World population

World population (live) 7,833,276,744 Current population 3,951,166,156 Current male population (50.4%) 3,882,110,588 Current female population (49.6%) 105,803,763 Births year to date 314,308 Births today 41,997,227 Deaths year to date 124,760 Deaths today 0 Net migration year to date 0 Net migration today 63,806,537 Population growth year to date 189,548 Population growth today

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World population - is the total number of humans currently living in the World. As of today, the total population of the world is around 7.83 billion people. The first billion was reached around 1800 and in just 200 years we reached 7 billion. According to Population Division of United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , these are the main milestones: 1 billion - 1804

2 billion - 1927 (in 123 years)

3 billion - 1960 (in 33 years)

4 billion - 1974 (in 14 years)

5 billion - 1987 (in 13 years)

6 billion - October 12, 1999 (in 12 years)

7 billion - October 31, 2011 (in 12 years) World population is expected to reach 8 billion people in 2023 according to our estimates. Currently, the world population is increasing by more than 90 million per year. The Global sex ratio is 1.018. It means that we have slightly more men then women. The median age of the world's population is estimated to be 31 years in 2020 (30.3 and 31.8 for male and female accordingly) . More than 70% of the world population live in 20 most populous countries of the world. There are just 2 countries in the world with a population more than 1 billion people: China and India. About 36 % of the World population live just in these two countries. Despite the fact that China is curently the most populous country in the world, India's population growths much faster. And in 2023 India is expected to become the most populous country in the world. More than half of the world's population identify with a religious group. The biggest groups are: Christianity (32%) and Islam (24%).

The population of the world is projected to increase by 95,737,691 people in 2020 and reach 7,858,772,994 in the end of the year. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 95,230,270. Population change rates in 2020 The population of the world is projected to increase by 95,737,691 people in 2020 and reach 7,858,772,994 in the end of the year. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 95,230,270. According to our estimations, daily change rates of world population in 2020 will be the following: 427,457 live births average per day (17,810.72 in an hour)

166,552 deaths average per day (6,939.68 in an hour) The population of World will be increasing by 262,295 persons daily in 2020.

Demographics of the World 2019 As of 1 January 2020, the population of the world was estimated to be 7,763,035,303. This is an increase of 1.22 % (93,926,225 people) compared to population of 7,669,109,078 the year before. In 2019 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 93,501,640. Below are the key figures for the world population in 2019: 153,554,659 live births

60,053,019 deaths

3,915,735,823 males as of 31 December 2019

3,847,299,480 females as of 31 December 2019

4,192,039,064 people live in urban areas (54 % of total world population)

3,570,996,239 people live in rural areas (46 % of total world population)

Growth Rate 1952 - 2020

World population density The world population density is 57.0 people per square kilometer (147.7 per mi2) as of September 2020. This number is calculated using 7,763,035,303 people as the world population and 136,120,354 km2 (52,556,368 mi2)as Earth's total area. This is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of all the countries in the world. The world population density is 57.0 people per square kilometer (147.7 per mi) as of September 2020. This number is calculated using 7,763,035,303 people as the world population and 136,120,354 km(52,556,368 mi)as Earth's total area. This is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of all the countries in the world. Since the Earth's total area is about 510 million square kilometers, the world population density can be calculated in several ways: 15.2 people/km 2 (39.4/mi 2 ) - the Earth's total area (including land and water) is 510,072,000 km 2 (196,939,921 mi 2 ).

(39.4/mi ) - the Earth's total area (including land and water) is 510,072,000 km (196,939,921 mi ). 51.6 people/km 2 (133.6/mi 2 ) - the Earth's land area. This includes all continental and island land area as well as Antarctica. The area in that case is 150,461,685 km 2 (58,093,588 mi 2 ).

(133.6/mi ) - the Earth's land area. This includes all continental and island land area as well as Antarctica. The area in that case is 150,461,685 km (58,093,588 mi ). 57.0 people/km2 (147.7/mi2) - sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of all the countries in the world. The area in that case is 136,120,354 km2 (52,556,368 mi2). See also: List of countries by surface area and density by United Nations Statistics Division

Map and list of the world by density of population at worldstat.info

Religion of the World Religion Number of followers Percentage of

total population Christianity 2,469,334,509 31.8 % Islam 1,904,777,687 24.5 % Religiously Unaffiliated 1,187,484,838 15.3 % Hinduism 1,166,884,757 15.0 % Buddhism 516,183,130 6.6 % Folk or traditional religions 437,279,623 5.6 % Other 66,219,443 0.9 % Judaism 14,871,316 0.2 % Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape . Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters ( January 1 2020).

Global age structure As of the beginning of 2020 according to our estimates the world had the following population age distribution: 25 61.9 7.3

- percentage of population under 15 - percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old - percentage of population 65+ In absolute figures (estimate): 1,942,216,874 young people under 15 years old ( 1,004,638,355 males / 937,581,437 females)

4,802,743,202 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 2,427,864,967 males / 2,374,897,006 females)

565,723,262 persons above 64 years old ( 250,596,060 males / 315,115,888 females) We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old. 65+ 15-64 0-14 male female As we can see the World population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with declining fertility rate but still high birth and death rates.

World life expectancy Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime. According to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, life expectancy at birth for the world as a whole increased from 65 years in 1990-1995 to 70 years in 2010-2015. Although wide disparities persist such that the average length of life in Africa in 2010-2015, for example, is 12 years shorter than the global average and 21 years shorter than in Northern America - see figure below. Figure: Life expectancy at birth by major areas

Global literacy According to our estimates 4,632,812,644 persons or 86.3% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in the world are able to read and write. Accordingly about 735,661,278 adults are illiterate. Literacy rate for adult male population is 89.96% (2,409,463,186 persons). 268,997,841 are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult female population is 82.65% (2,223,349,457 persons). 466,663,437 are illiterate. Youth literacy rates are 92.81% and 90.13% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 91.51%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years. Source: The estimation data for section "World population literacy" is based on the latest data published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .

World historical population (1951 - 2020) The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.

World population history Year Population Growth Rate 1951 2,540,807,495 N/A % 1952 2,586,957,085 1.82 % 1953 2,632,787,502 1.77 % 1954 2,678,896,551 1.75 % 1955 2,725,766,615 1.75 % 1956 2,773,762,631 1.76 % 1957 2,823,131,978 1.78 % 1958 2,874,013,095 1.80 % 1959 2,926,452,535 1.82 % 1960 2,981,394,663 1.88 % 1961 3,036,978,803 1.86 % 1962 3,094,237,385 1.89 % 1963 3,153,380,494 1.91 % 1964 3,214,727,506 1.95 % 1965 3,278,555,015 1.99 % 1966 3,345,008,017 2.03 % 1967 3,414,025,267 2.06 % 1968 3,485,254,803 2.09 % 1969 3,558,117,546 2.09 % 1970 3,632,007,495 2.08 % 1971 3,706,609,481 2.05 % 1972 3,781,872,344 2.03 % 1973 3,857,602,433 2.00 % 1974 3,933,417,605 1.97 % 1975 4,008,989,361 1.92 % 1976 4,084,105,387 1.87 % 1977 4,158,756,254 1.83 % 1978 4,233,302,166 1.79 % 1979 4,308,410,980 1.77 % 1980 4,384,771,573 1.77 % 1981 4,462,682,114 1.78 % 1982 4,542,088,143 1.78 % 1983 4,623,131,680 1.78 % 1984 4,706,216,901 1.80 % 1985 4,791,660,298 1.82 % 1986 4,898,970,836 2.24 % 1987 4,989,616,230 1.85 % 1988 5,081,956,782 1.85 % 1989 5,174,616,988 1.82 % 1990 5,266,183,401 1.77 % 1991 5,355,950,662 1.70 % 1992 5,443,722,939 1.64 % 1993 5,529,621,549 1.58 % 1994 5,613,760,957 1.52 % 1995 5,696,335,791 1.47 % 1996 5,777,414,187 1.42 % 1997 5,856,964,684 1.38 % 1998 5,935,153,167 1.33 % 1999 6,012,508,224 1.30 % 2000 6,089,825,349 1.29 % 2001 6,167,406,568 1.27 % 2002 6,245,218,155 1.26 % 2003 6,323,402,931 1.25 % 2004 6,402,104,428 1.24 % 2005 6,481,482,361 1.24 % 2006 6,561,634,842 1.24 % 2007 6,642,621,707 1.23 % 2008 6,724,367,437 1.23 % 2009 6,806,802,897 1.23 % 2010 6,889,811,477 1.22 % 2011 6,973,271,757 1.21 % 2012 7,057,184,484 1.20 % 2013 7,141,539,483 1.20 % 2014 7,226,154,730 1.18 % 2015 7,310,679,524 1.17 % 2016 7,397,776,362 1.19 % 2017 7,486,520,598 1.20 % 2018 7,576,951,385 1.21 % 2019 7,669,109,078 1.22 % 2020 7,763,035,303 1.22 % The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.

Population projection (2020-2100) Year Population Growth Rate 2020 7,797,322,395 0.44 % 2025 8,187,482,626 5.00 % 2030 8,553,090,972 4.47 % 2035 8,894,594,868 3.99 % 2040 9,212,224,932 3.57 % 2045 9,506,070,389 3.19 % 2050 9,773,651,653 2.81 % 2055 10,012,946,343 2.45 % 2060 10,224,315,824 2.11 % 2065 10,411,449,013 1.83 % 2070 10,577,408,925 1.59 % 2075 10,723,432,838 1.38 % 2080 10,850,084,849 1.18 % 2085 10,958,838,946 1.00 % 2090 11,051,228,331 0.84 % 2095 11,127,099,242 0.69 % 2100 11,185,333,718 0.52 % The data is given as of 1st of July of an year (medium fertility variant). Source : United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division









