World Population: Past, Present, and Future
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The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history. View the full tabulated data.
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 30 years (1960), 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.
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Sources:
- World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision - United Nations Population Division
- The World at Six Billion, World Population, Year 0 to near stabilization [Pdf file] - United Nations Population Division
Growth Rate
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Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
Population in the world is, as of 2022, growing at a rate of around 0.84% per year (down from 1.05% in 2020, 1.08% in 2019, 1.10% in 2018, and 1.12% in 2017). The current population increase is estimated at 67 million people per year.
Annual growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at around 2%. The rate of increase has nearly halved since then, and will continue to decline in the coming years.
World population will therefore continue to grow in the 21st century, but at a much 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 another nearly 40 years to increase by another 50% to become 9 billion by 2037.
The latest world population projections indicate that world population will reach 10 billion persons in the year 2057.
World Population (2020 and historical)
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Year (July 1) | Population | Yearly % Change | Yearly Change | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) |
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2020 | 7,794,798,739 | 1.05 % | 81,330,639 | 30.9 | 2.47 | 52 |
2019 | 7,713,468,100 | 1.08 % | 82,377,060 | 29.8 | 2.51 | 52 |
2018 | 7,631,091,040 | 1.10 % | 83,232,115 | 29.8 | 2.51 | 51 |
2017 | 7,547,858,925 | 1.12 % | 83,836,876 | 29.8 | 2.51 | 51 |
2016 | 7,464,022,049 | 1.14 % | 84,224,910 | 29.8 | 2.51 | 50 |
2015 | 7,379,797,139 | 1.19 % | 84,594,707 | 30 | 2.52 | 50 |
2010 | 6,956,823,603 | 1.24 % | 82,983,315 | 28 | 2.58 | 47 |
2005 | 6,541,907,027 | 1.26 % | 79,682,641 | 27 | 2.65 | 44 |
2000 | 6,143,493,823 | 1.35 % | 79,856,169 | 26 | 2.78 | 41 |
1995 | 5,744,212,979 | 1.52 % | 83,396,384 | 25 | 3.01 | 39 |
1990 | 5,327,231,061 | 1.81 % | 91,261,864 | 24 | 3.44 | 36 |
1985 | 4,870,921,740 | 1.79 % | 82,583,645 | 23 | 3.59 | 33 |
1980 | 4,458,003,514 | 1.79 % | 75,704,582 | 23 | 3.86 | 30 |
1975 | 4,079,480,606 | 1.97 % | 75,808,712 | 22 | 4.47 | 27 |
1970 | 3,700,437,046 | 2.07 % | 72,170,690 | 22 | 4.93 | 25 |
1965 | 3,339,583,597 | 1.93 % | 60,926,770 | 22 | 5.02 | 22 |
1960 | 3,034,949,748 | 1.82 % | 52,385,962 | 23 | 4.90 | 20 |
1955 | 2,773,019,936 | 1.80 % | 47,317,757 | 23 | 4.97 | 19 |
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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World Population Forecast (2020-2050)
View population projections for all years (up to 2100)
Year (July 1) | Population | Yearly % Change | Yearly Change | Median Age | Fertility Rate | Density (P/Km²) |
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2020 | 7,794,798,739 | 1.10 % | 83,000,320 | 31 | 2.47 | 52 |
2025 | 8,184,437,460 | 0.98 % | 77,927,744 | 32 | 2.54 | 55 |
2030 | 8,548,487,400 | 0.87 % | 72,809,988 | 33 | 2.62 | 57 |
2035 | 8,887,524,213 | 0.78 % | 67,807,363 | 34 | 2.70 | 60 |
2040 | 9,198,847,240 | 0.69 % | 62,264,605 | 35 | 2.77 | 62 |
2045 | 9,481,803,274 | 0.61 % | 56,591,207 | 35 | 2.85 | 64 |
2050 | 9,735,033,990 | 0.53 % | 50,646,143 | 36 | 2.95 | 65 |
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
World Population Milestones
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10 Billion (2058)
The United Nations projects world population to reach 10 billion in the year 2058.
9 Billion (2037)
World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037.
8 Billion (2022)
World population has reached 8 billion people on November 15, 2022 according to the United Nations.
7 Billion (2010)
According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2022), world population reached 7 Billion in late 2010 (this was previously estimated as occurring 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 (1998)
According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2022), the 6 billion figure was reached towards the end of 1998 (this was previously estimated as occurring 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, 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: 1930
- 1 Billion: 1804
Summary Table
1 - 1804 (1803 years): 0.2 to 1 bil.
1804 - 2022 (218 years): from 1 billion to 8 billion
Year | 1 | 1000 | 1500 | 1650 | 1750 | 1804 | 1850 | 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1960 | 1974 | 1980 | 1987 | 1998 | 2010 | 2022 | 2029 | 2037 | 2046 | 2058 | 2100 |
Population | 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 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.3 |
World Population by Region
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# | Region | Population (2020) | Yearly Change | Net Change | Density (P/Km²) | Land Area (Km²) | Migrants (net) | Fert. Rate | Med. Age | Urban Pop % | World Share |
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1 | Asia | 4,641,054,775 | 0.86 % | 39,683,577 | 150 | 31,033,131 | -1,729,112 | 2.2 | 32 | 0 % | 59.5 % |
2 | Africa | 1,340,598,147 | 2.49 % | 32,533,952 | 45 | 29,648,481 | -463,024 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 % | 17.2 % |
3 | Europe | 747,636,026 | 0.06 % | 453,275 | 34 | 22,134,900 | 1,361,011 | 1.6 | 43 | 0 % | 9.6 % |
4 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 653,962,331 | 0.9 % | 5,841,374 | 32 | 20,139,378 | -521,499 | 2 | 31 | 0 % | 8.4 % |
5 | Northern America | 368,869,647 | 0.62 % | 2,268,683 | 20 | 18,651,660 | 1,196,400 | 1.8 | 39 | 0 % | 4.7 % |
6 | Oceania | 42,677,813 | 1.31 % | 549,778 | 5 | 8,486,460 | 156,226 | 2.4 | 33 | 0 % | 0.5 % |
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). See also: World Map
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 whodo 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 particulargroup 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%).
World Population by Country
# | Country (or dependency) | Population (2020) | Yearly Change | Net Change | Density (P/Km²) | Land Area (Km²) | Migrants (net) | Fert. Rate | Med. Age | Urban Pop % | World Share |
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1 | China | 1,439,323,776 | 0.39 % | 5,540,090 | 153 | 9,388,211 | -348,399 | 1.69 | 38 | 60.8 % | 18.5 % |
2 | India | 1,380,004,385 | 0.99 % | 13,586,631 | 464 | 2,973,190 | -532,687 | 2.2402 | 28 | 35 % | 17.7 % |
3 | United States | 331,002,651 | 0.59 % | 1,937,734 | 36 | 9,147,420 | 954,806 | 1.7764 | 38 | 82.8 % | 4.2 % |
4 | Indonesia | 273,523,615 | 1.07 % | 2,898,047 | 151 | 1,811,570 | -98,955 | 2.3195 | 30 | 56.4 % | 3.5 % |
5 | Pakistan | 220,892,340 | 2 % | 4,327,022 | 287 | 770,880 | -233,379 | 3.55 | 23 | 35.1 % | 2.8 % |
6 | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 0.72 % | 1,509,890 | 25 | 8,358,140 | 21,200 | 1.74 | 33 | 87.6 % | 2.7 % |
7 | Nigeria | 206,139,589 | 2.58 % | 5,175,990 | 226 | 910,770 | -60,000 | 5.4168 | 18 | 52 % | 2.6 % |
8 | Bangladesh | 164,689,383 | 1.01 % | 1,643,222 | 1,265 | 130,170 | -369,501 | 2.052 | 28 | 39.4 % | 2.1 % |
9 | Russia | 145,934,462 | 0.04 % | 62,206 | 9 | 16,376,870 | 182,456 | 1.8205 | 40 | 73.7 % | 1.9 % |
10 | Mexico | 128,932,753 | 1.06 % | 1,357,224 | 66 | 1,943,950 | -60,000 | 2.14 | 29 | 83.8 % | 1.7 % |
11 | Japan | 126,476,461 | -0.3 % | -383,840 | 347 | 364,555 | 71,560 | 1.3697 | 48 | 91.8 % | 1.6 % |
12 | Ethiopia | 114,963,588 | 2.57 % | 2,884,858 | 115 | 1,000,000 | 30,000 | 4.3 | 19 | 21.3 % | 1.5 % |
13 | Philippines | 109,581,078 | 1.35 % | 1,464,463 | 368 | 298,170 | -67,152 | 2.58 | 26 | 47.5 % | 1.4 % |
14 | Egypt | 102,334,404 | 1.94 % | 1,946,331 | 103 | 995,450 | -38,033 | 3.33 | 25 | 43 % | 1.3 % |
15 | Vietnam | 97,338,579 | 0.91 % | 876,473 | 314 | 310,070 | -80,000 | 2.0556 | 32 | 37.7 % | 1.2 % |
16 | DR Congo | 89,561,403 | 3.19 % | 2,770,836 | 40 | 2,267,050 | 23,861 | 5.9635 | 17 | 45.6 % | 1.1 % |
17 | Turkey | 84,339,067 | 1.09 % | 909,452 | 110 | 769,630 | 283,922 | 2.08 | 32 | 75.7 % | 1.1 % |
18 | Iran | 83,992,949 | 1.3 % | 1,079,043 | 52 | 1,628,550 | -55,000 | 2.15 | 32 | 75.5 % | 1.1 % |
19 | Germany | 83,783,942 | 0.32 % | 266,897 | 240 | 348,560 | 543,822 | 1.586 | 46 | 76.3 % | 1.1 % |
20 | Thailand | 69,799,978 | 0.25 % | 174,396 | 137 | 510,890 | 19,444 | 1.5346 | 40 | 51.1 % | 0.9 % |
21 | United Kingdom | 67,886,011 | 0.53 % | 355,839 | 281 | 241,930 | 260,650 | 1.75 | 40 | 83.2 % | 0.9 % |
22 | France | 65,273,511 | 0.22 % | 143,783 | 119 | 547,557 | 36,527 | 1.8523 | 42 | 81.5 % | 0.8 % |
23 | Italy | 60,461,826 | -0.15 % | -88,249 | 206 | 294,140 | 148,943 | 1.33 | 47 | 69.5 % | 0.8 % |
24 | Tanzania | 59,734,218 | 2.98 % | 1,728,755 | 67 | 885,800 | -40,076 | 4.9237 | 18 | 37 % | 0.8 % |
25 | South Africa | 59,308,690 | 1.28 % | 750,420 | 49 | 1,213,090 | 145,405 | 2.4139 | 28 | 66.7 % | 0.8 % |
26 | Myanmar | 54,409,800 | 0.67 % | 364,380 | 83 | 653,290 | -163,313 | 2.17 | 29 | 31.4 % | 0.7 % |
27 | Kenya | 53,771,296 | 2.28 % | 1,197,323 | 94 | 569,140 | -10,000 | 3.52 | 20 | 27.8 % | 0.7 % |
28 | South Korea | 51,269,185 | 0.09 % | 43,877 | 527 | 97,230 | 11,731 | 1.11 | 44 | 81.8 % | 0.7 % |
29 | Colombia | 50,882,891 | 1.08 % | 543,448 | 46 | 1,109,500 | 204,796 | 1.82 | 31 | 80.4 % | 0.7 % |
30 | Spain | 46,754,778 | 0.04 % | 18,002 | 94 | 498,800 | 40,000 | 1.33 | 45 | 80.3 % | 0.6 % |
31 | Uganda | 45,741,007 | 3.32 % | 1,471,413 | 229 | 199,810 | 168,694 | 5.01 | 17 | 25.7 % | 0.6 % |
32 | Argentina | 45,195,774 | 0.93 % | 415,097 | 17 | 2,736,690 | 4,800 | 2.268 | 32 | 92.8 % | 0.6 % |
33 | Algeria | 43,851,044 | 1.85 % | 797,990 | 18 | 2,381,740 | -10,000 | 3.05 | 29 | 72.9 % | 0.6 % |
34 | Sudan | 43,849,260 | 2.42 % | 1,036,022 | 25 | 1,765,048 | -50,000 | 4.4345 | 20 | 35 % | 0.6 % |
35 | Ukraine | 43,733,762 | -0.59 % | -259,876 | 75 | 579,320 | 10,000 | 1.4435 | 41 | 69.4 % | 0.6 % |
36 | Iraq | 40,222,493 | 2.32 % | 912,710 | 93 | 434,320 | 7,834 | 3.682 | 21 | 73.1 % | 0.5 % |
37 | Afghanistan | 38,928,346 | 2.33 % | 886,592 | 60 | 652,860 | -62,920 | 4.5552 | 18 | 25.4 % | 0.5 % |
38 | Poland | 37,846,611 | -0.11 % | -41,157 | 124 | 306,230 | -29,395 | 1.4202 | 42 | 60.2 % | 0.5 % |
39 | Canada | 37,742,154 | 0.89 % | 331,107 | 4 | 9,093,510 | 242,032 | 1.525 | 41 | 81.3 % | 0.5 % |
40 | Morocco | 36,910,560 | 1.2 % | 438,791 | 83 | 446,300 | -51,419 | 2.42 | 30 | 63.8 % | 0.5 % |
41 | Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 | 1.59 % | 545,343 | 16 | 2,149,690 | 134,979 | 2.34 | 32 | 84 % | 0.4 % |
42 | Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 | 1.48 % | 487,487 | 79 | 425,400 | -8,863 | 2.43 | 28 | 50.1 % | 0.4 % |
43 | Peru | 32,971,854 | 1.42 % | 461,401 | 26 | 1,280,000 | 99,069 | 2.27 | 31 | 79.1 % | 0.4 % |
44 | Angola | 32,866,272 | 3.27 % | 1,040,977 | 26 | 1,246,700 | 6,413 | 5.55 | 17 | 66.7 % | 0.4 % |
45 | Malaysia | 32,365,999 | 1.3 % | 416,222 | 99 | 328,550 | 50,000 | 2.0105 | 30 | 78.4 % | 0.4 % |
46 | Mozambique | 31,255,435 | 2.93 % | 889,399 | 40 | 786,380 | -5,000 | 4.8858 | 18 | 38.3 % | 0.4 % |
47 | Ghana | 31,072,940 | 2.15 % | 655,084 | 137 | 227,540 | -10,000 | 3.8928 | 22 | 56.7 % | 0.4 % |
48 | Yemen | 29,825,964 | 2.28 % | 664,042 | 56 | 527,970 | -30,000 | 3.8372 | 20 | 38.4 % | 0.4 % |
49 | Nepal | 29,136,808 | 1.85 % | 528,098 | 203 | 143,350 | 41,710 | 1.934 | 25 | 21.4 % | 0.4 % |
50 | Venezuela | 28,435,940 | -0.28 % | -79,889 | 32 | 882,050 | -653,249 | 2.283 | 30 | N.A. | 0.4 % |
51 | Madagascar | 27,691,018 | 2.68 % | 721,711 | 48 | 581,795 | -1,500 | 4.1085 | 20 | 38.5 % | 0.4 % |
52 | Cameroon | 26,545,863 | 2.59 % | 669,483 | 56 | 472,710 | -4,800 | 4.603 | 19 | 56.3 % | 0.3 % |
53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26,378,274 | 2.57 % | 661,730 | 83 | 318,000 | -8,000 | 4.68 | 19 | 51.3 % | 0.3 % |
54 | North Korea | 25,778,816 | 0.44 % | 112,655 | 214 | 120,410 | -5,403 | 1.91 | 35 | 62.5 % | 0.3 % |
55 | Australia | 25,499,884 | 1.18 % | 296,686 | 3 | 7,682,300 | 158,246 | 1.8316 | 38 | 85.9 % | 0.3 % |
56 | Niger | 24,206,644 | 3.84 % | 895,929 | 19 | 1,266,700 | 4,000 | 6.95 | 15 | 16.5 % | 0.3 % |
57 | Taiwan | 23,816,775 | 0.18 % | 42,899 | 673 | 35,410 | 30,001 | 1.15 | 42 | 78.9 % | 0.3 % |
58 | Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 | 0.42 % | 89,516 | 341 | 62,710 | -97,986 | 2.2102 | 34 | 18.4 % | 0.3 % |
59 | Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 | 2.86 % | 581,895 | 76 | 273,600 | -25,000 | 5.2315 | 18 | 30.6 % | 0.3 % |
60 | Mali | 20,250,833 | 3.02 % | 592,802 | 17 | 1,220,190 | -40,000 | 5.9215 | 16 | 44 % | 0.3 % |
61 | Romania | 19,237,691 | -0.66 % | -126,866 | 84 | 230,170 | -73,999 | 1.6198 | 43 | 54.6 % | 0.2 % |
62 | Malawi | 19,129,952 | 2.69 % | 501,205 | 203 | 94,280 | -16,053 | 4.25 | 18 | 18.5 % | 0.2 % |
63 | Chile | 19,116,201 | 0.87 % | 164,163 | 26 | 743,532 | 111,708 | 1.65 | 35 | 84.8 % | 0.2 % |
64 | Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 | 1.21 % | 225,280 | 7 | 2,699,700 | -18,000 | 2.7638 | 31 | 57.7 % | 0.2 % |
65 | Zambia | 18,383,955 | 2.93 % | 522,925 | 25 | 743,390 | -8,000 | 4.6555 | 18 | 45.3 % | 0.2 % |
66 | Guatemala | 17,915,568 | 1.9 % | 334,096 | 167 | 107,160 | -9,215 | 2.8989 | 23 | 51.8 % | 0.2 % |
67 | Ecuador | 17,643,054 | 1.55 % | 269,392 | 71 | 248,360 | 36,400 | 2.44 | 28 | 63 % | 0.2 % |
68 | Syria | 17,500,658 | 2.52 % | 430,523 | 95 | 183,630 | -427,391 | 2.8398 | 26 | 60 % | 0.2 % |
69 | Netherlands | 17,134,872 | 0.22 % | 37,742 | 508 | 33,720 | 16,000 | 1.66 | 43 | 92.5 % | 0.2 % |
70 | Senegal | 16,743,927 | 2.75 % | 447,563 | 87 | 192,530 | -20,000 | 4.65 | 19 | 49.4 % | 0.2 % |
71 | Cambodia | 16,718,965 | 1.41 % | 232,423 | 95 | 176,520 | -30,000 | 2.5238 | 26 | 24.2 % | 0.2 % |
72 | Chad | 16,425,864 | 3 % | 478,988 | 13 | 1,259,200 | 2,000 | 5.7973 | 17 | 23.3 % | 0.2 % |
73 | Somalia | 15,893,222 | 2.92 % | 450,317 | 25 | 627,340 | -40,000 | 6.12 | 17 | 46.8 % | 0.2 % |
74 | Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 | 1.48 % | 217,456 | 38 | 386,850 | -116,858 | 3.6255 | 19 | 38.4 % | 0.2 % |
75 | Guinea | 13,132,795 | 2.83 % | 361,549 | 53 | 245,720 | -4,000 | 4.7384 | 18 | 38.6 % | 0.2 % |
76 | Rwanda | 12,952,218 | 2.58 % | 325,268 | 525 | 24,670 | -9,000 | 4.1 | 20 | 17.6 % | 0.2 % |
77 | Benin | 12,123,200 | 2.73 % | 322,049 | 108 | 112,760 | -2,000 | 4.8675 | 19 | 48.4 % | 0.2 % |
78 | Burundi | 11,890,784 | 3.12 % | 360,204 | 463 | 25,680 | 2,001 | 5.45 | 17 | 13.8 % | 0.2 % |
79 | Tunisia | 11,818,619 | 1.06 % | 123,900 | 76 | 155,360 | -4,000 | 2.2 | 33 | 70.1 % | 0.2 % |
80 | Bolivia | 11,673,021 | 1.39 % | 159,921 | 11 | 1,083,300 | -9,504 | 2.75 | 26 | 69.3 % | 0.1 % |
81 | Belgium | 11,589,623 | 0.44 % | 50,295 | 383 | 30,280 | 48,000 | 1.7148 | 42 | 98.3 % | 0.1 % |
82 | Haiti | 11,402,528 | 1.24 % | 139,451 | 414 | 27,560 | -35,000 | 2.96 | 24 | 56.9 % | 0.1 % |
83 | Cuba | 11,326,616 | -0.06 % | -6,867 | 106 | 106,440 | -14,400 | 1.6166 | 42 | 78.3 % | 0.1 % |
84 | South Sudan | 11,193,725 | 1.19 % | 131,612 | 18 | 610,952 | -174,200 | 4.7359 | 19 | 24.6 % | 0.1 % |
85 | Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 | 1.01 % | 108,952 | 225 | 48,320 | -30,000 | 2.36 | 28 | 84.5 % | 0.1 % |
86 | Czech Republic (Czechia) | 10,708,981 | 0.18 % | 19,772 | 139 | 77,240 | 22,011 | 1.6413 | 43 | 73.5 % | 0.1 % |
87 | Greece | 10,423,054 | -0.48 % | -50,401 | 81 | 128,900 | -16,000 | 1.3024 | 46 | 84.9 % | 0.1 % |
88 | Jordan | 10,203,134 | 1 % | 101,440 | 115 | 88,780 | 10,220 | 2.7723 | 24 | 91.5 % | 0.1 % |
89 | Portugal | 10,196,709 | -0.29 % | -29,478 | 111 | 91,590 | -6,000 | 1.288 | 46 | 66.5 % | 0.1 % |
90 | Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 | 0.91 % | 91,459 | 123 | 82,658 | 1,200 | 2.0835 | 32 | 56.2 % | 0.1 % |
91 | Sweden | 10,099,265 | 0.63 % | 62,886 | 25 | 410,340 | 40,000 | 1.85 | 41 | 88.2 % | 0.1 % |
92 | Honduras | 9,904,607 | 1.63 % | 158,490 | 89 | 111,890 | -6,800 | 2.4872 | 24 | 57.3 % | 0.1 % |
93 | United Arab Emirates | 9,890,402 | 1.23 % | 119,873 | 118 | 83,600 | 40,000 | 1.42 | 33 | 86.4 % | 0.1 % |
94 | Hungary | 9,660,351 | -0.25 % | -24,328 | 107 | 90,530 | 6,000 | 1.4911 | 43 | 71.7 % | 0.1 % |
95 | Tajikistan | 9,537,645 | 2.32 % | 216,627 | 68 | 139,960 | -20,000 | 3.6075 | 22 | 27.3 % | 0.1 % |
96 | Belarus | 9,449,323 | -0.03 % | -3,088 | 47 | 202,910 | 8,730 | 1.7099 | 40 | 79.2 % | 0.1 % |
97 | Austria | 9,006,398 | 0.57 % | 51,296 | 109 | 82,409 | 65,000 | 1.5292 | 43 | 57.3 % | 0.1 % |
98 | Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 | 1.95 % | 170,915 | 20 | 452,860 | -800 | 3.5883 | 22 | 13.1 % | 0.1 % |
99 | Serbia | 8,737,371 | -0.4 % | -34,864 | 100 | 87,460 | 4,000 | 1.4612 | 42 | 56.2 % | 0.1 % |
100 | Israel | 8,655,535 | 1.6 % | 136,158 | 400 | 21,640 | 10,000 | 3.044 | 30 | 93.2 % | 0.1 % |
101 | Switzerland | 8,654,622 | 0.74 % | 63,257 | 219 | 39,516 | 52,000 | 1.535 | 43 | 74.1 % | 0.1 % |
102 | Togo | 8,278,724 | 2.43 % | 196,358 | 152 | 54,390 | -2,000 | 4.3515 | 19 | 43.3 % | 0.1 % |
103 | Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 | 2.1 % | 163,768 | 111 | 72,180 | -4,200 | 4.319 | 19 | 43.3 % | 0.1 % |
104 | Hong Kong | 7,496,981 | 0.82 % | 60,827 | 7,140 | 1,050 | 29,308 | 1.3262 | 45 | N.A. | 0.1 % |
105 | Laos | 7,275,560 | 1.48 % | 106,105 | 32 | 230,800 | -14,704 | 2.7 | 24 | 35.7 % | 0.1 % |
106 | Paraguay | 7,132,538 | 1.25 % | 87,902 | 18 | 397,300 | -16,556 | 2.4455 | 26 | 61.6 % | 0.1 % |
107 | Bulgaria | 6,948,445 | -0.74 % | -51,674 | 64 | 108,560 | -4,800 | 1.5584 | 45 | 75.6 % | 0.1 % |
108 | Libya | 6,871,292 | 1.38 % | 93,840 | 4 | 1,759,540 | -1,999 | 2.25 | 29 | 78.2 % | 0.1 % |
109 | Lebanon | 6,825,445 | -0.44 % | -30,268 | 667 | 10,230 | -30,012 | 2.09 | 30 | 78.4 % | 0.1 % |
110 | Nicaragua | 6,624,554 | 1.21 % | 79,052 | 55 | 120,340 | -21,272 | 2.42 | 26 | 57.2 % | 0.1 % |
111 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,524,195 | 1.69 % | 108,345 | 34 | 191,800 | -4,000 | 3 | 26 | 35.6 % | 0.1 % |
112 | El Salvador | 6,486,205 | 0.51 % | 32,652 | 313 | 20,720 | -40,539 | 2.0529 | 28 | 73.4 % | 0.1 % |
113 | Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 | 1.5 % | 89,111 | 13 | 469,930 | -5,000 | 2.785 | 27 | 52.5 % | 0.1 % |
114 | Singapore | 5,850,342 | 0.79 % | 46,005 | 8,358 | 700 | 27,028 | 1.209 | 42 | N.A. | 0.1 % |
115 | Denmark | 5,792,202 | 0.35 % | 20,326 | 137 | 42,430 | 15,200 | 1.7621 | 42 | 88.2 % | 0.1 % |
116 | Finland | 5,540,720 | 0.15 % | 8,564 | 18 | 303,890 | 14,000 | 1.53 | 43 | 86.1 % | 0.1 % |
117 | Congo | 5,518,087 | 2.56 % | 137,579 | 16 | 341,500 | -4,000 | 4.45 | 19 | 69.9 % | 0.1 % |
118 | Slovakia | 5,459,642 | 0.05 % | 2,629 | 114 | 48,088 | 1,485 | 1.502 | 41 | 53.7 % | 0.1 % |
119 | Norway | 5,421,241 | 0.79 % | 42,384 | 15 | 365,268 | 28,000 | 1.68 | 40 | 83.4 % | 0.1 % |
120 | Oman | 5,106,626 | 2.65 % | 131,640 | 16 | 309,500 | 87,400 | 2.93 | 31 | 87 % | 0.1 % |
121 | State of Palestine | 5,101,414 | 2.41 % | 119,994 | 847 | 6,020 | -10,563 | 3.6677 | 21 | 80 % | 0.1 % |
122 | Costa Rica | 5,094,118 | 0.92 % | 46,557 | 100 | 51,060 | 4,200 | 1.7639 | 33 | 80 % | 0.1 % |
123 | Liberia | 5,057,681 | 2.44 % | 120,307 | 53 | 96,320 | -5,000 | 4.35 | 19 | 52.6 % | 0.1 % |
124 | Ireland | 4,937,786 | 1.13 % | 55,291 | 72 | 68,890 | 23,604 | 1.8409 | 38 | 63 % | 0.1 % |
125 | Central African Republic | 4,829,767 | 1.78 % | 84,582 | 8 | 622,980 | -40,000 | 4.7541 | 18 | 43 % | 0.1 % |
126 | New Zealand | 4,822,233 | 0.82 % | 39,170 | 18 | 263,310 | 14,881 | 1.9 | 38 | 86.9 % | 0.1 % |
127 | Mauritania | 4,649,658 | 2.74 % | 123,962 | 5 | 1,030,700 | 5,000 | 4.585 | 20 | 56.9 % | 0.1 % |
128 | Panama | 4,314,767 | 1.61 % | 68,328 | 58 | 74,340 | 11,200 | 2.4688 | 30 | 68 % | 0.1 % |
129 | Kuwait | 4,270,571 | 1.51 % | 63,488 | 240 | 17,820 | 39,520 | 2.1 | 37 | N.A. | 0.1 % |
130 | Croatia | 4,105,267 | -0.61 % | -25,037 | 73 | 55,960 | -8,001 | 1.4461 | 44 | 57.7 % | 0.1 % |
131 | Moldova | 4,033,963 | -0.23 % | -9,300 | 123 | 32,850 | -1,387 | 1.2552 | 38 | 42.7 % | 0.1 % |
132 | Georgia | 3,989,167 | -0.19 % | -7,598 | 57 | 69,490 | -10,000 | 2.0615 | 38 | 58.1 % | 0.1 % |
133 | Eritrea | 3,546,421 | 1.41 % | 49,304 | 35 | 101,000 | -39,858 | 4.1 | 19 | 63.3 % | 0 % |
134 | Uruguay | 3,473,730 | 0.35 % | 11,996 | 20 | 175,020 | -3,000 | 1.98 | 36 | 96.1 % | 0 % |
135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,280,819 | -0.61 % | -20,181 | 64 | 51,000 | -21,585 | 1.27 | 43 | 52.3 % | 0 % |
136 | Mongolia | 3,278,290 | 1.65 % | 53,123 | 2 | 1,553,560 | -852 | 2.9023 | 28 | 67.2 % | 0 % |
137 | Armenia | 2,963,243 | 0.19 % | 5,512 | 104 | 28,470 | -4,998 | 1.7559 | 35 | 62.8 % | 0 % |
138 | Jamaica | 2,961,167 | 0.44 % | 12,888 | 273 | 10,830 | -11,332 | 1.991 | 31 | 55.4 % | 0 % |
139 | Qatar | 2,881,053 | 1.73 % | 48,986 | 248 | 11,610 | 40,000 | 1.8805 | 32 | 96.2 % | 0 % |
140 | Albania | 2,877,797 | -0.11 % | -3,120 | 105 | 27,400 | -14,000 | 1.62 | 36 | 63.5 % | 0 % |
141 | Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 | -2.47 % | -72,555 | 323 | 8,870 | -97,986 | 1.22 | 44 | N.A. | 0 % |
142 | Lithuania | 2,722,289 | -1.35 % | -37,338 | 43 | 62,674 | -32,780 | 1.6698 | 45 | 71.3 % | 0 % |
143 | Namibia | 2,540,905 | 1.86 % | 46,375 | 3 | 823,290 | -4,806 | 3.4153 | 22 | 55.2 % | 0 % |
144 | Gambia | 2,416,668 | 2.94 % | 68,962 | 239 | 10,120 | -3,087 | 5.25 | 18 | 59.4 % | 0 % |
145 | Botswana | 2,351,627 | 2.08 % | 47,930 | 4 | 566,730 | 3,000 | 2.8944 | 24 | 72.8 % | 0 % |
146 | Gabon | 2,225,734 | 2.45 % | 53,155 | 9 | 257,670 | 3,260 | 4 | 23 | 87.1 % | 0 % |
147 | Lesotho | 2,142,249 | 0.8 % | 16,981 | 71 | 30,360 | -10,047 | 3.1641 | 24 | 31.5 % | 0 % |
148 | North Macedonia | 2,083,374 | -0 % | -85 | 83 | 25,220 | -1,000 | 1.5 | 39 | 58.6 % | 0 % |
149 | Slovenia | 2,078,938 | 0.01 % | 284 | 103 | 20,140 | 2,000 | 1.6 | 45 | 55.2 % | 0 % |
150 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 | 2.45 % | 47,079 | 70 | 28,120 | -1,399 | 4.51 | 19 | 44.9 % | 0 % |
151 | Latvia | 1,886,198 | -1.08 % | -20,545 | 30 | 62,200 | -14,837 | 1.7167 | 44 | 68.6 % | 0 % |
152 | Bahrain | 1,701,575 | 3.68 % | 60,403 | 2,239 | 760 | 47,800 | 1.9982 | 32 | 89.3 % | 0 % |
153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 | 3.47 % | 46,999 | 50 | 28,050 | 16,000 | 4.5543 | 22 | 73.3 % | 0 % |
154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 | 0.32 % | 4,515 | 273 | 5,130 | -800 | 1.7299 | 36 | 52.4 % | 0 % |
155 | Estonia | 1,326,535 | 0.07 % | 887 | 31 | 42,390 | 3,911 | 1.5878 | 42 | 67.9 % | 0 % |
156 | Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 | 1.96 % | 25,326 | 89 | 14,870 | -5,385 | 4.1 | 21 | 32.8 % | 0 % |
157 | Mauritius | 1,271,768 | 0.17 % | 2,100 | 626 | 2,030 | 0 | 1.3885 | 37 | 40.8 % | 0 % |
158 | Cyprus | 1,207,359 | 0.73 % | 8,784 | 131 | 9,240 | 5,000 | 1.3375 | 37 | 66.8 % | 0 % |
159 | Eswatini | 1,160,164 | 1.05 % | 12,034 | 67 | 17,200 | -8,353 | 3.0257 | 21 | 30 % | 0 % |
160 | Djibouti | 988,000 | 1.48 % | 14,440 | 43 | 23,180 | 900 | 2.7577 | 27 | 79 % | 0 % |
161 | Fiji | 896,445 | 0.73 % | 6,492 | 49 | 18,270 | -6,202 | 2.7874 | 28 | 59.1 % | 0 % |
162 | Réunion | 895,312 | 0.72 % | 6,385 | 358 | 2,500 | -1,256 | 2.2735 | 36 | 99.8 % | 0 % |
163 | Comoros | 869,601 | 2.2 % | 18,715 | 467 | 1,861 | -2,000 | 4.2365 | 20 | 29.4 % | 0 % |
164 | Guyana | 786,552 | 0.48 % | 3,786 | 4 | 196,850 | -6,000 | 2.4728 | 27 | 26.9 % | 0 % |
165 | Bhutan | 771,608 | 1.12 % | 8,516 | 20 | 38,117 | 320 | 2 | 28 | 45.8 % | 0 % |
166 | Solomon Islands | 686,884 | 2.55 % | 17,061 | 25 | 27,990 | -1,600 | 4.435 | 20 | 23.2 % | 0 % |
167 | Macao | 649,335 | 1.39 % | 8,890 | 21,645 | 30 | 5,000 | 1.2 | 39 | N.A. | 0 % |
168 | Montenegro | 628,066 | 0.01 % | 79 | 47 | 13,450 | -480 | 1.7506 | 39 | 67.6 % | 0 % |
169 | Luxembourg | 625,978 | 1.66 % | 10,249 | 242 | 2,590 | 9,741 | 1.45 | 40 | 88.2 % | 0 % |
170 | Western Sahara | 597,339 | 2.55 % | 14,876 | 2 | 266,000 | 5,582 | 2.4149 | 28 | 86.8 % | 0 % |
171 | Suriname | 586,632 | 0.9 % | 5,260 | 4 | 156,000 | -1,000 | 2.4298 | 29 | 65.1 % | 0 % |
172 | Cabo Verde | 555,987 | 1.1 % | 6,052 | 138 | 4,030 | -1,342 | 2.2885 | 28 | 68 % | 0 % |
173 | Micronesia | 548,914 | 1 % | 5,428 | 784 | 700 | -2,957 | 2.858000189 | 27 | 68.2 % | 0 % |
174 | Maldives | 540,544 | 1.81 % | 9,591 | 1,802 | 300 | 11,370 | 1.88 | 30 | 34.5 % | 0 % |
175 | Malta | 441,543 | 0.27 % | 1,171 | 1,380 | 320 | 900 | 1.45 | 43 | 93.2 % | 0 % |
176 | Brunei | 437,479 | 0.97 % | 4,194 | 83 | 5,270 | 0 | 1.8482 | 32 | 79.5 % | 0 % |
177 | Guadeloupe | 400,124 | 0.02 % | 68 | 237 | 1,690 | -1,440 | 2.17 | 44 | N.A. | 0 % |
178 | Belize | 397,628 | 1.86 % | 7,275 | 17 | 22,810 | 1,200 | 2.32 | 25 | 46.1 % | 0 % |
179 | Bahamas | 393,244 | 0.97 % | 3,762 | 39 | 10,010 | 1,000 | 1.76 | 32 | 86.1 % | 0 % |
180 | Martinique | 375,265 | -0.08 % | -289 | 354 | 1,060 | -960 | 1.88 | 47 | 91.6 % | 0 % |
181 | Iceland | 341,243 | 0.65 % | 2,212 | 3 | 100,250 | 380 | 1.77 | 37 | 94.4 % | 0 % |
182 | Vanuatu | 307,145 | 2.42 % | 7,263 | 25 | 12,190 | 120 | 3.8 | 21 | 24.4 % | 0 % |
183 | French Guiana | 298,682 | 2.7 % | 7,850 | 4 | 82,200 | 1,200 | 3.36 | 25 | 87.3 % | 0 % |
184 | Barbados | 287,375 | 0.12 % | 350 | 668 | 430 | -79 | 1.62 | 40 | 31.2 % | 0 % |
185 | New Caledonia | 285,498 | 0.97 % | 2,748 | 16 | 18,280 | 502 | 1.97 | 34 | 71.9 % | 0 % |
186 | French Polynesia | 280,908 | 0.58 % | 1,621 | 77 | 3,660 | -1,000 | 1.95 | 34 | 64.1 % | 0 % |
187 | Mayotte | 272,815 | 2.5 % | 6,665 | 728 | 375 | 0 | 3.7289 | 20 | 45.8 % | 0 % |
188 | Sao Tome & Principe | 219,159 | 1.91 % | 4,103 | 228 | 960 | -1,680 | 4.35 | 19 | 74 % | 0 % |
189 | Samoa | 198,414 | 0.67 % | 1,317 | 70 | 2,830 | -2,803 | 3.9029 | 22 | 18 % | 0 % |
190 | Saint Lucia | 183,627 | 0.46 % | 837 | 301 | 610 | 0 | 1.4442 | 34 | 18.6 % | 0 % |
191 | Channel Islands | 173,863 | 0.93 % | 1,604 | 915 | 190 | 1,351 | 1.502 | 43 | 29.8 % | 0 % |
192 | Guam | 168,775 | 0.89 % | 1,481 | 313 | 540 | -506 | 2.3193 | 31 | 94.9 % | 0 % |
193 | Curaçao | 164,093 | 0.41 % | 669 | 370 | 444 | 515 | 1.76 | 42 | 88.7 % | 0 % |
194 | Kiribati | 119,449 | 1.57 % | 1,843 | 147 | 810 | -800 | 3.5836 | 23 | 57 % | 0 % |
195 | Grenada | 112,523 | 0.46 % | 520 | 331 | 340 | -200 | 2.0732 | 32 | 35.5 % | 0 % |
196 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 110,940 | 0.32 % | 351 | 284 | 390 | -200 | 1.9019 | 33 | 52.9 % | 0 % |
197 | Aruba | 106,766 | 0.43 % | 452 | 593 | 180 | 201 | 1.9 | 41 | 43.6 % | 0 % |
198 | Tonga | 105,695 | 1.15 % | 1,201 | 147 | 720 | -800 | 3.5763 | 22 | 24.3 % | 0 % |
199 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 104,425 | -0.15 % | -153 | 298 | 350 | -451 | 2.0458 | 43 | 96.3 % | 0 % |
200 | Seychelles | 98,347 | 0.62 % | 608 | 214 | 460 | -200 | 2.46 | 34 | 56.2 % | 0 % |
201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 | 0.84 % | 811 | 223 | 440 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 26.2 % | 0 % |
202 | Isle of Man | 85,033 | 0.53 % | 449 | 149 | 570 | N.A. | N.A. | 53.4 % | 0 % | |
203 | Andorra | 77,265 | 0.16 % | 123 | 164 | 470 | N.A. | N.A. | 87.8 % | 0 % | |
204 | Dominica | 71,986 | 0.25 % | 178 | 96 | 750 | N.A. | N.A. | 74.1 % | 0 % | |
205 | Cayman Islands | 65,722 | 1.19 % | 774 | 274 | 240 | N.A. | N.A. | 97.2 % | 0 % | |
206 | Bermuda | 62,278 | -0.36 % | -228 | 1,246 | 50 | N.A. | N.A. | 97.4 % | 0 % | |
207 | Marshall Islands | 59,190 | 0.68 % | 399 | 329 | 180 | N.A. | N.A. | 70 % | 0 % | |
208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 | 0.6 % | 343 | 125 | 460 | N.A. | N.A. | 88.3 % | 0 % | |
209 | Greenland | 56,770 | 0.17 % | 98 | 0 | 410,450 | N.A. | N.A. | 87.3 % | 0 % | |
210 | American Samoa | 55,191 | -0.22 % | -121 | 276 | 200 | N.A. | N.A. | 88.1 % | 0 % | |
211 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 53,199 | 0.71 % | 376 | 205 | 260 | N.A. | N.A. | 32.9 % | 0 % | |
212 | Faeroe Islands | 48,863 | 0.38 % | 185 | 35 | 1,396 | N.A. | N.A. | 43.3 % | 0 % | |
213 | Sint Maarten | 42,876 | 1.15 % | 488 | 1,261 | 34 | N.A. | N.A. | 96.5 % | 0 % | |
214 | Monaco | 39,242 | 0.71 % | 278 | 26,337 | 1 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | |
215 | Turks and Caicos | 38,717 | 1.38 % | 526 | 41 | 950 | N.A. | N.A. | 89.3 % | 0 % | |
216 | Saint Martin | 38,666 | 1.75 % | 664 | 730 | 53 | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | 0 % | |
217 | Liechtenstein | 38,128 | 0.29 % | 109 | 238 | 160 | N.A. | N.A. | 14.6 % | 0 % | |
218 | San Marino | 33,931 | 0.21 % | 71 | 566 | 60 | N.A. | N.A. | 97.1 % | 0 % | |
219 | Gibraltar | 33,691 | -0.03 % | -10 | 3,369 | 10 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | |
220 | British Virgin Islands | 30,231 | 0.67 % | 201 | 202 | 150 | N.A. | N.A. | 52.4 % | 0 % | |
221 | Caribbean Netherlands | 26,223 | 0.94 % | 244 | 80 | 328 | N.A. | N.A. | 75 % | 0 % | |
222 | Palau | 18,094 | 0.48 % | 86 | 39 | 460 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | |
223 | Cook Islands | 17,564 | 0.09 % | 16 | 73 | 240 | N.A. | N.A. | 75.3 % | 0 % | |
224 | Anguilla | 15,003 | 0.9 % | 134 | 167 | 90 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | |
225 | Tuvalu | 11,792 | 1.25 % | 146 | 393 | 30 | N.A. | N.A. | 62.4 % | 0 % | |
226 | Wallis & Futuna | 11,239 | -1.69 % | -193 | 80 | 140 | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | 0 % | |
227 | Nauru | 10,824 | 0.63 % | 68 | 541 | 20 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | |
228 | Saint Barthelemy | 9,877 | 0.3 % | 30 | 470 | 21 | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | 0 % | |
229 | Saint Helena | 6,077 | 0.3 % | 18 | 16 | 390 | N.A. | N.A. | 27.2 % | 0 % | |
230 | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | 5,794 | -0.48 % | -28 | 25 | 230 | N.A. | N.A. | 99.8 % | 0 % | |
231 | Montserrat | 4,992 | 0.06 % | 3 | 50 | 100 | N.A. | N.A. | 9.6 % | 0 % | |
232 | Falkland Islands | 3,480 | 3.05 % | 103 | 0 | 12,170 | N.A. | N.A. | 66 % | 0 % | |
233 | Niue | 1,626 | 0.68 % | 11 | 6 | 260 | N.A. | N.A. | 46.4 % | 0 % | |
234 | Tokelau | 1,357 | 1.27 % | 17 | 136 | 10 | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % | 0 % | |
235 | Holy See | 801 | 0.25 % | 2 | 2,003 | 0 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 0 % |
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 Worldometer takes into consideration data from two major sources: the United Nations and the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 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 2022 Revision provides the most recent data available (released in July of 2022). Estimates and projected world population and country specific populations are given from 1950 through 2100 and are released every two years. Worldometer, as it is common practice, utilizes the medium fertility estimates.
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.
- 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.
Why Worldometer's Population Clock is the most accurate
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The above world population clock is based on the latest estimates released in July of 2022 by the United Nations. It will show the same number wherever you are in the world and whatever time you set on your PC.
Visitors around the world visiting a PC clock based counter, instead, will see different numbers depending on where they are located. This is the case with other world population clocks - such as the one hosted on a United Nations website, reaching 8 billion in 24 different instances (one per hour) on November 15, 2022, when each local time zone reached 12:10:08. Similarly, in 2011, the clocks on a UN website and on National Geographic - showed 7 billion whenever the visitor's locally set PC clocks reached 4:21:10 AM on October 31, 2011.
Obviously, the UN data is based on estimates and can't be 100% accurate, so in all honesty nobody can possibly say with any degree of certainty on which day world population reached 7 billion (or any other exact number), let alone at what time. But once an estimate is made (based on the best data and analysis available), the world population clock should be showing the same number at any given time anywhere around the world.
FAQs
What Year Will there be 8 billion people? ›
On 15 November 2022, the world's population is projected to reach 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine.
What will be the world's population in 2033? ›In 2033, we will be sharing the earth with 8.6 billion people. Today, it's still in China and India that most of the population lives, in 2033, Africa will be the most populated region. In the next 20 years, the population there will almost double, reaching 1.7 billion people.
What will the world population be in 2300? ›History of population projections
After reaching this maximum, it would decline slightly and then resume a slow increase, reaching a level of 5.11 billion by 2300, about the same as the projected 2050 figure.
The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today.
Who will be the 8 billionth person? ›A baby girl born in the Philippines' capital Manila has become the 8th billionth person in the world, as the global population hit the landmark on Tuesday.
Who was the 7 billionth person born? ›Sadia Sultana Oishee, an 11-year-old from Bangladesh, who is the seventh-billionth child in the world, is aware of her fame. She was born in 2011, and according to her parents, her birth was nothing short of an event, with politicians and television crews swarming around her mother to get a look at her.
What will the Earth's population be in 2150? ›-- According to the medium-fertility scenario, which assumes fertility will stabilize at replacement levels of slightly above two children per woman, the world population will grow from 5.7 billion persons in 1995 to 9.4 billion in 2050, 10.4 billion in 2100, and 10.8 billion by 2150, and will stabilize at slightly ...
When did we hit 7 billion? ›October 31, 2011 • The U.N. says today symbolically marks the moment when the world's population reaches 7 billion.
What was the population of the world 10000 years ago? ›For the long period from the appearance of modern Homo sapiens up to the starting point of this chart in 10,000 BCE it is estimated that the total world population was often well under one million.
What will the human population be in 2070? ›It said that world population is most likely to peak at 9.4 billion around 2070 and will fall to 9 billion by the end of the century.
How many people will be on Earth in 2500? ›
The model showed that human population would stabilize at the level of 14 billion around 2500 A.D. and 13 billion around 2200 A.D., in accordance with UN projections.
How many people can Earth support? ›Earth's capacity
Many scientists think Earth has a maximum carrying capacity of 9 billion to 10 billion people. [ How Do You Count 7 Billion People?] One such scientist, the eminent Harvard University sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson, bases his estimate on calculations of the Earth's available resources.
The latest UN population update, released in July this year, also revises its long-term projection down from 11 billion people to 10.4 billion by 2100. Demographers will never be sure whether 15 November really was the Day of Eight Billion, as the UN has named it, but they do agree on one thing.
When did the population hit 1 billion *? ›This is when the United Nations estimates that the world's population reached each billion milestone: one billion in 1804; two billion in 1927 (123 years later); three billion in 1960 (33 years later);
Where was the 8th billionth person born? ›The world's population has reached a new level of platano power as a baby boy, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been named the eighth billion person on earth.
Will there be 10 billion people? ›Experts are forecasting slower growth ahead.
While it took 11 years for the population to grow to eight billion from seven billion, the United Nations said it expected 15 years to pass before we reach nine billion, in 2037, and another 22 to pass before 10 billion, in 2058.
Humanity passed the 7 billion milestone in 2011 and the UN estimates it will not reach 9 billion until 2037, 15 years from now.
Who is the 1th billionth baby? ›So, What Happened to India's 'Billionth Baby? ' Aastha Arora, whose birth in 2000 marked a milestone in India's population, on what the “billionth baby” tag has meant since. May 11, 2000.
How many babies are born a day? ›About 385,000 babies are born each day according to the UN. That adds up to more than 140 million a year. The 140 million extra babies per year join a world population projected to reach 10 billion people by 2056.
Who is the 5 billionth human? ›The Day of Five Billion, 11 July 1987, was designated by the United Nations Population Fund as the approximate day on which the world population reached five billion. Matej Gašpar from Zagreb, Croatia (then SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), was chosen as the symbolic 5-billionth person alive on Earth.
Who is the 3 billionth person? ›
The year the 3 billionth person was born was also the first year that rocket scientists were able to send monkeys to space and bring them back alive. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet during an uprising and set up a government-in-exile in India.
What is the population of the world in 3000? ›Year | World Population |
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-2000 | 27,000,000 |
-3000 | 14,000,000 |
-4000 | 7,000,000 |
-5000 | 5,000,000 |
Bloomberg Economics predicts the group will slump to about 650 million people in 2050, a drop of about 260 million from 2020. The fertility rate, or average number of lifetime births per woman, fell to 1.3 in 2020, far below the 2.1 needed for a steady population, excluding migration.
When did the Earth hit 3 billion? ›World population did not reach one billion until 1804. It took 123 years to reach 2 billion in 1927, 33 years to reach 3 billion in 1960, 14 years to reach 4 billion in 1974 and 13 years to reach 5 billion in 1987.
Who was the 6 billionth person born? ›Adnan Mevic, who was recorded as the 6 billionth person in the world, says he is concerned about his future. As the population in the world reaches 8 billion, Mevic, who lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the number of young people in his country is dwindling.
What year did we reach 3 billion? ›It took all of human history to reach 1 billion people in the early 19th century, and about 123 years to reach 2 billion and 33 years to reach 3 billion people in 1960.
How many humans were alive 2000 years ago? ›The map begins at 1:18, showing human population a little more than 2,000 years ago, with each yellow dot representing 1 million people in an area. At this point, there are 170 million people on Earth. At 3:20, the Mongol invasion of China begins in the early 13th century, killing huge segments of the population.
How many people were on Earth 500 years ago? ›500 years BCE it was 100 million, and in the year 0 around 200 million people were estimated to live on Earth.
What was the human population 7000 years ago? ›It was a time when the world population is estimated to have been somewhere between five and 20 million people. To leave such a stark genetic imprint behind, as many as 9.5 million men must have been killed.
What year will the population be 10 billion? ›The latest UN population update, released in July this year, also revises its long-term projection down from 11 billion people to 10.4 billion by 2100.
What Year Will there be 9 billion people? ›
Humanity passed the 7 billion milestone in 2011 and the UN estimates it will not reach 9 billion until 2037, 15 years from now.
When was the 7 billionth born? ›Oishee is the youngest and the family's lucky charm. Born in 2011, she was named one of the world's seven-billionth babies. Her mum had no idea what was about to happen. She hadn't even expected to give birth that day.
What was the population 100 years ago? ›The world population has grown rapidly, particularly over the past century: in 1900, there were fewer than 2 billion people on the planet. The world population is around 8.05 billion persons in 2023.
What year was the 6 billionth person born? ›Adnan Mević, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 12 October 1999, was chosen by the United Nations as the symbolic 6 billionth concurrently alive person on Earth. He is the first son of Fatima Mević, and her husband Jasminko Mević.
What year was the 5 billionth person born? ›The Day of Five Billion, 11 July 1987, was designated by the United Nations Population Fund as the approximate day on which the world population reached five billion. Matej Gašpar from Zagreb, Croatia (then SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), was chosen as the symbolic 5-billionth person alive on Earth.
How much space would 8 billion people take up? ›“The UN says the Earth's population will soon reach 8 billion people,” said one Twitter user, who noted that if all 8 billion people were to stand three feet apart, they would be able to fit into a square “only 50.8 miles on a side” (here ). The user added: “Every 'problem' we are faced with is FAKE.”
Who is the 6 billionth person? ›Adnan Mevic, who was recorded as the 6 billionth person in the world, says he is concerned about his future. As the population in the world reaches 8 billion, Mevic, who lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the number of young people in his country is dwindling.
Can the earth feed 11 billion people? ›The encouraging result is that, in theory, 10.2 billion people can be fed without compromising the Earth system.
How many humans can the earth handle? ›Estimates vary, but we're expected to reach "peak human" around 2070 or 2080, at which point there will be between billion and 10.4 billion people on the planet.