#WORLD POPULATION CLOCK FULL#

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). Census Bureau made a different estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was reached on March 12, 2012. 7 Billion (2010) According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2022), world population reached 7 Billion in late 2010 (after being previously estimated as occurring on October 31, 2011). Census Bureau International Database (IDB) estimates the world population will reach 8 billion in October 2023. World population has reached 8 billion people on Novemaccording to the United Nations. The term 'World Population' refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world. The current world population is 8,054,936,635 as of Friday, Augaccording to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037. The United Nations projects world population will reach 10 billion in the year 2058. Wonder how big was the world's population when you were born?Ĭheck out this simple wizard or this more elaborated one to find out. Because of declining growth rates, it will now take over 200 years to double again.In 1970, there were roughly half as many people in the world as there are now.During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.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.Ī 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).

#WORLD POPULATION CLOCK FULL#

View the full tabulated data.Īt the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history.

World population clock