world population day

Current World Population

7,327,729,833

Today

Births today

169,211

Deaths today

69,818

Population Growth today

99,393

This year

Births this year

72,920,041

Deaths this year

30,087,684

Population Growth this year

42,832,358

World Population sections

Top 20 Largest Countries by Population (live)

1 China 1,402,270,764

2 India 1,283,264,302

3 United States 325,203,609

4 Indonesia 255,873,520

5 Brazil 203,764,468

6 Pakistan 188,254,011

7 Nigeria 183,693,055

8 Bangladesh 160,505,701

9 Russia 142,092,837

10 Japan 126,852,377

11 Mexico 125,323,412

12 Philippines 101,875,455

13 Ethiopia 99,039,365

14 Vietnam 93,447,872

15 Egypt 84,774,987

16 Germany 82,575,974

17 Iran 79,534,595

18 Turkey 76,776,852

19 Congo 71,308,302

20 Thailand 67,441,804

The world population (the total number of living humans on Earth) was 7.244 billion as of July 2014 according to the medium fertility estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division and it is projected to reach 7.325 billion in July 2015.

World Population: Past, Present, and Future

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8. 7 Billion 2011-10-31 7. 6 Billion 1999-10-12 6. 5 Billion 1987-7-11 5. 4 Billion 1974-7-20 4. 3 Billion 1960-1-1 3. 2 Billion 1927-7-1 2. 1 Billion 1804-8-1 1. Industrial Revolution 1760-7-1

The chart above illustrates how world population has changed in history.
At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million (some estimate 300 million or even 600, suggesting how imprecise population estimates of early historical periods can be), with a growth rate of under 0.05% per year.
A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in less than 30 years (1959), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), and the fifth billion in only 13 years (1987).

• During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
• In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as there are now.
• Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200 years to double again.

Sources:

• Historical Estimates of World Population - US Census Bureau
• The World at Six Billion, World Population, Year 0 to near stabilization [Pdf file] - United Nations Population Division

World Population Milestones

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8 Billion (2024)

According to the most recent United Nations estimates, the human population of the world is expected to reach 8 billion people in the spring of 2024.

7 Billion (2011)

According to the United Nations, world population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011.
The US Census Bureau made a lower estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was only reached on March 12, 2012.

6 Billion (1999)

According to the United Nations, the 6 billion figure was reached on October 12, 1999 (celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion). According to the U.S. Census Bureau instead, the six billion milestone was reached on July 22, 1999, at about 3:49 AM GMT. Yet, according to the U.S. Census web site, the date and time of when 6 billion was reached will probably change because the already uncertain estimates are constantly being updated.

Previous Milestones

• 5 Billion: 1987
• 4 Billion: 1974
• 3 Billion: 1960
• 2 Billion: 1927
• 1 Billion: 1804

Summary Table

	1 - 1804 (1803 years): 0.2 to 1 bil.					1804 - 2011 (207 years): from 1 billion to 7 billion
Year	1	1000	1500	1650	1750	1804	1850	1900	1927	1950	1960	1974	1980	1987	1999	2011	2020	2024	2030	2040	2050	2062	2100
Pop, (billions)	0.2	0.275	0.45	0.5	0.7	1	1.2	1.6	2	2.55	3	4	4.5	5	6	7	7.7	8	8.4	9	9.5	10	10.8

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Growth Rate

Population in the world is currently growing at a rate of around 1.14% per year. The average population change is currently estimated at around 80 million per year.
Annual growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2% and above. The rate of increase has therefore almost halved since its peak of 2.19 percent, which was reached in 1963.
The annual growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years. Currently, it is estimated that it will become less than 1% by 2020 and less than 0.5% by 2050.

Year	Growth Rate
1950	1.786
1955	1.828
1960	1.909
1963	2.19
1965	2.065
1970	1.959
1975	1.776
1980	1.782
1985	1.797
1990	1.523
1995	1.301
2000	1.223
2005	1.198
2010	1.148
2015	1.043
2020	0.928
2025	0.828
2030	0.742
2035	0.664
2040	0.588
2045	0.514
2050	0.446
2055	0.387
2060	0.338
2065	0.295
2070	0.255
2075	0.22
2080	0.193
2085	0.17
2090	0.143
2095	0.11

This means that world population will continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a slower rate compared to the recent past. World population has doubled (100% increase) in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion). It is now estimated that it will take a further 43 years to increase by another 50%, to become 9 billion by 2042.
The latest United Nations projections indicate that world population will nearly stabilize at just above 10 billion persons after 2062.

Top 20 Countries 2013-2100

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By 2030 India's population is expected to surpass China's, to become the largest country in the world.
Nigeria's population is expected to surpass the U.S. population in 2045 to become the third-most populous country in the world, starting to rival China by the end of the century, with almost 1 billion people in 2100.

Year	China	India	USA	Indonesia	Brazil	Pakistan	Nigeria	Ethiopia	Congo	Tanzania	Uganda	Niger
2013	1385567000	1252140000	320051000	249866000	200362000	182143000	173615000	94101000	67514000	49253000	37579000	17831000
2030	1453297000	1476378000	362629000	293482000	222748000	231744000	273120000	137670000	103743000	79354000	63388000	34513000
2050	1384977000	1620051000	400853000	321377000	231120000	271082000	440355000	187573000	155291000	129417000	104078000	69410000
2075	1205812000	1630683000	440248000	326145000	217799000	280586000	690100000	231032000	218568000	204516000	159758000	133861000
2100	1085631000	1546833000	462070000	315296000	194533000	263320000	913834000	243416000	262134000	275624000	204596000	203781000

World Population by Region

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	Region	2013 Population	% of World Pop.	Area (km²)	Density (p/km²)	Change/Yr (curr.)	2050 Pop. (proj.)	% of World Pop.	Change 2013-2050
1	Asia	4,298,723,288	60.0%	31,915,446	135	1.03%	5,164,061,493	54.1%	20%
2	Africa	1,110,635,062	15.5%	30,955,880	36	2.46%	2,393,174,892	25.1%	115%
3	Europe	742,452,170	10.4%	23,048,931	32	0.08%	709,067,211	7.4%	-4%
4	Latin America and Caribbean	616,644,503	8.6%	20,546,598	30	1.11%	781,566,037	8.2%	27%
5	Northern America	355,360,791	5.0%	21,775,893	16	0.83%	446,200,868	4.7%	26%
6	Oceania	38,303,620	0.5%	8,563,295	4	1.42%	56,874,390	0.6%	48%
7	WORLD	7,162,119,434	100.00%	136,806,988	52	1.15%	9,550,944,891	100%	33%

World Population Density (people/km²)

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Population density map of the world showing not only countries but also many subdivisions (regions, states, provinces).

Courtesy of Junuxx at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

World Population by Religion

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According to a recent study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, there are:

• 2,173,180,000 Christians (31% of world population), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox, and 1% other.
• 1,598,510,000 Muslims (23%), of which 87-90% are Sunnis, 10-13% Shia.
• 1,126,500,000 No Religion affiliation (16%): atheists, agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular religion. One-in-five people (20%) in the United States are religiously unaffiliated.
• 1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.
•    487,540,000 Buddhists (7%), of which half live in China.
•    405,120,000 Folk Religionists (6%): faiths that are closely associated with a particular group of people, ethnicity or tribe.
•       58,110,000 Other Religions (1%): Baha’i faith, Taoism, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Tenrikyo, Wicca, Zoroastrianism and many others.
•       13,850,000 Jews (0.2%), four-fifths of which live in two countries: United States (41%) and Israel (41%).

Major Religious Groups	Percentage of the global population
Christians	2173180000
Muslims	1598510000
None	1126500000
Hindus	1033080000
Buddhists	487540000
Folk Religionists	405120000
Other Religions	58110000
Jews	13850000

World Population by Country

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Rank	Country	Population (2014)	Share of World Pop	1 Year Change	Area (Km²)	Density (P/Km²)
1	China	1,393,783,836	19.24%	0.59%	9,596,947	145
2	India	1,267,401,849	17.50%	1.22%	3,287,265	386
3	U.S.A.	322,583,006	4.45%	0.79%	9,629,056	34
4	Indonesia	252,812,245	3.49%	1.18%	1,904,567	133
5	Brazil	202,033,670	2.79%	0.83%	8,514,209	24
6	Pakistan	185,132,926	2.56%	1.64%	796,096	233
7	Nigeria	178,516,904	2.46%	2.82%	923,766	193
8	Bangladesh	158,512,570	2.19%	1.22%	143,998	1,101
9	Russia	142,467,651	1.97%	-0.26%	17,076,310	8
10	Japan	126,999,808	1.75%	-0.11%	377,873	336

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World Population: Gender, Age, Fertility Rate, Immigration

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	Country	2013 Population	Males	Females	Age 0-14	Age 15-24	Age 25-64	Age 65+	Fertility Rate	Migrants	Migrants as % of Pop.	Region
1	China	1,385,566,537	51.8%	48.2%	18.2%	13.6%	58.8%	9.5%	1.66	-1,500,000	-0.1%	Asia: Eastern
2	India	1,252,139,596	51.7%	48.3%	28.4%	18.3%	47.9%	5.5%	2.50	-2,294,000	-0.2%	Asia: Southern
3	United States of America	320,050,716	49.2%	50.8%	19.4%	13.6%	52.3%	14.7%	1.97	5,000,000	1.6%	America: Northern
4	Indonesia	249,865,631	50.3%	49.7%	28.1%	16.8%	49.7%	5.4%	2.35	-700,000	-0.3%	Asia: South-Eastern
5	Brazil	200,361,925	49.2%	50.8%	23.1%	16.5%	52.4%	8.0%	1.82	-190,000	-0.1%	America: South
6	Pakistan	182,142,594	51.4%	48.6%	32.8%	20.9%	41.9%	4.4%	3.22	-1,634,400	-0.9%	Asia: Southern
7	Nigeria	173,615,345	50.9%	49.1%	44.4%	18.9%	34.0%	2.7%	6.01	-300,000	-0.2%	Africa: Western
8	Bangladesh	156,594,962	50.6%	49.4%	29.0%	19.7%	46.5%	4.9%	2.20	-2,040,600	-1.3%	Asia: Southern
9	Russian Federation	142,833,689	46.1%	53.9%	16.5%	11.0%	59.3%	13.2%	1.53	1,100,000	0.8%	Europe: Eastern
10	Japan	127,143,577	48.7%	51.3%	12.9%	9.5%	51.2%	26.4%	1.41	350,000	0.3%	Asia: Eastern
11	Mexico	122,332,399	48.4%	51.6%	27.4%	18.3%	47.5%	6.8%	2.20	-1,200,200	-1.0%	America: Central
12	Philippines	98,393,574	50.1%	49.9%	33.4%	19.6%	43.0%	4.1%	3.07	-700,000	-0.7%	Asia: South-Eastern
13	Ethiopia	94,100,756	50.0%	50.0%	41.4%	21.6%	33.4%	3.5%	4.59	-60,000	-0.1%	Africa: Eastern
14	Viet Nam	91,679,733	49.4%	50.6%	22.4%	16.9%	53.9%	6.8%	1.75	-200,000	-0.2%	Asia: South-Eastern
15	Germany	82,726,626	49.1%	50.9%	12.9%	10.3%	55.3%	21.4%	1.42	550,000	0.7%	Europe: Western
16	Egypt	82,056,378	50.2%	49.8%	30.9%	17.8%	45.4%	5.9%	2.79	-215,700	-0.3%	Africa: Northern
17	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	77,447,168	50.3%	49.7%	24.1%	16.0%	54.4%	5.5%	1.93	-300,000	-0.4%	Asia: Southern
18	Turkey	74,932,641	49.1%	50.9%	24.9%	16.6%	50.7%	7.7%	2.05	350,000	0.5%	Asia: Western
19	Democratic Republic of the Congo	67,513,677	49.7%	50.3%	44.5%	20.0%	32.6%	2.9%	5.98	-75,000	-0.1%	Africa: Middle
20	Thailand	67,010,502	49.0%	51.0%	17.5%	13.3%	58.8%	10.4%	1.41	100,000	0.1%	Asia: South-Eastern
21	France	64,291,280	48.4%	51.6%	18.1%	12.2%	51.0%	18.7%	1.98	650,000	1.0%	Europe: Western
22	United Kingdom	63,136,265	49.3%	50.7%	17.6%	12.0%	52.3%	18.1%	1.89	900,000	1.4%	Europe: Western
23	Italy	60,990,277	48.6%	51.4%	14.0%	9.8%	54.4%	21.7%	1.48	900,000	1.5%	Europe: Southern
24	Myanmar	53,259,018	48.5%	51.5%	24.2%	17.3%	53.1%	5.4%	1.95	-100,000	-0.2%	Asia: South-Eastern
25	South Africa	52,776,130	48.5%	51.5%	29.3%	17.9%	47.1%	5.7%	2.40	-100,000	-0.2%	Africa: Southern
26	Republic of Korea	49,262,698	49.7%	50.3%	14.2%	13.5%	59.3%	13.0%	1.32	300,000	0.6%	Asia: Eastern
27	United Republic of Tanzania	49,253,126	50.0%	50.0%	44.7%	19.2%	32.8%	3.2%	5.24	-150,000	-0.3%	Africa: Eastern
28	Colombia	48,321,405	49.2%	50.8%	27.0%	17.6%	48.8%	6.6%	2.30	-120,000	-0.2%	America: South
29	Spain	46,926,963	49.4%	50.6%	15.5%	9.3%	56.9%	18.3%	1.50	600,000	1.3%	Europe: Southern
30	Ukraine	45,238,805	46.1%	53.9%	15.0%	10.9%	59.2%	14.9%	1.46	-40,000	-0.1%	Europe: Eastern
31	Kenya	44,353,691	49.9%	50.1%	41.8%	19.3%	36.1%	2.8%	4.41	-50,000	-0.1%	Africa: Eastern
32	Argentina	41,446,246	48.9%	51.1%	23.9%	16.0%	48.9%	11.2%	2.18	-100,000	-0.2%	America: South
33	Algeria	39,208,194	50.6%	49.4%	28.4%	16.6%	50.3%	4.7%	2.82	-50,000	-0.1%	Africa: Northern
34	Poland	38,216,635	48.3%	51.7%	15.1%	11.7%	57.9%	15.3%	1.41	-38,100	-0.1%	Europe: Eastern
35	Sudan	37,964,306	50.2%	49.8%	40.5%	19.9%	36.3%	3.3%	4.46	-800,000	-2.1%	Africa: Northern
36	Uganda	37,578,876	50.1%	49.9%	47.9%	20.3%	29.4%	2.4%	5.91	-150,000	-0.4%	Africa: Eastern
37	Canada	35,181,704	49.6%	50.4%	16.5%	12.3%	55.2%	16.0%	1.66	1,100,000	3.1%	America: Northern
38	Iraq	33,765,232	50.6%	49.4%	39.2%	20.0%	37.6%	3.2%	4.06	450,000	1.3%	Asia: Western
39	Morocco	33,008,150	49.4%	50.6%	27.9%	17.7%	49.2%	5.1%	2.78	-450,000	-1.4%	Africa: Northern
40	Afghanistan	30,551,674	50.7%	49.3%	44.9%	21.6%	31.0%	2.5%	5.00	-400,000	-1.3%	Asia: Southern
41	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	30,405,207	50.1%	49.9%	27.9%	17.5%	48.0%	6.6%	2.41	40,000	0.1%	America: South
42	Peru	30,375,603	50.1%	49.9%	28.0%	18.4%	46.9%	6.7%	2.43	-300,000	-1.0%	America: South
43	Malaysia	29,716,965	48.5%	51.5%	25.3%	18.5%	50.4%	5.8%	1.98	450,000	1.5%	Asia: South-Eastern
44	Uzbekistan	28,934,102	49.7%	50.3%	28.1%	19.9%	47.7%	4.3%	2.32	-200,000	-0.7%	Asia: Central
45	Saudi Arabia	28,828,870	57.5%	42.5%	28.3%	15.1%	53.6%	3.0%	2.68	300,000	1.0%	Asia: Western
46	Nepal	27,797,457	48.4%	51.6%	33.0%	20.6%	41.1%	5.3%	2.32	-400,600	-1.4%	Asia: Southern
47	Ghana	25,904,598	49.6%	50.4%	38.0%	19.7%	38.8%	3.4%	3.89	-100,000	-0.4%	Africa: Western
48	Mozambique	25,833,752	48.9%	51.1%	45.1%	19.7%	31.9%	3.3%	5.22	-25,000	-0.1%	Africa: Eastern
49	Dem. People s Republic of Korea	24,895,480	48.9%	51.1%	21.2%	15.7%	53.5%	9.5%	2.00	0	0.0%	Asia: Eastern
50	Yemen	24,407,381	50.4%	49.6%	39.1%	22.7%	35.2%	3.0%	4.15	-135,000	-0.6%	Asia: Western
51	Australia	23,342,553	49.8%	50.2%	19.2%	13.0%	52.9%	15.0%	1.88	750,000	3.2%	Oceania
52	Madagascar	22,924,851	49.8%	50.2%	41.7%	20.5%	34.9%	2.8%	4.50	-5,000	0.0%	Africa: Eastern
53	Cameroon	22,253,959	50.0%	50.0%	42.5%	20.3%	34.0%	3.2%	4.82	-50,000	-0.2%	Africa: Middle
54	Syrian Arab Republic	21,898,061	50.9%	49.1%	34.5%	19.6%	41.6%	4.3%	3.00	-1,500,000	-6.8%	Asia: Western
55	Romania	21,698,585	48.7%	51.3%	15.1%	10.8%	58.6%	15.4%	1.41	-45,000	-0.2%	Europe: Eastern
56	Angola	21,471,618	49.6%	50.4%	47.0%	19.6%	31.0%	2.4%	5.90	65,500	0.3%	Africa: Middle
57	Sri Lanka	21,273,228	48.9%	51.1%	25.1%	14.6%	51.3%	9.0%	2.35	-316,800	-1.5%	Asia: Southern
58	Cote d Ivoire	20,316,086	51.0%	49.0%	41.0%	20.1%	35.7%	3.2%	4.92	50,000	0.2%	Africa: Western
59	Niger	17,831,270	50.4%	49.6%	50.1%	18.0%	29.3%	2.6%	7.58	-28,500	-0.2%	Africa: Western
60	Chile	17,619,708	49.5%	50.5%	20.6%	15.8%	53.1%	10.6%	1.83	30,000	0.2%	America: South
61	Burkina Faso	16,934,839	49.7%	50.3%	45.0%	20.1%	32.4%	2.4%	5.65	-125,000	-0.7%	Africa: Western
62	Netherlands	16,759,229	49.6%	50.4%	16.8%	12.0%	53.1%	18.1%	1.77	50,000	0.3%	Europe: Western
63	Kazakhstan	16,440,586	48.1%	51.9%	26.4%	15.0%	51.8%	6.8%	2.44	0	0.0%	Asia: Central
64	Malawi	16,362,567	50.1%	49.9%	44.8%	20.7%	31.3%	3.3%	5.42	0	0.0%	Africa: Eastern
65	Ecuador	15,737,878	50.0%	50.0%	29.3%	17.9%	46.0%	6.8%	2.58	-30,000	-0.2%	America: South
66	Guatemala	15,468,203	48.8%	51.2%	39.7%	20.5%	35.2%	4.7%	3.82	-75,000	-0.5%	America: Central
67	Mali	15,301,650	50.4%	49.6%	47.5%	19.1%	30.7%	2.7%	6.86	-302,400	-2.0%	Africa: Western
68	Cambodia	15,135,169	48.8%	51.2%	31.0%	18.9%	44.4%	5.6%	2.89	-175,000	-1.2%	Asia: South-Eastern
69	Zambia	14,538,640	49.9%	50.1%	46.3%	19.8%	31.3%	2.6%	5.71	-40,000	-0.3%	Africa: Eastern
70	Zimbabwe	14,149,648	49.4%	50.6%	38.5%	22.2%	35.5%	3.8%	3.51	400,000	2.8%	Africa: Eastern
71	Senegal	14,133,280	49.0%	51.0%	43.3%	19.8%	33.9%	2.9%	4.98	-100,000	-0.7%	Africa: Western
72	Chad	12,825,314	50.1%	49.9%	47.9%	20.2%	29.5%	2.4%	6.31	-120,000	-0.9%	Africa: Middle
73	Rwanda	11,776,522	48.8%	51.2%	41.5%	20.5%	35.5%	2.5%	4.56	-45,000	-0.4%	Africa: Eastern
74	Guinea	11,745,189	50.1%	49.9%	41.8%	20.0%	35.1%	3.1%	4.95	-10,000	-0.1%	Africa: Western
75	South Sudan	11,296,173	50.0%	50.0%	41.5%	20.5%	34.6%	3.5%	4.97	865,000	7.7%	Africa: Eastern
76	Cuba	11,265,629	50.3%	49.7%	15.6%	12.9%	57.5%	14.0%	1.45	-140,000	-1.2%	America: Caribbean
77	Greece	11,127,990	49.3%	50.7%	14.7%	9.8%	55.3%	20.2%	1.52	50,000	0.4%	Europe: Southern
78	Belgium	11,104,476	49.1%	50.9%	17.2%	11.5%	52.7%	18.6%	1.85	150,000	1.4%	Europe: Western
79	Tunisia	10,996,515	49.6%	50.4%	23.2%	15.8%	53.6%	7.5%	2.02	-32,900	-0.3%	Africa: Northern
80	Czech Republic	10,702,197	49.2%	50.8%	15.4%	10.4%	56.6%	17.6%	1.55	200,000	1.9%	Europe: Eastern
81	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	10,671,200	49.9%	50.1%	34.1%	20.1%	40.7%	5.1%	3.25	-125,000	-1.2%	America: South
82	Portugal	10,608,156	48.4%	51.6%	14.4%	10.4%	55.8%	19.4%	1.32	100,000	0.9%	Europe: Southern
83	Somalia	10,495,583	49.7%	50.3%	46.7%	19.9%	30.6%	2.8%	6.61	-150,000	-1.4%	Africa: Eastern
84	Dominican Republic	10,403,761	50.0%	50.0%	29.6%	18.1%	45.7%	6.6%	2.50	-140,000	-1.3%	America: Caribbean
85	Benin	10,323,474	49.8%	50.2%	42.2%	20.0%	35.0%	2.9%	4.89	-10,000	-0.1%	Africa: Western
86	Haiti	10,317,461	49.4%	50.6%	34.2%	20.2%	41.0%	4.6%	3.18	-175,000	-1.7%	America: Caribbean
87	Burundi	10,162,532	49.4%	50.6%	44.9%	19.3%	33.4%	2.4%	6.08	-20,000	-0.2%	Africa: Eastern
88	Hungary	9,954,941	47.5%	52.5%	14.8%	11.3%	56.3%	17.6%	1.41	75,000	0.8%	Europe: Eastern
89	Sweden	9,571,105	49.8%	50.2%	17.3%	12.2%	50.5%	20.0%	1.92	200,000	2.1%	Europe: Western
90	Serbia	9,510,506	48.9%	51.1%	15.9%	12.8%	56.3%	15.0%	1.37	-100,000	-1.1%	Europe: Southern
91	Azerbaijan	9,413,420	49.7%	50.3%	22.2%	17.0%	55.2%	5.6%	1.93	0	0.0%	Asia: Western
92	Belarus	9,356,678	46.4%	53.6%	15.8%	11.4%	59.0%	13.8%	1.48	-10,000	-0.1%	Europe: Eastern
93	United Arab Emirates	9,346,129	70.1%	29.9%	16.1%	12.1%	71.2%	0.5%	1.82	514,000	5.5%	Asia: Western
94	Austria	8,495,145	48.8%	51.2%	14.4%	11.7%	55.2%	18.7%	1.47	150,000	1.8%	Europe: Western
95	Tajikistan	8,207,834	50.2%	49.8%	36.1%	19.8%	41.0%	3.2%	3.85	-100,000	-1.2%	Asia: Central
96	Honduras	8,097,688	50.0%	50.0%	34.3%	20.8%	40.3%	4.6%	3.03	-50,000	-0.6%	America: Central
97	Switzerland	8,077,833	49.3%	50.7%	14.7%	11.4%	55.7%	18.2%	1.53	320,000	4.0%	Europe: Western
98	Israel	7,733,144	49.5%	50.5%	28.0%	14.9%	46.3%	10.9%	2.91	-76,000	-1.0%	Asia: Western
99	Papua New Guinea	7,321,262	51.0%	49.0%	37.2%	19.8%	40.0%	3.0%	3.81	0	0.0%	Oceania: Melanesia
100	Jordan	7,273,799	51.0%	49.0%	33.4%	18.5%	44.4%	3.6%	3.27	400,000	5.5%	Asia: Western
101	Bulgaria	7,222,943	48.6%	51.4%	14.0%	9.8%	56.4%	19.9%	1.53	-50,000	-0.7%	Europe: Eastern
102	China, Hong Kong SAR	7,203,836	46.8%	53.2%	11.7%	11.3%	62.0%	15.0%	1.13	150,000	2.1%	Asia: Eastern
103	Togo	6,816,982	49.3%	50.7%	41.6%	19.7%	36.0%	2.7%	4.68	-10,000	-0.1%	Africa: Western
104	Paraguay	6,802,295	50.4%	49.6%	31.8%	19.4%	43.1%	5.7%	2.89	-40,000	-0.6%	America: South
105	Lao People s Democratic Republic	6,769,727	49.8%	50.2%	34.4%	22.2%	39.5%	3.9%	3.05	-75,000	-1.1%	Asia: South-Eastern
106	El Salvador	6,340,454	47.4%	52.6%	28.9%	21.7%	42.1%	7.3%	2.20	-225,000	-3.5%	America: Central
107	Eritrea	6,333,135	49.9%	50.1%	43.0%	19.1%	35.6%	2.3%	4.74	55,000	0.9%	Africa: Eastern
108	Libya	6,201,521	50.0%	50.0%	29.4%	16.8%	48.8%	5.0%	2.38	-238,700	-3.8%	Africa: Northern
109	Sierra Leone	6,092,075	49.7%	50.3%	40.9%	19.8%	36.7%	2.7%	4.75	-21,000	-0.3%	Africa: Western
110	Nicaragua	6,080,478	49.5%	50.5%	31.9%	20.6%	42.7%	4.8%	2.52	-120,000	-2.0%	America: Central
111	Denmark	5,619,096	49.6%	50.4%	17.3%	12.7%	51.4%	18.6%	1.88	75,000	1.3%	Europe: Western
112	Kyrgyzstan	5,547,548	49.3%	50.7%	30.9%	18.8%	46.2%	4.1%	3.10	-175,000	-3.2%	Asia: Central
113	Slovakia	5,450,223	48.6%	51.4%	15.2%	11.9%	59.3%	13.6%	1.39	15,000	0.3%	Europe: Eastern
114	Finland	5,426,323	49.1%	50.9%	16.5%	11.8%	51.3%	20.4%	1.85	50,000	0.9%	Europe: Western
115	Singapore	5,411,737	49.4%	50.6%	15.3%	14.2%	59.3%	11.2%	1.28	400,000	7.4%	Asia: South-Eastern
116	Turkmenistan	5,240,072	49.2%	50.8%	28.2%	19.0%	48.6%	4.2%	2.34	-25,000	-0.5%	Asia: Central
117	Norway	5,042,671	50.1%	49.9%	18.6%	13.0%	52.0%	16.4%	1.93	150,000	3.0%	Europe: Western
118	Costa Rica	4,872,166	50.8%	49.2%	22.7%	17.1%	52.7%	7.5%	1.81	64,300	1.3%	America: Central
119	Lebanon	4,821,971	50.8%	49.2%	19.4%	19.0%	52.7%	8.8%	1.51	500,000	10.4%	Asia: Western
120	Ireland	4,627,173	49.6%	50.4%	21.6%	12.3%	53.5%	12.6%	2.00	50,000	1.1%	Europe: Western
121	Central African Republic	4,616,417	49.2%	50.8%	39.2%	20.4%	36.6%	3.8%	4.41	10,000	0.2%	Africa: Middle
122	New Zealand	4,505,761	49.1%	50.9%	20.1%	13.7%	51.6%	14.7%	2.05	75,000	1.7%	Oceania
123	Congo	4,447,632	50.0%	50.0%	42.5%	18.7%	35.4%	3.4%	5.00	-45,400	-1.0%	Africa: Middle
124	Georgia	4,340,895	47.1%	52.9%	18.5%	12.6%	54.2%	14.7%	1.81	-125,000	-2.9%	Asia: Western
125	State of Palestine	4,326,295	50.8%	49.2%	39.0%	22.3%	35.6%	3.1%	4.05	-43,800	-1.0%	Asia: Western
126	Liberia	4,294,077	50.4%	49.6%	42.3%	19.3%	35.4%	3.0%	4.83	-20,000	-0.5%	Africa: Western
127	Croatia	4,289,714	48.2%	51.8%	14.6%	11.3%	55.1%	19.0%	1.50	-20,000	-0.5%	Europe: Southern
128	Mauritania	3,889,880	50.4%	49.6%	39.7%	19.4%	37.7%	3.2%	4.70	-20,000	-0.5%	Africa: Western
129	Panama	3,864,170	50.5%	49.5%	27.6%	17.0%	47.9%	7.6%	2.48	28,600	0.7%	America: Central
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,829,307	48.8%	51.2%	14.7%	14.4%	55.0%	15.9%	1.28	-5,000	-0.1%	Europe: Southern
131	Puerto Rico	3,688,318	48.1%	51.9%	18.9%	15.1%	51.6%	14.5%	1.64	-103,500	-2.8%	America: Caribbean
132	Oman	3,632,444	63.6%	36.4%	21.9%	19.9%	55.1%	3.0%	2.91	1,029,900	28.4%	Asia: Western
133	Republic of Moldova	3,487,204	47.4%	52.6%	16.9%	13.4%	58.0%	11.7%	1.46	-103,100	-3.0%	Europe: Eastern
134	Uruguay	3,407,062	48.3%	51.7%	21.5%	15.2%	49.1%	14.3%	2.05	-30,000	-0.9%	America: South
135	Kuwait	3,368,572	59.8%	40.2%	24.6%	14.3%	58.7%	2.4%	2.60	300,000	8.9%	Asia: Western
136	Albania	3,173,271	50.1%	49.9%	19.5%	18.2%	51.0%	11.3%	1.79	-50,000	-1.6%	Europe: Southern
137	Lithuania	3,016,933	46.0%	54.0%	15.4%	12.5%	56.4%	15.7%	1.51	-28,400	-0.9%	Europe: Western
138	Armenia	2,976,566	51.4%	48.6%	20.2%	14.6%	54.7%	10.4%	1.74	-50,000	-1.7%	Asia: Western
139	Mongolia	2,839,073	49.5%	50.5%	27.7%	17.1%	51.4%	3.8%	2.44	-15,000	-0.5%	Asia: Eastern
140	Jamaica	2,783,888	49.2%	50.8%	26.0%	19.2%	46.7%	8.1%	2.27	-80,000	-2.9%	America: Caribbean
141	Namibia	2,303,315	48.5%	51.5%	35.0%	21.6%	39.7%	3.6%	3.08	-3,300	-0.1%	Africa: Southern
142	Qatar	2,168,673	76.5%	23.5%	13.6%	12.3%	73.2%	0.9%	2.05	500,000	23.1%	Asia: Western
143	TFYR Macedonia	2,107,158	50.1%	49.9%	16.4%	13.7%	57.0%	12.9%	1.44	-5,000	-0.2%	Europe: Southern
144	Lesotho	2,074,465	49.3%	50.7%	35.6%	23.0%	37.2%	4.2%	3.07	-20,000	-1.0%	Africa: Southern
145	Slovenia	2,071,997	49.7%	50.3%	14.5%	9.8%	57.9%	17.9%	1.50	22,000	1.1%	Europe: Southern
146	Latvia	2,050,317	45.7%	54.3%	15.5%	10.7%	55.2%	18.6%	1.60	-10,000	-0.5%	Europe: Western
147	Botswana	2,021,144	50.3%	49.7%	33.0%	21.6%	41.6%	3.8%	2.64	20,000	1.0%	Africa: Southern
148	Gambia	1,849,285	49.5%	50.5%	45.7%	19.7%	32.3%	2.3%	5.78	-13,500	-0.7%	Africa: Western
149	Guinea-Bissau	1,704,255	49.7%	50.3%	41.0%	19.8%	36.2%	3.0%	4.96	-10,000	-0.6%	Africa: Western
150	Gabon	1,671,711	50.3%	49.7%	38.3%	19.2%	37.4%	5.0%	4.12	5,000	0.3%	Africa: Middle
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,341,151	49.4%	50.6%	20.8%	13.0%	56.6%	9.6%	1.80	-15,000	-1.1%	America: Caribbean
152	Bahrain	1,332,171	62.2%	37.8%	21.6%	14.2%	62.0%	2.3%	2.10	22,100	1.7%	Asia: Western
153	Estonia	1,287,251	46.4%	53.6%	16.1%	10.6%	54.8%	18.4%	1.59	0	0.0%	Europe: Western
154	Swaziland	1,249,514	49.3%	50.7%	37.3%	23.1%	36.0%	3.6%	3.36	-6,000	-0.5%	Africa: Southern
155	Mauritius	1,244,403	49.4%	50.6%	18.9%	15.5%	56.0%	9.5%	1.52	0	0.0%	Africa: Eastern
156	Cyprus	1,141,166	51.1%	48.9%	16.6%	14.9%	55.7%	12.8%	1.46	35,000	3.1%	Asia: Western
157	Timor-Leste	1,132,879	50.8%	49.2%	44.8%	24.3%	27.5%	3.4%	5.91	-75,000	-6.6%	Asia: South-Eastern
158	Fiji	881,065	50.9%	49.1%	28.7%	17.2%	48.2%	5.8%	2.61	-28,700	-3.3%	Oceania: Melanesia
159	Réunion	875,375	49.0%	51.0%	24.7%	15.3%	51.0%	9.0%	2.24	0	0.0%	Africa: Eastern
160	Djibouti	872,932	50.2%	49.8%	33.6%	19.7%	42.6%	4.1%	3.42	-16,000	-1.8%	Africa: Eastern
161	Guyana	799,613	50.8%	49.2%	34.5%	18.7%	43.2%	3.6%	2.55	-32,800	-4.1%	America: South
162	Equatorial Guinea	757,014	51.2%	48.8%	38.5%	19.0%	39.7%	2.8%	4.89	20,000	2.6%	Africa: Middle
163	Bhutan	753,947	53.7%	46.3%	27.1%	19.4%	48.5%	5.0%	2.26	10,000	1.3%	Asia: Southern
164	Comoros	734,917	50.4%	49.6%	41.7%	18.4%	37.1%	2.8%	4.74	-10,000	-1.4%	Africa: Eastern
165	Montenegro	621,383	49.4%	50.6%	18.3%	13.9%	54.1%	13.7%	1.67	-2,500	-0.4%	Europe: Southern
166	Western Sahara	567,315	52.6%	47.4%	26.1%	16.3%	54.8%	2.8%	2.38	47,500	8.4%	Africa: Northern
167	China Macao SAR	566,375	48.1%	51.9%	12.5%	12.9%	65.6%	9.0%	1.07	35,000	6.2%	Asia: Eastern
168	Solomon Islands	561,231	50.8%	49.2%	39.6%	19.7%	37.3%	3.4%	4.06	-11,900	-2.1%	Oceania: Melanesia
169	Suriname	539,276	50.1%	49.9%	26.4%	16.8%	49.9%	6.8%	2.28	-5,000	-0.9%	America: South
170	Luxembourg	530,380	49.8%	50.2%	17.3%	12.8%	55.5%	14.4%	1.67	25,600	4.8%	Europe: Western
171	Cape Verde	498,897	49.8%	50.2%	28.2%	21.4%	45.1%	5.3%	2.33	-17,200	-3.4%	Africa: Western
172	Guadeloupe	465,800	47.1%	52.9%	20.9%	13.5%	51.4%	14.1%	2.08	-3,500	-0.8%	America: Caribbean
173	Malta	429,004	50.0%	50.0%	14.2%	12.5%	55.7%	17.7%	1.36	4,500	1.0%	Europe: Southern
174	Brunei Darussalam	417,784	50.7%	49.3%	24.4%	16.3%	54.4%	4.9%	2.01	1,800	0.4%	Asia: South-Eastern
175	Martinique	403,682	46.0%	54.0%	17.9%	13.6%	51.4%	17.1%	1.83	-2,000	-0.5%	America: Caribbean
176	Bahamas	377,374	48.9%	51.1%	20.9%	16.7%	54.2%	8.3%	1.89	9,700	2.6%	America: Caribbean
177	Maldives	345,023	50.4%	49.6%	28.2%	19.7%	47.2%	4.9%	2.29	-100	0.0%	Asia: Southern
178	Belize	331,900	50.0%	50.0%	32.9%	19.7%	43.4%	4.1%	2.70	7,600	2.3%	America: Central
179	Iceland	329,535	50.3%	49.7%	20.6%	13.8%	52.2%	13.4%	2.08	5,400	1.6%	Europe: Western
180	Barbados	284,644	49.9%	50.1%	18.7%	13.7%	56.3%	11.3%	1.85	2,000	0.7%	America: Caribbean
181	French Polynesia	276,831	51.1%	48.9%	22.1%	17.2%	53.2%	7.6%	2.07	-500	-0.2%	Oceania: Polynesia
182	New Caledonia	256,496	50.6%	49.4%	22.2%	16.0%	51.6%	10.2%	2.13	5,700	2.2%	Oceania: Melanesia
183	Vanuatu	252,763	50.7%	49.3%	36.1%	18.8%	41.1%	4.0%	3.41	0	0.0%	Oceania: Melanesia
184	French Guiana	249,227	50.0%	50.0%	31.5%	18.0%	45.3%	5.1%	3.08	6,000	2.4%	America: South
185	Mayotte	222,152	50.0%	50.0%	43.7%	17.5%	36.3%	2.5%	3.83	0	0.0%	Africa: Eastern
186	Sao Tome and Principe	192,993	49.4%	50.6%	41.4%	18.6%	36.8%	3.2%	4.10	-1,500	-0.8%	Africa: Middle
187	Samoa	190,372	51.6%	48.4%	37.3%	19.4%	38.0%	5.2%	4.16	-12,700	-6.7%	Oceania: Polynesia
188	Saint Lucia	182,273	49.1%	50.9%	23.1%	17.5%	50.4%	9.0%	1.92	0	0.0%	America: Caribbean
189	Guam	165,124	50.7%	49.3%	25.5%	17.0%	48.8%	8.7%	2.42	0	0.0%	Oceania: Micronesia
190	Channel Islands	162,018	49.5%	50.5%	14.7%	11.3%	56.7%	17.2%	1.46	3,700	2.3%	Europe: Western
191	Curaçao	158,760	45.3%	54.7%	19.1%	12.5%	53.7%	14.7%	1.92	14,100	8.9%	America: Caribbean
192	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	109,373	50.5%	49.5%	24.5%	17.6%	50.5%	7.3%	2.01	-5,000	-4.6%	America: Caribbean
193	United States Virgin Islands	106,627	47.7%	52.3%	20.8%	12.9%	48.7%	17.5%	2.49	-3,600	-3.4%	America: Caribbean
194	Grenada	105,897	50.1%	49.9%	26.5%	18.8%	47.6%	7.1%	2.18	-4,300	-4.1%	America: Caribbean
195	Tonga	105,323	50.1%	49.9%	36.8%	19.9%	37.4%	5.9%	3.79	-8,100	-7.7%	Oceania: Polynesia
196	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	103,549	51.2%	48.8%	34.1%	23.8%	37.8%	4.4%	3.33	-8,200	-7.9%	Oceania: Micronesia
197	Aruba	102,911	47.6%	52.4%	18.3%	14.3%	55.1%	12.2%	1.68	1,300	1.3%	America: Caribbean
198	Kiribati	102,351	49.7%	50.3%	30.9%	21.0%	43.8%	4.3%	2.98	-1,000	-1.0%	Oceania: Micronesia
199	Seychelles	92,838	50.9%	49.1%	22.2%	14.8%	55.2%	7.8%	2.18	-1,600	-1.7%	Africa: Eastern
200	Antigua and Barbuda	89,985	47.8%	52.2%	24.2%	17.1%	51.6%	7.2%	2.10	-100	-0.1%	America: Caribbean
201	WORLD	7,162,119,434	50.4%	49.6%	26.0%	16.3%	49.5%	8.2%	2.50	-5	0.0%	WORLD

	Country	2013 Population	Males	Females	Age 0-14	Age 15-24	Age 25-64	Age 65+	Fertility Rate	Migrants	Migrants as % of Pop.	Region

How many people have ever lived on earth?

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It was written during the 1970s that 75% of the people who had ever been born were alive at that moment. This was grossly false.

Assuming that we start counting from about 50,000 B.C., the time when modern Homo sapiens appeared on the earth (and not from 700,000 B.C. when the ancestors of Homo sapiens appeared, or several million years ago when hominids were present), taking into account that all population data are a rough estimate, and assuming a constant growth rate applied to each period up to modern times, it has been estimated that a total of approximately 106 billion people have been born since the dawn of the human species, making the population currently alive roughly 6% of all people who have ever lived on planet Earth.

Others have estimated the number of human beings who have ever lived to be anywhere from 45 billion to 125 billion, with most estimates falling into the range of 90 to 110 billion humans.

World Population clock: sources and methodology

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The world population counter displayed on Worldometers takes into consideration data from two major sources: the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau.

1. The United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs every two years calculates, updates, and publishes estimates of total population in its World Population Prospects series. These population estimates and projections provide the standard and consistent set of population figures that are used throughout the United Nations system.
   
   The World Population Prospect: the 2012 Revision provides the most recent data available (released on June 13, 2013). Estimates and projected world population and country specific populations are given from 1950 through 2100. According to the United Nations, world population has reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011.
   
   Data underlying the population estimates are national and sub national census data and data on births, deaths, and migrants available from national sources and publications, as well as from questionnaires. For all countries, census and registration data are evaluated and, if necessary, adjusted for incompleteness by the Population Division as part of its preparations of the official United Nations population estimates and projections.
   
   
2. The International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division also develops estimates and projections based on analysis of available data (based on census, survey, and administrative information) on population, fertility, mortality, and migration for each country or area of the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, world population reached 7 billion on March 12, 2012.
   
   For most countries adjustment of the data is necessary to correct for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in the data. Finally, since most recent data for a single country is often at least two years old, the current world population figure is necessarily a projection of past data based on assumed trends. As new data become available, assumptions and data are reevaluated and past conclusions and current figures may be modified.
   
   For information about how these estimates and projections are made by the U.S. Census Bureau, see the Population Estimates and Projections Methodology.