This page shows estimated world population totals by year, including annual change, based on United Nations data.
| Year ↓ | Population | Yearly % Change | Growth | Density /km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8,300,678,395 | 0.84% | 69,065,325 | 56 |
| 2025 | 8,231,613,070 | 0.85% | 69,640,498 | 55 |
| 2024 | 8,161,972,572 | 0.87% | 70,237,642 | 55 |
| 2023 | 8,091,734,930 | 0.88% | 70,327,738 | 54 |
| 2022 | 8,021,407,192 | 0.84% | 66,958,801 | 54 |
| 2021 | 7,954,448,391 | 0.86% | 67,447,099 | 53 |
| 2020 | 7,887,001,292 | 0.97% | 75,707,594 | 53 |
| 2019 | 7,811,293,698 | 1.05% | 81,390,917 | 52 |
| 2018 | 7,729,902,781 | 1.1% | 84,284,827 | 52 |
| 2017 | 7,645,617,954 | 1.15% | 87,063,428 | 51 |
| 2016 | 7,558,554,526 | 1.18% | 88,062,654 | 51 |
| 2015 | 7,470,491,872 | 1.2% | 88,875,628 | 50 |
| 2014 | 7,381,616,244 | 1.23% | 89,822,659 | 50 |
| 2013 | 7,291,793,585 | 1.26% | 90,591,100 | 49 |
| 2012 | 7,201,202,485 | 1.27% | 90,278,720 | 48 |
| 2011 | 7,110,923,765 | 1.27% | 89,191,617 | 48 |
| 2010 | 7,021,732,148 | 1.28% | 88,965,732 | 47 |
| 2009 | 6,932,766,416 | 1.29% | 88,308,754 | 47 |
| 2008 | 6,844,457,662 | 1.29% | 87,148,881 | 46 |
| 2007 | 6,757,308,781 | 1.29% | 85,856,766 | 45 |
| 2006 | 6,671,452,015 | 1.28% | 84,481,883 | 45 |
| 2005 | 6,586,970,132 | 1.29% | 83,592,360 | 44 |
| 2004 | 6,503,377,772 | 1.29% | 83,016,138 | 44 |
| 2003 | 6,420,361,634 | 1.3% | 82,631,292 | 43 |
| 2002 | 6,337,730,342 | 1.32% | 82,793,883 | 43 |
| 2001 | 6,254,936,459 | 1.35% | 83,233,466 | 42 |
| 2000 | 6,171,702,993 | 1.36% | 82,696,654 | 41 |
| 1999 | 6,089,006,339 | 1.36% | 81,939,649 | 41 |
| 1998 | 6,007,066,690 | 1.39% | 82,278,874 | 40 |
| 1997 | 5,924,787,816 | 1.42% | 82,732,082 | 40 |
| 1996 | 5,842,055,734 | 1.44% | 83,176,752 | 39 |
| 1995 | 5,758,878,982 | 1.47% | 83,327,727 | 39 |
| 1994 | 5,675,551,255 | 1.5% | 84,006,458 | 38 |
| 1993 | 5,591,544,797 | 1.55% | 85,554,981 | 38 |
| 1992 | 5,505,989,816 | 1.61% | 87,253,925 | 37 |
| 1991 | 5,418,735,891 | 1.71% | 90,932,781 | 36 |
| 1990 | 5,327,803,110 | 1.78% | 93,371,378 | 36 |
| 1989 | 5,234,431,732 | 1.8% | 92,439,190 | 35 |
| 1988 | 5,141,992,542 | 1.83% | 92,246,145 | 35 |
| 1987 | 5,049,746,397 | 1.85% | 91,673,559 | 34 |
| 1986 | 4,958,072,838 | 1.83% | 89,129,373 | 33 |
| 1985 | 4,868,943,465 | 1.81% | 86,767,946 | 33 |
| 1984 | 4,782,175,519 | 1.81% | 84,847,946 | 32 |
| 1983 | 4,697,327,573 | 1.84% | 84,654,152 | 32 |
| 1982 | 4,612,673,421 | 1.85% | 83,896,115 | 31 |
| 1981 | 4,528,777,306 | 1.83% | 81,171,070 | 30 |
| 1980 | 4,447,606,236 | 1.81% | 79,066,708 | 30 |
| 1979 | 4,368,539,528 | 1.78% | 76,442,026 | 29 |
| 1978 | 4,292,097,502 | 1.76% | 74,233,706 | 29 |
| 1977 | 4,217,863,796 | 1.78% | 73,617,419 | 28 |
| 1976 | 4,144,246,377 | 1.81% | 73,511,100 | 28 |
| 1975 | 4,070,735,277 | 1.86% | 74,319,181 | 27 |
| 1974 | 3,996,416,096 | 1.93% | 75,611,054 | 27 |
| 1973 | 3,920,805,042 | 1.97% | 75,887,362 | 26 |
| 1972 | 3,844,917,680 | 1.99% | 75,069,815 | 26 |
| 1971 | 3,769,847,865 | 2.03% | 75,164,071 | 25 |
| 1970 | 3,694,683,794 | 2.08% | 75,192,215 | 25 |
| 1969 | 3,619,491,579 | 2.1% | 74,304,328 | 24 |
| 1968 | 3,545,187,251 | 2.07% | 71,774,371 | 24 |
| 1967 | 3,473,412,880 | 2.04% | 69,371,755 | 23 |
| 1966 | 3,404,041,125 | 2.08% | 69,507,422 | 23 |
| 1965 | 3,334,533,703 | 2.15% | 70,046,364 | 22 |
| 1964 | 3,264,487,339 | 2.25% | 71,679,511 | 22 |
| 1963 | 3,192,807,828 | 2.22% | 69,433,513 | 21 |
| 1962 | 3,123,374,315 | 1.91% | 58,504,640 | 21 |
| 1961 | 3,064,869,675 | 1.64% | 49,398,781 | 21 |
| 1960 | 3,015,470,894 | 1.67% | 49,520,543 | 20 |
| 1959 | 2,965,950,351 | 1.88% | 54,700,680 | 20 |
| 1958 | 2,911,249,671 | 2.06% | 58,631,334 | 20 |
| 1957 | 2,852,618,337 | 2.05% | 57,208,343 | 19 |
| 1956 | 2,795,409,994 | 2.01% | 55,196,202 | 19 |
| 1955 | 2,740,213,792 | 2.02% | 54,318,932 | 18 |
| 1954 | 2,685,894,860 | 1.97% | 51,788,625 | 18 |
| 1953 | 2,634,106,235 | 1.94% | 50,019,896 | 18 |
| 1952 | 2,584,086,339 | 1.86% | 47,159,304 | 17 |
| 1951 | 2,536,927,035 | 1.76% | 43,834,187 | 17 |
| 1950 | 2,493,092,848 | 0.89% | 203,186,356 | 17 |
| 1940 | 2,289,906,492 | 1.06% | 220,294,101 | 15 |
| 1930 | 2,069,612,391 | 0.92% | 174,136,368 | 14 |
| 1920 | 1,895,476,023 | 0.73% | 128,697,204 | 13 |
| 1910 | 1,766,778,819 | 0.86% | 139,654,854 | 12 |
| 1900 | 1,627,123,965 | 0.7% | 105,975,340 | 11 |
| 1890 | 1,521,148,625 | 0.75% | 105,905,376 | 10 |
| 1880 | 1,415,243,249 | 0.55% | 73,994,305 | 9.5 |
| 1870 | 1,341,248,944 | 0.32% | 41,593,669 | 9.0 |
| 1860 | 1,299,655,275 | 0.17% | 21,199,054 | 8.7 |
| 1850 | 1,278,456,221 | 0.44% | 54,397,803 | 8.6 |
| 1840 | 1,224,058,418 | 0.49% | 57,383,067 | 8.2 |
| 1830 | 1,166,675,351 | 0.67% | 73,430,396 | 7.8 |
| 1820 | 1,093,244,955 | 0.69% | 70,309,452 | 7.3 |
| 1810 | 1,022,935,503 | 0.38% | 37,851,769 | 6.9 |
| 1800 | 985,083,734 | 0.45% | 42,822,068 | 6.6 |
| 1790 | 942,261,666 | 0.46% | 41,316,492 | 6.3 |
| 1780 | 900,945,174 | 0.88% | 72,993,696 | 6.0 |
| 1770 | 827,951,478 | 0.5% | 39,696,526 | 5.6 |
| 1760 | 788,254,952 | 0.46% | 34,975,656 | 5.3 |
| 1750 | 753,279,296 | 0.73% | 51,051,511 | 5.1 |
| 1740 | 702,227,785 | 0.47% | 31,327,812 | 4.7 |
| 1730 | 670,899,973 | 0.35% | 22,715,182 | 4.5 |
| 1720 | 648,184,791 | 0.49% | 30,208,919 | 4.4 |
| 1710 | 617,975,872 | 0.38% | 22,519,003 | 4.1 |
| 1700 | 595,456,869 | 0.15% | 79,309,264 | 4.0 |
| 1600 | 516,147,605 | 0.03% | 13,096,494 | 3.5 |
| 1500 | 503,051,111 | 0.14% | 60,741,889 | 3.4 |
| 1400 | 442,309,222 | -0.03% | -13,938,870 | 3.0 |
| 1300 | 456,248,092 | 0.03% | 11,594,094 | 3.1 |
| 1200 | 444,653,998 | 0.12% | 46,764,120 | 3.0 |
| 1100 | 397,889,878 | 0.23% | 74,427,244 | 2.7 |
| 1000 | 323,462,634 | 0.04% | 12,319,938 | 2.2 |
| 900 | 311,142,696 | 0.09% | 25,272,515 | 2.1 |
| 800 | 285,870,181 | 0.03% | 7,524,113 | 1.9 |
| 700 | 278,346,068 | 0.02% | 6,707,121 | 1.9 |
| 600 | 271,638,947 | 0.07% | 18,243,134 | 1.8 |
| 500 | 253,395,813 | 0.05% | 11,698,806 | 1.7 |
| 400 | 241,697,007 | 0.06% | 13,994,156 | 1.6 |
| 300 | 227,702,851 | -0.05% | -13,059,305 | 1.5 |
| 200 | 240,762,156 | 0.02% | 3,709,971 | 1.6 |
| 100 | 237,052,185 | 0.02% | 4,783,345 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 232,268,840 | 0.11% | 121,738,375 | 1.6 |
| -1000 | 110,530,465 | 0.05% | 37,845,402 | 0.74 |
| -2000 | 72,685,063 | 0.06% | 28,107,182 | 0.49 |
| -3000 | 44,577,881 | 0.05% | 15,718,707 | 0.30 |
| -4000 | 28,859,174 | 0.05% | 9,703,476 | 0.19 |
| -5000 | 19,155,698 | 0.04% | 5,877,389 | 0.13 |
| -6000 | 13,278,309 | 0.04% | 3,626,606 | 0.09 |
| -7000 | 9,651,703 | 0.03% | 2,337,080 | 0.06 |
| -8000 | 7,314,623 | 0.03% | 1,627,498 | 0.05 |
| -9000 | 5,687,125 | 0.03% | 1,185,972 | 0.04 |
| -10000 | 4,501,153 | 0.03 |