Historical World Population Data compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston

last modified 21 February 2015

The following historical population figures are compiled from multiple sources. They are not of uniform reliability or methodology and may not represent uniform time series. They are presented as illustrative of the development of global demographic trends. Sources are given at the end of the page.

For graphs of this data see this page.

World and regional populations (in millions) year world Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America Austr/Oceania 3000 BC 14 2000 BC 27 1000 BC 50 500 BC 100 400 BC 162 200 BC 231 1 AD 255 0.45 14 256 23 184 45 3 200 256 400 206 500 206 600 206 700 207 800 224 900 226 1000 291.5 50 172 56 13 0.5 1100 301 61 1200 393 61 242 67 23 1250 416 1300 432 78 1340 443 85 1350 68 1393 62 1400 374 60 1450 63 1500 427 85 225 69 40 1 0.55 1550 84 1600 579 378.5 102 1635 112 1650 506 100 1700 679 120 401.8 120 1.2 0.55 1750 803 120 502 163 16 2 1800 991 120 635 203 24 7 2 1820 1,041.092 1850 1,271 120 809 276 38 26 2 1851 120 1900 1,671 133 947 429.14 74 81.84 6 1910 1,750 480.22 99.47 1913 1,791.02 977.604 80.515 1920 1,860 488.35 89.98 115.68 1930 2,070 160.79 1,136.92 533.82 108.13 129.21 1940 2,300 193.8 1,247.6 583.52 129.95 144.33 1948 153.73 1949 157.328 1950 2,525.779 228.827 1,395.749 549.043 167.869 171.615 12.675 1951 2,572.851 233.364 1,425.762 554.239 172.397 174.093 12.996 1952 2,619.292 238.148 1,454.049 559.756 177.134 176.911 13.294 1953 2,665.865 243.18 1,481.619 565.441 182.042 180.001 13.582 1954 2,713.172 248.46 1,509.265 571.184 187.092 183.299 13.871 1955 2,761.651 253.988 1,537.568 576.912 192.271 186.744 14.167 1956 2,811.572 259.762 1,566.882 582.596 197.577 190.281 14.474 1957 2,863.043 265.78 1,597.347 588.247 203.022 193.855 14.792 1958 2,916.03 272.039 1,628.917 593.907 208.628 197.42 15.118 1959 2,970.396 278.537 1,661.41 599.645 214.426 200.931 15.448 1960 3,026.003 285.27 1,694.65 605.517 220.439 204.352 15.775 1961 3,082.83 292.24 1,728.62 611.54 226.676 207.654 16.1 1962 3,141.072 299.448 1,763.602 617.656 233.121 210.82 16.424 1963 3,201.178 306.902 1,800.23 623.724 239.723 213.842 16.757 1964 3,263.739 314.611 1,839.326 629.551 246.417 216.723 17.111 1965 3,329.122 322.581 1,881.423 635.004 253.153 219.467 17.494 1966 3,397.475 330.825 1,926.743 640.021 259.911 222.067 17.909 1967 3,468.522 339.344 1,974.95 644.645 266.704 224.528 18.351 1968 3,541.675 348.133 2,025.319 648.98 273.557 226.881 18.805 1969 3,616.109 357.178 2,076.816 653.184 280.508 229.169 19.253 1970 3,691.173 366.475 2,128.631 657.369 287.588 231.429 19.681 1971 3,766.754 376.024 2,180.608 661.569 294.797 233.672 20.084 1972 3,842.874 385.844 2,232.791 665.747 302.122 235.903 20.466 1973 3,919.182 395.98 2,284.815 669.861 309.56 238.139 20.827 1974 3,995.305 406.489 2,336.301 673.848 317.104 240.395 21.168 1975 4,071.02 417.413 2,387.024 677.662 324.746 242.685 21.492 1976 4,146.136 428.768 2,436.768 681.298 332.486 245.021 21.795 1977 4,220.817 440.551 2,485.677 684.781 340.319 247.408 22.081 1978 4,295.665 452.764 2,534.347 688.129 348.224 249.84 22.361 1979 4,371.528 465.401 2,583.628 691.365 356.174 252.306 22.653 1980 4,449.049 478.459 2,634.161 694.51 364.15 254.8 22.968 1981 4,528.235 491.937 2,685.977 697.55 372.142 257.318 23.31 1982 4,608.962 505.83 2,738.95 700.485 380.15 259.869 23.678 1983 4,691.56 520.125 2,793.364 703.365 388.177 262.463 24.066 1984 4,776.393 534.803 2,849.521 706.254 396.235 265.114 24.466 1985 4,863.602 549.846 2,907.535 709.189 404.329 267.831 24.872 1986 4,953.377 565.244 2,967.577 712.194 412.455 270.624 25.284 1987 5,045.316 580.985 3,029.31 715.224 420.605 273.489 25.702 1988 5,138.215 597.043 3,091.691 718.171 428.78 276.406 26.125 1989 5,230.452 613.385 3,153.313 720.883 436.98 279.344 26.548 1990 5,320.817 629.987 3,213.123 723.248 445.203 282.286 26.969 1991 5,408.909 646.85 3,270.765 725.255 453.442 285.209 27.388 1992 5,494.9 663.971 3,326.386 726.928 461.687 288.124 27.803 1993 5,578.865 681.313 3,380.074 728.243 469.928 291.09 28.217 1994 5,661.086 698.832 3,432.105 729.179 478.152 294.185 28.633 1995 5,741.822 716.505 3,482.719 729.743 486.345 297.458 29.052 1996 5,821.017 734.327 3,531.856 729.911 494.505 300.942 29.476 1997 5,898.688 752.336 3,579.497 729.736 502.618 304.597 29.905 1998 5,975.304 770.604 3,625.999 729.396 510.647 308.319 30.339 1999 6,051.478 789.232 3,671.836 729.127 518.545 311.96 30.779 2000 6,127.7 808.304 3,717.372 729.105 526.278 315.417 31.224 2001 6,204.147 827.848 3,762.76 729.384 533.838 318.645 31.672 2002 6,280.854 847.882 3,808.002 729.934 541.231 321.68 32.125 2003 6,357.992 868.465 3,853.12 730.744 548.468 324.601 32.593 2004 6,435.706 889.664 3,898.086 731.77 555.567 327.528 33.09 2005 6,514.095 911.528 3,942.882 732.97 562.546 330.546 33.623 2006 6,593.228 934.079 3,987.509 734.361 569.4 333.681 34.198 2007 6,673.106 957.318 4,032.014 735.929 576.136 336.9 34.808 2008 6,753.649 981.243 4,076.463 737.546 582.806 340.154 35.437 2009 6,834.722 1,005.838 4,120.93 739.047 589.476 343.372 36.059 2010 6,916.183 1,031.084 4,165.44 740.308 596.191 346.501 36.659 2011 6,996.037 1,056.8 4,208.424 740.87 602.821 349.378 37.184 2012 7,076.814 1,083.157 4,251.852 741.433 609.526 352.279 37.716 2013 7,158.523 1,110.172 4,295.729 741.996 616.304 355.205 38.256 2014 7,241.175 1,137.86 4,340.058 742.559 623.159 358.154 38.804 2015 7,324.782 1,166.239 4,384.844 743.123 630.089 361.128 39.359

Population of empires/nations/territorial holdings (in millions) year Roman Empire China India Spanish Empire British Empire French Empire Russia/USSR Japan United States 1 AD 55 60 4.5 5 3.9 2 55 74 14 57 73 70 57 88 45 156 64 350 56 606 53 610 5 705 37 755 53 823 3.7 900 3.8 1000 60 75 4 6.5 7.1 1014 55 1035 4.4 1086 1.3 1103 123 1194 121 1200 123 75 12 1250 9.75 1290 86 1300 14.5 1340 3.25 21 1350 6 18 1377 2.4 1393 61 1400 16.6 1500 100 100 8 3.942 15 12 1570 4.16 1581 18 1600 130 4.812 1630 5.601 1635 0.02 1640 0.027 1650 0.05 1660 0.075 1670 5.9 0.112 1680 0.152 1690 0.21 1700 175 6.3 0.251 1710 0.332 1720 0.466 1721 26.065 1724 17.9 1730 0.629 1740 0.906 1750 207 10 34 1.171 1751 209 1760 1.594 1770 2.148 1774 261 1775 265 1780 190 2.78 1790 3.929 1791 303 1792 24.981 1798 25.471 1800 26.5 210 5.308 1804 25.622 1805 332 1810 31.2 7.24 1811 357 21.7 1820 197 230 54.765 9.638 1822 26.602 1828 27.201 1830 12.866 1834 27.604 1840 17.069 1846 26.908 1850 23.192 1851 432 1852 27.201 1859 58.629 1860 31.443 1870 33 38.558 1875 33.997 1880 35.929 50.189 1885 37.869 1890 40.453 62.98 1895 44.77 1897 94.331 1900 500 283 106.08 47.872 76.094 1901 77.584 1902 79.163 1903 80.632 1904 82.166 1905 63.437 83.822 1906 85.45 1907 87.008 1908 88.71 1909 90.49 1910 68.295 92.407 1911 388.713 93.863 1912 95.335 1913 303.7 97.225 1914 142.389 99.111 1915 145.082 73.96 100.546 1916 144.772 101.961 1917 145.001 103.414 1918 143.45 104.55 1919 142.265 105.063 1920 17.264 139.675 78.208 106.461 1921 136.876 108.538 1922 449.233 136.508 110.049 1923 136.102 111.947 1924 452.856 137.674 114.109 1925 140.619 84.567 115.829 1926 143.76 117.397 1927 147.128 119.035 1928 150.004 120.509 1929 152.774 121.767 1930 154.919 91.794 123.077 1931 156.701 124.04 1932 158.094 124.84 1933 158.168 125.579 1934 159.156 126.374 1935 160.049 99.457 127.25 1936 161.272 128.053 1937 163.388 128.825 1938 166.859 134.8 129.825 1939 168.524 130.88 1940 173.8 132.122 1941 133.402 1942 105 134.86 1943 136.739 1944 138.397 1945 169 71.998 139.928 1946 170.548 141.389 1947 345 568.5 144.126 1948 349.43 27.782 79.5 146.631 1949 353.832 28.004 81.3 149.188 1950 545.947 376.325 28.295 151.546 106.469 181.076 82.199 152.271 1951 561.051 382.206 28.469 153.592 107.89 183.611 83.794 154.878 1952 573.492 388.409 28.666 154.746 109.48 186.526 85.175 157.553 1953 584.252 394.938 28.878 157.225 111.205 189.707 86.378 160.184 1954 594.115 401.793 29.102 159.858 108.125 193.06 87.439 163.026 1955 603.667 408.974 29.335 162.619 109.919 196.512 88.39 165.931 1956 613.289 416.477 29.577 165.495 111.793 200.01 89.262 168.903 1957 623.165 424.297 29.828 158.771 98.875 203.523 90.085 171.984 1958 633.308 432.428 30.091 147.74 100.458 207.036 90.883 174.882 1959 643.601 440.862 30.371 150.329 98.609 210.549 91.682 177.83 1960 653.927 449.595 30.671 153.062 100.324 214.061 92.501 180.671 1961 664.311 458.627 30.992 106.41 60.019 217.561 93.357 183.691 1962 675.034 467.962 31.332 95.157 61.035 221.016 94.264 186.538 1963 686.689 477.616 31.682 86.599 49.933 224.361 95.228 189.242 1964 700.033 487.607 32.035 78.751 50.633 227.519 96.253 191.889 1965 715.555 497.952 32.384 71.908 51.253 230.441 97.342 194.303 1966 733.462 508.656 32.724 70.229 51.773 233.093 98.495 196.56 1967 753.458 519.722 33.058 68.365 52.207 235.502 99.711 198.712 1968 774.897 531.161 33.392 68.924 52.588 237.745 100.989 200.706 1969 796.851 542.984 33.441 69.04 52.155 239.933 102.324 202.677 1970 818.587 555.2 33.796 69.59 52.555 242.149 103.708 205.052 1971 839.977 567.805 34.169 69.539 53.003 244.423 105.143 207.661 1972 861.038 580.799 34.556 69.422 53.485 246.738 106.617 209.896 1973 881.361 594.193 34.951 69.916 53.975 249.075 108.086 211.909 1974 900.499 608.003 35.348 70.22 54.434 251.395 109.495 213.854 1975 918.174 622.232 35.739 70.606 54.836 253.675 110.805 215.973 1976 934.189 636.884 36.124 68.193 54.904 255.91 111.993 218.035 1977 948.701 651.935 36.501 68.588 55.117 258.119 113.068 220.239 1978 962.243 667.339 36.862 68.985 55.052 260.329 114.055 222.585 1979 975.581 683.033 37.195 69.166 55.27 262.575 114.993 225.055 1980 989.316 698.966 37.493 69.297 55.518 264.883 115.912 227.225 1981 1,003.48 715.105 37.755 62.015 55.806 267.239 116.822 229.466 1982 1,018.024 731.444 37.981 61.905 56.124 269.626 117.709 231.664 1983 1,033.351 747.986 38.174 62.013 56.464 272.054 118.552 233.792 1984 1,049.928 764.749 38.336 62.136 56.812 274.537 119.319 235.825 1985 1,068.01 781.737 38.472 62.065 57.154 277.069 119.989 237.924 1986 1,087.825 798.942 38.582 62.245 57.492 279.666 120.551 240.133 1987 1,109.09 816.329 38.668 62.456 57.827 282.281 121.022 242.289 1988 1,130.909 833.834 38.74 62.687 58.156 284.771 121.433 244.499 1989 1,152.047 851.375 38.808 62.921 58.473 286.944 121.831 246.819 1990 1,171.583 868.891 38.883 63.149 58.776 288.666 122.249 249.464 1991 1,189.234 886.349 38.973 63.365 59.065 289.887 122.703 252.981 1992 1,205.164 903.75 39.08 63.574 59.342 148.798 123.18 256.514 1993 1,219.458 921.108 39.197 63.787 59.608 148.843 123.659 259.919 1994 1,232.358 938.453 39.312 64.02 59.866 148.764 124.102 263.126 1995 1,244.074 955.804 39.421 64.286 60.12 148.602 124.483 266.278 1996 1,254.578 973.148 39.514 64.589 60.365 148.375 124.795 269.394 1997 1,263.864 990.46 39.604 64.923 60.607 148.08 125.049 272.647 1998 1,272.233 1,007.747 39.73 58.681 60.864 147.716 125.267 275.854 1999 1,280.073 1,025.015 39.945 58.883 61.163 147.276 125.481 279.04 2000 1,287.696 1,042.262 40.283 59.1 61.52 146.763 125.715 282.162 2001 1,295.221 1,059.501 40.757 59.334 61.946 146.17 125.974 285.04 2002 1,302.678 1,076.706 41.347 59.583 62.431 145.521 126.249 287.727 2003 1,310.168 1,093.787 42.016 59.85 62.948 144.88 126.524 290.211 2004 1,317.769 1,110.626 42.71 60.137 63.459 144.331 126.773 292.892 2005 1,325.542 1,127.144 43.387 60.446 63.937 143.933 126.979 295.561 2006 1,333.537 1,143.289 44.038 60.776 64.371 143.715 127.136 298.363 2007 1,341.771 1,159.095 44.664 61.127 64.769 143.652 127.249 301.29 2008 1,350.208 1,174.662 45.243 61.491 65.143 143.677 127.319 304.06 2009 1,358.776 1,190.138 45.754 61.859 65.511 143.69 127.353 307.212 2010 1,367.406 1,205.625 46.182 62.226 65.885 143.618 127.353 310.233 2011 1,375.72 1,220.601 46.755 143.313 127.36 313.232 2012 1,384.085 1,235.764 47.043 143.008 127.368 313.847 2013 1,392.5 1,251.114 47.371 142.704 127.253 316.669 2014 1,400.967 1,266.656 47.738 142.401 127.103 318.892 2015 1,409.485 1,282.39 48.105 142.098 126.953 321.115

Population by various demographic indicators (in millions) urban rural developed developing communist Jewish Christian Catholic Protestant Muslim 1200 BC 0.6 1000 BC 2 500 BC 0.3 200 BC 0.5 1 AD 2.6 252.4 4.5 14 2.6 253.4 100 0.008 200 3.6 252.4 1.5 0.22 300 6 400 3.7 202.3 25 500 4.1 201.9 37.8 600 4.5 201.5 1 39.9 700 5.0 202.0 40.6 800 5.8 218.2 1.3 40.7 900 6.3 219.7 40.8 1000 8.7 282.8 1 44.5 1100 9.6 291.4 1.5 51.7 1200 13.4 379.6 65.7 1250 14.6 401.4 1.2 1300 15.6 416.4 82 1340 16.3 426.7 1400 15 359 1 56.7 1500 21 406 0.9 75.9 119 1600 29 550 100.4 169 1650 20 486 1700 34 645 129.7 196 1750 48 755 1800 70 921 204.98 106.43 30.98 90.5 1820 94 947 1850 146 1125 1880 7.8 1900 220 1451 10.6 558.131 266.566 103.028 199.818 1918 143.45 1919 142.265 1920 270 1590 139.675 13.5 1921 136.876 1922 136.508 14.4 1923 136.102 1924 137.674 1925 140.619 14.8 1926 143.76 1927 147.128 1928 150.004 1929 152.774 1930 154.919 1931 156.701 1932 158.094 1933 158.168 1934 159.156 1935 160.049 1936 161.272 1937 163.388 1938 166.859 1939 168.524 16.728 1940 173.8 1945 169 11 1946 170.548 1950 743.596 1,782.183 812.943 1,712.836 854.187 11.297 1951 767.146 1,805.705 822.492 1,750.359 873.141 1952 790.999 1,828.293 832.462 1,786.831 889.872 1953 815.799 1,850.066 842.683 1,823.183 905.136 1954 841.618 1,871.554 853.025 1,860.147 919.799 1955 868.4 1,893.251 863.396 1,898.255 934.346 11.8 1956 896.043 1,915.529 873.743 1,937.829 948.975 1957 924.461 1,938.582 884.053 1,978.989 963.947 1958 953.912 1,962.118 894.345 2,021.685 979.227 1959 984.283 1,986.113 904.66 2,065.736 994.715 1960 1,015.473 2,010.53 915.034 2,110.969 1,010.14 12.079 1961 1,047.667 2,035.163 925.47 2,157.36 1,032.92 1962 1,081.318 2,059.754 935.908 2,205.163 1,048.68 1963 1,116.249 2,084.929 946.217 2,254.961 1,065.31 1964 1,152.069 2,111.67 956.224 2,307.515 1,083.25 1965 1,183.266 2,145.856 965.809 2,363.314 1,103.43 1966 1,215.254 2,182.221 974.909 2,422.567 1,125.82 1967 1,248.103 2,220.419 983.564 2,484.958 1,151.44 1968 1,281.701 2,259.974 991.894 2,549.781 1,177.10 1969 1,315.866 2,300.243 1,000.074 2,616.035 1,203.23 1970 1,350.585 2,340.588 1,008.23 2,682.943 1,229.16 12.585 1,228.616 664.988 207.609 577.225 1971 1,385.321 2,381.433 1,016.407 2,750.347 1,254.81 1972 1,421.319 2,421.555 1,024.561 2,818.312 1,280.16 1973 1,458.87 2,460.312 1,032.628 2,886.554 1,304.72 1974 1,497.942 2,497.363 1,040.506 2,954.799 1,360.20 1975 1,535.632 2,535.388 1,048.126 3,022.894 1,410.54 709.6 1976 1,574.453 2,571.683 1,055.475 3,090.661 1,463.35 1977 1,613.618 2,607.199 1,062.591 3,158.225 1,483.72 1978 1,656.639 2,639.026 1,069.522 3,226.143 1,516.32 1979 1,703.444 2,668.084 1,076.333 3,295.195 1,538.90 1980 1,751.67 2,697.379 1,083.077 3,365.971 1,558.92 12.819 783.7 1981 1,801.499 2,726.736 1,089.754 3,438.481 1,579.50 1982 1,851.231 2,757.731 1,096.354 3,512.609 1,600.58 1983 1,900.75 2,790.81 1,102.915 3,588.645 1,622.57 1984 1,951.89 2,824.503 1,109.479 3,666.914 1,645.92 1985 2,004.625 2,858.977 1,116.068 3,747.533 1,670.90 852 1986 2,059.328 2,894.049 1,122.707 3,830.67 1,697.72 1987 2,115.251 2,930.065 1,129.362 3,915.954 1,726.07 1988 2,173.257 2,964.958 1,135.93 4,002.285 1,755.01 1989 2,230.478 2,999.974 1,142.27 4,088.182 1,783.28 1990 2,287.593 3,033.224 1,148.278 4,172.538 1,728.93 12.868 928.5 1991 2,345.104 3,063.805 1,153.934 4,254.975 1,690.84 1992 2,401.802 3,093.098 1,159.264 4,335.635 1,354.13 1993 2,458.326 3,120.539 1,164.28 4,414.585 1,314.67 1994 2,514.697 3,146.389 1,169.01 4,492.077 1,316.30 1995 2,571.111 3,170.711 1,173.484 4,568.339 1,329.36 989.4 1996 2,628.049 3,192.968 1,177.704 4,643.313 1,341.03 1997 2,685.202 3,213.486 1,181.697 4,716.991 1,357.77 1998 2,742.504 3,232.8 1,185.559 4,789.744 1,367.22 1999 2,800.93 3,250.548 1,189.413 4,862.065 1,376.50 2000 2,860.934 3,266.766 1,193.355 4,934.346 1,385.11 13.05 1,985.42 1,043.543 351.807 1,291.046 2001 2,924.915 3,279.232 1,197.397 5,006.75 1,393.60 2002 2,992.524 3,288.33 1,201.54 5,079.314 1,401.98 2003 3,061.09 3,296.902 1,205.842 5,152.149 1,410.39 2004 3,130.61 3,305.096 1,210.369 5,225.337 1,418.89 2005 3,201.193 3,312.902 1,215.149 5,298.945 1,427.57 13.183 1,115 2006 3,272.734 3,320.494 1,220.229 5,372.999 1,436.48 2007 3,345.098 3,328.008 1,225.557 5,447.549 1,445.64 2008 3,418.989 3,334.66 1,230.943 5,522.706 1,455.01 2009 3,493.683 3,341.039 1,236.131 5,598.59 1,464.53 2010 3,569.05 3,347.133 1,240.935 5,675.249 1,474.13 13.581 1,196 2011 13.658 2012 13.753 2013 13.855 2014 2,375.619 1,219.952 441.444 1,660.729

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