371837%0.8%53WesternSahara597,3392.55%14,8762266,0005,5822.41492886.8%0%54SouthAfrica59,308,6901.28%750,420491,213,090145,4052.41392866.7%0.8%55MarshallIslands59,1900.68%399329180N.A.N.A.70%0%56Suriname586,6320.9%5,2604156,000-1,0002.42982965.1%0%57Singapore5,850,3420.79%46,0058,35870027,0281.20942N.A.0.1%58SaintPierre&Miquelon5,794-0.48%-2825230N.A.N.A.99.8%0%59Denmark5,792,2020.35%20,32613742,43015,2001.76214288.2%0.1%60NorthernMarianaIslands57,5590.6%343125460N.A.N.A.88.3%0%61Greenland56,7700.17%980410,450N.A.N.A.87.3%0%62CaboVerde555,9871.1%6,0521384,030-1,3422.28852868%0%63Finland5,540,7200.15%8,56418303,89014,0001.534386.1%0.1%64AmericanSamoa55,191-0.22%-121276200N.A.N.A.88.1%0%65Congo5,518,0872.56%137,57916341,500-4,0004.451969.9%0.1%66Micronesia548,9141%5,428784700-2,9572.8580001892768.2%0%67Slovakia5,459,6420.05%2,62911448,0881,4851.5024153.7%0.1%68Myanmar54,409,8000.67%364,38083653,290-163,3132.172931.4%0.7%69Norway5,421,2410.79%42,38415365,26828,0001.684083.4%0.1%70Maldives540,5441.81%9,5911,80230011,3701.883034.5%0%71Kenya53,771,2962.28%1,197,32394569,140-10,0003.522027.8%0.7%72SaintKitts&Nevis53,1990.71%376205260N.A.N.A.32.9%0%73SouthKorea51,269,1850.09%43,87752797,23011,7311.114481.8%0.7%74Oman5,106,6262.65%131,64016309,50087,4002.933187%0.1%75StateofPalestine5,101,4142.41%119,9948476,020-10,5633.66772180%0.1%76CostaRica5,094,1180.92%46,55710051,0604,2001.76393380%0.1%77Colombia50,882,8911.08%543,448461,109,500204,7961.823180.4%0.7%78Liberia5,057,6812.44%120,3075396,320-5,0004.351952.6%0.1%79Montserrat4,9920.06%350100N.A.N.A.9.6%0%80Ireland4,937,7861.13%55,2917268,89023,6041.84093863%0.1%81FaeroeIslands48,8630.38%185351,396N.A.N.A.43.3%0%82CentralAfricanRepublic4,829,7671.78%84,5828622,980-40,0004.75411843%0.1%83NewZealand4,822,2330.82%39,17018263,31014,8811.93886.9%0.1%84Spain46,754,7780.04%18,00294498,80040,0001.334580.3%0.6%85Mauritania4,649,6582.74%123,96251,030,7005,0004.5852056.9%0.1%86Uganda45,741,0073.32%1,471,413229199,810168,6945.011725.7%0.6%87Argentina45,195,7740.93%415,097172,736,6904,8002.2683292.8%0.6%88Malta441,5430.27%1,1711,3803209001.454393.2%0%89Algeria43,851,0441.85%797,990182,381,740-10,0003.052972.9%0.6%90Sudan43,849,2602.42%1,036,022251,765,048-50,0004.43452035%0.6%91Brunei437,4790.97%4,194835,27001.84823279.5%0%92Ukraine43,733,762-0.59%-259,87675579,32010,0001.44354169.4%0.6%93Panama4,314,7671.61%68,3285874,34011,2002.46883068%0.1%94SintMaarten42,8761.15%4881,26134N.A.N.A.96.5%0%95Kuwait4,270,5711.51%63,48824017,82039,5202.137N.A.0.1%96Croatia4,105,267-0.61%-25,0377355,960-8,0011.44614457.7%0.1%97Moldova4,033,963-0.23%-9,30012332,850-1,3871.25523842.7%0.1%98Iraq40,222,4932.32%912,71093434,3207,8343.6822173.1%0.5%99Guadeloupe400,1240.02%682371,690-1,4402.1744N.A.0%100Georgia3,989,167-0.19%-7,5985769,490-10,0002.06153858.1%0.1%101Belize397,6281.86%7,2751722,8101,2002.322546.1%0%102Bahamas393,2440.97%3,7623910,0101,0001.763286.1%0%103Monaco39,2420.71%27826,3371N.A.N.A.N.A.0%104Afghanistan38,928,3462.33%886,59260652,860-62,9204.55521825.4%0.5%105TurksandCaicos38,7171.38%52641950N.A.N.A.89.3%0%106SaintMartin38,6661.75%66473053N.A.N.A.0%0%107Liechtenstein38,1280.29%109238160N.A.N.A.14.6%0%108Poland37,846,611-0.11%-41,157124306,230-29,3951.42024260.2%0.5%109Canada37,742,1540.89%331,10749,093,510242,0321.5254181.3%0.5%110Martinique375,265-0.08%-2893541,060-9601.884791.6%0%111Morocco36,910,5601.2%438,79183446,300-51,4192.423063.8%0.5%112Eritrea3,546,4211.41%49,30435101,000-39,8584.11963.3%0%113SaudiArabia34,813,8711.59%545,343162,149,690134,9792.343284%0.4%114FalklandIslands3,4803.05%103012,170N.A.N.A.66%0%115Uruguay3,473,7300.35%11,99620175,020-3,0001.983696.1%0%116Iceland341,2430.65%2,2123100,2503801.773794.4%0%117SanMarino33,9310.21%7156660N.A.N.A.97.1%0%118Gibraltar33,691-0.03%-103,36910N.A.N.A.N.A.0%119Uzbekistan33,469,2031.48%487,48779425,400-8,8632.432850.1%0.4%120UnitedStates331,002,6510.59%1,937,734369,147,420954,8061.77643882.8%4.2%121Peru32,971,8541.42%461,401261,280,00099,0692.273179.1%0.4%122Angola32,866,2723.27%1,040,977261,246,7006,4135.551766.7%0.4%123BosniaandHerzegovina3,280,819-0.61%-20,1816451,000-21,5851.274352.3%0%124Mongolia3,278,2901.65%53,12321,553,560-8522.90232867.2%0%125Malaysia32,365,9991.3%416,22299328,55050,0002.01053078.4%0.4%126Mozambique31,255,4352.93%889,39940786,380-5,0004.88581838.3%0.4%127Ghana31,072,9402.15%655,084137227,540-10,0003.89282256.7%0.4%128Vanuatu307,1452.42%7,2632512,1901203.82124.4%0%129BritishVirginIslands30,2310.67%201202150N.A.N.A.52.4%0%130FrenchGuiana298,6822.7%7,850482,2001,2003.362587.3%0%131Yemen29,825,9642.28%664,04256527,970-30,0003.83722038.4%0.4%132Armenia2,963,2430.19%5,51210428,470-4,9981.75593562.8%0%133Jamaica2,961,1670.44%12,88827310,830-11,3321.9913155.4%0%134Nepal29,136,8081.85%528,098203143,35041,7101.9342521.4%0.4%135Qatar2,881,0531.73%48,98624811,61040,0001.88053296.2%0%136Albania2,877,797-0.11%-3,12010527,400-14,0001.623663.5%0%137Barbados287,3750.12%350668430-791.624031.2%0%138PuertoRico2,860,853-2.47%-72,5553238,870-97,9861.2244N.A.0%139NewCaledonia285,4980.97%2,7481618,2805021.973471.9%0%140Venezuela28,435,940-0.28%-79,88932882,050-653,2492.28330N.A.0.4%141FrenchPolynesia280,9080.58%1,621773,660-1,0001.953464.1%0%142Madagascar27,691,0182.68%721,71148581,795-1,5004.10852038.5%0.4%143Indonesia273,523,6151.07%2,898,0471511,811,570-98,9552.31953056.4%3.5%144Mayotte272,8152.5%6,66572837503.72892045.8%0%145Lithuania2,722,289-1.35%-37,3384362,674-32,7801.66984571.3%0%146Cameroon26,545,8632.59%669,48356472,710-4,8004.6031956.3%0.3%147Côted'Ivoire26,378,2742.57%661,73083318,000-8,0004.681951.3%0.3%148CaribbeanNetherlands26,2230.94%24480328N.A.N.A.75%0%149NorthKorea25,778,8160.44%112,655214120,410-5,4031.913562.5%0.3%150Australia25,499,8841.18%296,68637,682,300158,2461.83163885.9%0.3%151Namibia2,540,9051.86%46,3753823,290-4,8063.41532255.2%0%152Niger24,206,6443.84%895,929191,266,7004,0006.951516.5%0.3%153Gambia2,416,6682.94%68,96223910,120-3,0875.251859.4%0%154Taiwan23,816,7750.18%42,89967335,41030,0011.154278.9%0.3%155Botswana2,351,6272.08%47,9304566,7303,0002.89442472.8%0%156Gabon2,225,7342.45%53,1559257,6703,26042387.1%0%157Pakistan220,892,3402%4,327,022287770,880-233,3793.552335.1%2.8%158SaoTome&Principe219,1591.91%4,103228960-1,6804.351974%0%159Lesotho2,142,2490.8%16,9817130,360-10,0473.16412431.5%0%160SriLanka21,413,2490.42%89,51634162,710-97,9862.21023418.4%0.3%161Brazil212,559,4170.72%1,509,890258,358,14021,2001.743387.6%2.7%162BurkinaFaso20,903,2732.86%581,89576273,600-25,0005.23151830.6%0.3%163NorthMacedonia2,083,374-0%-858325,220-1,0001.53958.6%0%164Slovenia2,078,9380.01%28410320,1402,0001.64555.2%0%165Nigeria206,139,5892.58%5,175,990226910,770-60,0005.41681852%2.6%166Mali20,250,8333.02%592,802171,220,190-40,0005.92151644%0.3%167Samoa198,4140.67%1,317702,830-2,8033.90292218%0%168Guinea-Bissau1,968,0012.45%47,0797028,120-1,3994.511944.9%0%169Romania19,237,691-0.66%-126,86684230,170-73,9991.61984354.6%0.2%170Malawi19,129,9522.69%501,20520394,280-16,0534.251818.5%0.2%171Chile19,116,2010.87%164,16326743,532111,7081.653584.8%0.2%172Latvia1,886,198-1.08%-20,5453062,200-14,8371.71674468.6%0%173Kazakhstan18,776,7071.21%225,28072,699,700-18,0002.76383157.7%0.2%174Zambia18,383,9552.93%522,92525743,390-8,0004.65551845.3%0.2%175SaintLucia183,6270.46%83730161001.44423418.6%0%176Palau18,0940.48%8639460N.A.N.A.N.A.0%177Guatemala17,915,5681.9%334,096167107,160-9,2152.89892351.8%0.2%178Ecuador17,643,0541.55%269,39271248,36036,4002.442863%0.2%179CookIslands17,5640.09%1673240N.A.N.A.75.3%0%180Syria17,500,6582.52%430,52395183,630-427,3912.83982660%0.2%181ChannelIslands173,8630.93%1,6049151901,3511.5024329.8%0%182Netherlands17,134,8720.22%37,74250833,72016,0001.664392.5%0.2%183Bahrain1,701,5753.68%60,4032,23976047,8001.99823289.3%0%184Guam168,7750.89%1,481313540-5062.31933194.9%0%185Senegal16,743,9272.75%447,56387192,530-20,0004.651949.4%0.2%186Cambodia16,718,9651.41%232,42395176,520-30,0002.52382624.2%0.2%187Bangladesh164,689,3831.01%1,643,2221,265130,170-369,5012.0522839.4%2.1%188Chad16,425,8643%478,988131,259,2002,0005.79731723.3%0.2%189Curaçao164,0930.41%6693704445151.764288.7%0%190Niue1,6260.68%116260N.A.N.A.46.4%0%191Somalia15,893,2222.92%450,31725627,340-40,0006.121746.8%0.2%192Anguilla15,0030.9%13416790N.A.N.A.N.A.0%193Zimbabwe14,862,9241.48%217,45638386,850-116,8583.62551938.4%0.2%194Russia145,934,4620.04%62,206916,376,870182,4561.82054073.7%1.9%195China1,439,323,7760.39%5,540,0901539,388,211-348,3991.693860.8%18.5%196EquatorialGuinea1,402,9853.47%46,9995028,05016,0004.55432273.3%0%197TrinidadandTobago1,399,4880.32%4,5152735,130-8001.72993652.4%0%198Tokelau1,3571.27%1713610N.A.N.A.0%0%199Estonia1,326,5350.07%8873142,3903,9111.58784267.9%0%200Timor-Leste1,318,4451.96%25,3268914,870-5,3854.12132.8%0%201Guinea13,132,7952.83%361,54953245,720-4,0004.73841838.6%0.2%202Rwanda12,952,2182.58%325,26852524,670-9,0004.12017.6%0.2%203Mexico128,932,7531.06%1,357,224661,943,950-60,0002.142983.8%1.7%204Mauritius1,271,7680.17%2,1006262,03001.38853740.8%0%205Japan126,476,461-0.3%-383,840347364,55571,5601.36974891.8%1.6%206Benin12,123,2002.73%322,049108112,760-2,0004.86751948.4%0.2%207Cyprus1,207,3590.73%8,7841319,2405,0001.33753766.8%0%208Kiribati119,4491.57%1,843147810-8003.58362357%0%209Burundi11,890,7843.12%360,20446325,6802,0015.451713.8%0.2%210Tunisia11,818,6191.06%123,90076155,360-4,0002.23370.1%0.2%211Tuvalu11,7921.25%14639330N.A.N.A.62.4%0%212Bolivia11,673,0211.39%159,921111,083,300-9,5042.752669.3%0.1%213Eswatini1,160,1641.05%12,0346717,200-8,3533.02572130%0%214Belgium11,589,6230.44%50,29538330,28048,0001.71484298.3%0.1%215Ethiopia114,963,5882.57%2,884,8581151,000,00030,0004.31921.3%1.5%216Haiti11,402,5281.24%139,45141427,560-35,0002.962456.9%0.1%217Cuba11,326,616-0.06%-6,867106106,440-14,4001.61664278.3%0.1%218Grenada112,5230.46%520331340-2002.07323235.5%0%219Wallis&Futuna11,239-1.69%-19380140N.A.N.A.0%0%220SouthSudan11,193,7251.19%131,61218610,952-174,2004.73591924.6%0.1%221St.Vincent&Grenadines110,9400.32%351284390-2001.90193352.9%0%222Philippines109,581,0781.35%1,464,463368298,170-67,1522.582647.5%1.4%223DominicanRepublic10,847,9101.01%108,95222548,320-30,0002.362884.5%0.1%224Nauru10,8240.63%6854120N.A.N.A.N.A.0%225CzechRepublic(Czechia)10,708,9810.18%19,77213977,24022,0111.64134373.5%0.1%226Aruba106,7660.43%4525931802011.94143.6%0%227Tonga105,6951.15%1,201147720-8003.57632224.3%0%228U.S.VirginIslands104,425-0.15%-153298350-4512.04584396.3%0%229Greece10,423,054-0.48%-50,40181128,900-16,0001.30244684.9%0.1%230Egypt102,334,4041.94%1,946,331103995,450-38,0333.332543%1.3%231Jordan10,203,1341%101,44011588,78010,2202.77232491.5%0.1%232Portugal10,196,709-0.29%-29,47811191,590-6,0001.2884666.5%0.1%233Azerbaijan10,139,1770.91%91,45912382,6581,2002.08353256.2%0.1%234Sweden10,099,2650.63%62,88625410,34040,0001.854188.2%0.1%235India0-100%-1,366,417,75402,973,190-532,6872.240228N.A.0%viewfulltableHowmanypeoplehaveeverlivedonearth?backtotop↑Itwaswrittenduringthe1970sthat75%ofthepeoplewhohadeverbeenbornwerealiveatthatmoment.Thiswasgrosslyfalse.Assumingthatwestartcountingfromabout50,000B.C.,thetimewhenmodernHomosapiensappearedontheearth(andnotfrom700,000B.C.whentheancestorsofHomosapiensappeared,orseveralmillionyearsagowhenhominidswerepresent),takingintoaccountthatallpopulationdataarearoughestimate,andassumingaconstantgrowthrateappliedtoeachperioduptomoderntimes,ithasbeenestimatedthatatotalofapproximately106billionpeoplehavebeenbornsincethedawnofthehumanspecies,makingthepopulationcurrentlyaliveroughly6%ofallpeoplewhohaveeverlivedonplanetEarth.Othershaveestimatedthenumberofhumanbeingswhohaveeverlivedtobeanywherefrom45billionto125billion,withmostestimatesfallingintotherangeof90to110billionhumans.WorldPopulationclock:sourcesandmethodologybacktotop↑TheworldpopulationcounterdisplayedonWorldometertakesintoconsiderationdatafromtwomajorsources:theUnitedNationsandtheU.S.CensusBureau.TheUnitedNationsPopulationDivisionoftheDepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairseverytwoyearscalculates,updates,andpublishesestimatesoftotalpopulationinitsWorldPopulationProspectsseries.ThesepopulationestimatesandprojectionsprovidethestandardandconsistentsetofpopulationfiguresthatareusedthroughouttheUnitedNationssystem.TheWorldPopulationProspect:the2019Revisionprovidesthemostrecentdataavailable(releasedinJuneof2019).Estimatesandprojectedworldpopulationandcountryspecificpopulationsaregivenfrom1950through2100andarereleasedeverytwoyears.Worldometer,asitiscommonpractice,utilizesthemediumfertilityestimates.Dataunderlyingthepopulationestimatesarenationalandsubnationalcensusdataanddataonbirths,deaths,andmigrantsavailablefromnationalsourcesandpublications,aswellasfromquestionnaires.Forallcountries,censusandregistrationdataareevaluatedand,ifnecessary,adjustedforincompletenessbythePopulationDivisionaspartofitspreparationsoftheofficialUnitedNationspopulationestimatesandprojections.TheInternationalProgramsCenterattheU.S.CensusBureau,PopulationDivisionalsodevelopsestimatesandprojectionsbasedonanalysisofavailabledata(basedoncensus,survey,andadministrativeinformation)onpopulation,fertility,mortality,andmigrationforeachcountryorareaoftheworld.AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,worldpopulationreached7billiononMarch12,2012.Formostcountriesadjustmentofthedataisnecessarytocorrectforerrors,omissions,andinconsistenciesinthedata.Finally,sincemostrecentdataforasinglecountryisoftenatleasttwoyearsold,thecurrentworldpopulationfigureisnecessarilyaprojectionofpastdatabasedonassumedtrends.Asnewdatabecomeavailable,assumptionsanddataarereevaluatedandpastconclusionsandcurrentfiguresmaybemodified.ForinformationabouthowtheseestimatesandprojectionsaremadebytheU.S.CensusBureau,seethePopulationEstimatesandProjectionsMethodology.WhyWorldometerclocksarethemostaccuratebacktotop↑TheaboveworldpopulationclockisbasedonthelatestestimatesreleasedinJuneof2019bytheUnitedNationsandwillshowthesamenumberwhereveryouareintheworldandwhatevertimeyousetonyourPC.WorldometeristheonlywebsitetoshowlivecountersthatarebasedonU.N.dataandthatdonotfollowtheuser'sPCclock.VisitorsaroundtheworldvisitingaPCclockbasedcounter,seedifferentnumbersdependingonwheretheyarelocated,andinthepasthaveseenotherworldpopulationclocks-suchastheonehostedonaUnitedNationswebsiteandonNationalGeographic-reaching7billionwhenevertheirlocallysetPCclocksreached4:21:10AMonOctober31,2011.Obviously,theUNdataisbasedonestimatesandcan'tbe100%accurate,soinallhonestynobodycanpossiblysaywithanydegreeofcertaintyonwhichdayworldpopulationreached7billion(oranyotherexactnumber),letaloneatwhattime.Butonceanestimateismade(basedonthebestdataandanalysisavailable),theworldpopulationclockshouldbeshowingthesamenumberatanygiventimeanywherearoundtheworld.ShareThis!