Exact World Population

As of 2019, the overall human population was estimated to be more than 7.7 billion people. It had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in 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), six billion in 12 years (1999) and, seven billion in 12 years (2011). As of this morning world population was 7,756,548,011. Incidentally, the growth rate is declining.


To watch the increase in real time, you can see the World Population Clock web site, which shows as babies are born and other people die. You can also see the current populations of different countries, including China (1,436,000,000+), India (1,373,000,000+), and the U.S. (330,000,000+). Watch the numbers and you can see India has faster birth rate than China.  LINK

World Population Fact

If you are over 45 years old, the world population has doubled within your lifetime.

World Population Statistics

These numbers may provide some perspective on how popular we think we might be: 104 million people are born each year, 57 million people die each year, 108 billion are estimated to have ever lived on earth, and there are 7 billion people currently alive. Next time someone tells you how great they are, ask them what percent of the seven billion people they can call friends.

World Population

This picture depicts the population of earth divided in half.