World population 2023

The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout 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 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 Wonder how big was the world's population when you were born? Check out this 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 conti...

Countries in the world by population (2023) This list includes both countries and dependent territories. Data based on the latest United Nations Population Division estimates. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures. See also: # 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 1 1,439,323,776 0.39 % 5,540,090 153 9,388,211 -348,399 1.7 38 61 % 18.47 % 2 1,380,004,385 0.99 % 13,586,631 464 2,973,190 -532,687 2.2 28 35 % 17.70 % 3 331,002,651 0.59 % 1,937,734 36 9,147,420 954,806 1.8 38 83 % 4.25 % 4 273,523,615 1.07 % 2,898,047 151 1,811,570 -98,955 2.3 30 56 % 3.51 % 5 220,892,340 2.00 % 4,327,022 287 770,880 -233,379 3.6 23 35 % 2.83 % 6 212,559,417 0.72 % 1,509,890 25 8,358,140 21,200 1.7 33 88 % 2.73 % 7 206,139,589 2.58 % 5,175,990 226 910,770 -60,000 5.4 18 52 % 2.64 % 8 164,689,383 1.01 % 1,643,222 1,265 130,170 -369,501 2.1 28 39 % 2.11 % 9 145,934,462 0.04 % 62,206 9 16,376,870 182,456 1.8 40 74 % 1.87 % 10 128,932,753 1.06 % 1,357,224 66 1,943,950 -60,000 2.1 29 84 % 1.65 % 11 126,476,461 -0.30 % -383,840 347 364,555 71,560 1.4 48 92 % 1.62 % 12 114,963,588 2.57 % 2,884,858 115 1,000,000 30,000 4.3 19 21 % 1.47 % 13 109,581,078 1.35 % 1,464,463 368 298,170 -67,152 2.6 26 47 % 1.41 % 14 102,334,404 1.94 % 1,946,331 103 995,450 -38,033 3.3 25 43 % 1.31 % 15 97,338,579...

The US Census Bureau's world population clock estimated that the global population as of September 2022 was Overall, however, the rate of population growth has been slowing for several decades. This slowdown is expected to continue until the rate of population growth reaches zero (an equal number of births and deaths) around 2080-2100, at a population of approximately Countries with more than 1 billion people While India's population is projected to continue to grow until at least the year 2050, China's population is currently contracting slightly. This contraction, coupled with India's continued growth, is expected to result in India replacing China as the most populous country in the world by the year 2030. Countries with more than 100 million people Another 12 countries each have populations that exceeded 100 million people as of September 2022: Country Population Country Population 338,653,036 144,704,502 275,908,026 127,724,673 236,882,454 123,801,638 219,741,895 124,095,535 215,538,160 115,969,226 171,594,827 111,384,124 While Russia and Japan will see their populations decline significantly by 2050, the rest of these nations are expected to continue growing until at least 2050. Additionally, two additional countries, DR Congo and Countries with fewer than 100 million people As shown in the live-updating population table below, the overwhelming majority of the world's countries have fewer than 100 million people—substantially fewer, in some cases. The smallest countr...

• Births and deaths per year with UN projections • Children per woman vs. population growth • Fertility rate: children per woman with UN projections • Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate • Population 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • Population 10000 BCE to 2100, with UN projections • Population by age group 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • Population growth rate with UN projections • Population of young, working-age and elderly with UN projections • Population under age 5, by world region with UN projections • Population younger than 15 by world region 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • Population, comparison of United Nations projections 1950 to 2100, with UN projections • World population by level of education with projections • World population, comparison of UN projections One of the big lessons from the demographic history of countries is that periods of rapid population growth are temporary. For many countries, the This visualization presents an overview of the global demographic transition, based on estimates from the As we explore at the beginning of the Once The 7-fold increase of the world population over the course of two centuries amplified humanity’s impact on the natural environment. To provide space, food, and resources for a large world population in a way that is sustainable into the distant future is without question one of the large, serious challenges for our generation. We should not make the mistake of underestimating the ta...

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Country Population Overall Population Change +/- 🇮🇳 1,428,627,663 13,202,270 🇨🇳 1,425,671,352 -355,872 🇺🇸 339,996,563 1,832,657 🇮🇩 277,534,122 2,295,467 🇵🇰 240,485,658 4,719,089 🇳🇬 223,804,632 5,301,280 🇧🇷 216,422,446 1,240,448 🇧🇩 172,954,319 1,758,336 🇷🇺 144,444,359 -499,506 🇲🇽 128,455,566 942,899 🇪🇹 126,527,060 3,179,602 🇯🇵 123,294,513 -661,122 🇵🇭 117,337,368 1,771,348 🇪🇬 112,716,598 1,738,397 🇨🇩 102,262,808 3,312,485 🇻🇳 98,858,950 655,042 🇮🇷 89,172,767 656,538 🇹🇷 85,816,199 450,700 🇩🇪 83,294,633 -36,529 🇹🇭 71,801,279 94,942 🇬🇧 67,736,802 226,472 🇹🇿 67,438,106 1,964,416 🇫🇷 64,756,584 127,740 🇿🇦 60,414,494 547,047 🇮🇹 58,870,762 -169,571 🇰🇪 55,100,586 1,090,983 🇲🇲 54,577,997 394,258 🇨🇴 52,085,168 251,893 🇰🇷 51,784,059 -37,070 🇺🇬 48,582,334 1,334,722 🇸🇩 48,109,006 1,244,194 🇪🇸 47,519,628 -42,843 🇦🇷 45,773,884 286,370 🇩🇿 45,606,480 687,245 🇮🇶 45,504,560 1,016,972 🇦🇫 42,239,854 1,125,604 🇵🇱 41,026,067 -903,079 🇨🇦 38,781,292 326,967 🇲🇦 37,840,044 377,144 🇸🇦 36,947,025 531,872 🇺🇦 36,744,634 1,350,719 🇦🇴 36,684,202 1,111,601 🇺🇿 35,163,944 523,373 🇾🇪 34,449,825 757,836 🇵🇪 34,352,719 330,507 🇲🇾 34,308,525 366,962 🇬🇭 34,121,985 649,500 🇲🇿 33,897,354 953,470 🇳🇵 30,896,590 346,762 🇲🇬 30,325,732 724,774 🇨🇮 28,873,034 724,879 🇻🇪 28,838,499 565,532 🇨🇲 28,647,293 740,864 🇳🇪 27,202,843 1,013,494 🇦🇺 26,439,111 261,081 🇰🇵 26,160,821 88,211 🇹🇼 23,923,276 28,557 🇲🇱 23,293,698 710,369 🇧🇫 23,251,485 583,938 🇸🇾 23,227,014 1,132,205 🇱🇰 21,893,579 58,354 🇲🇼 20,931,751 534,722 🇿🇲 20,569,737 560,251...