This page shows the historical evolution of the world’s population over time, highlighting long-term growth patterns and major demographic turning points.
Population history
World population by year
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,493,092,000 | 1,241,431,000 | 1,251,661,000 | 19.12 |
| 1951 | 2,536,927,000 | 1,263,362,000 | 1,273,564,000 | 19.45 |
| 1952 | 2,584,086,000 | 1,287,092,000 | 1,296,993,000 | 19.82 |
| 1953 | 2,634,106,000 | 1,312,354,000 | 1,321,751,000 | 20.20 |
| 1954 | 2,685,894,000 | 1,338,531,000 | 1,347,363,000 | 20.60 |
| 1955 | 2,740,213,000 | 1,365,978,000 | 1,374,235,000 | 21.01 |
| 1956 | 2,795,409,000 | 1,393,816,000 | 1,401,593,000 | 21.44 |
| 1957 | 2,852,618,000 | 1,422,613,000 | 1,430,004,000 | 21.88 |
| 1958 | 2,911,249,000 | 1,452,095,000 | 1,459,153,000 | 22.33 |
| 1959 | 2,965,950,000 | 1,479,588,000 | 1,486,361,000 | 22.74 |
| 1960 | 3,015,470,000 | 1,504,457,000 | 1,511,013,000 | 23.12 |
| 1961 | 3,064,869,000 | 1,529,294,000 | 1,535,574,000 | 23.50 |
| 1962 | 3,123,374,000 | 1,558,850,000 | 1,564,524,000 | 23.95 |
| 1963 | 3,192,807,000 | 1,594,017,000 | 1,598,790,000 | 24.48 |
| 1964 | 3,264,487,000 | 1,630,340,000 | 1,634,146,000 | 25.03 |
| 1965 | 3,334,533,000 | 1,665,744,000 | 1,668,789,000 | 25.57 |
| 1966 | 3,404,041,000 | 1,700,736,000 | 1,703,304,000 | 26.10 |
| 1967 | 3,473,412,000 | 1,735,617,000 | 1,737,795,000 | 26.64 |
| 1968 | 3,545,187,000 | 1,771,695,000 | 1,773,491,000 | 27.19 |
| 1969 | 3,619,491,000 | 1,809,130,000 | 1,810,360,000 | 27.76 |
| 1970 | 3,694,683,000 | 1,847,018,000 | 1,847,665,000 | 28.33 |
| 1971 | 3,769,847,000 | 1,884,860,000 | 1,884,987,000 | 28.91 |
| 1972 | 3,844,917,000 | 1,922,849,000 | 1,922,068,000 | 29.49 |
| 1973 | 3,920,805,000 | 1,961,395,000 | 1,959,410,000 | 30.07 |
| 1974 | 3,996,416,000 | 1,999,750,000 | 1,996,665,000 | 30.65 |
| 1975 | 4,070,735,000 | 2,037,387,000 | 2,033,347,000 | 31.22 |
| 1976 | 4,144,246,000 | 2,074,547,000 | 2,069,698,000 | 31.78 |
| 1977 | 4,217,863,000 | 2,111,747,000 | 2,106,116,000 | 32.35 |
| 1978 | 4,292,097,000 | 2,149,212,000 | 2,142,885,000 | 32.91 |
| 1979 | 4,368,539,000 | 2,187,840,000 | 2,180,699,000 | 33.50 |
| 1980 | 4,447,606,000 | 2,227,983,000 | 2,219,623,000 | 34.11 |
| 1981 | 4,528,777,000 | 2,269,261,000 | 2,259,515,000 | 34.73 |
| 1982 | 4,612,673,000 | 2,311,808,000 | 2,300,864,000 | 35.37 |
| 1983 | 4,697,327,000 | 2,354,687,000 | 2,342,640,000 | 36.02 |
| 1984 | 4,782,175,000 | 2,397,608,000 | 2,384,566,000 | 36.67 |
| 1985 | 4,868,943,000 | 2,441,487,000 | 2,427,456,000 | 37.34 |
| 1986 | 4,958,072,000 | 2,486,672,000 | 2,471,400,000 | 38.02 |
| 1987 | 5,049,746,000 | 2,533,270,000 | 2,516,475,000 | 38.72 |
| 1988 | 5,141,992,000 | 2,580,078,000 | 2,561,913,000 | 39.43 |
| 1989 | 5,234,431,000 | 2,627,004,000 | 2,607,426,000 | 40.14 |
| 1990 | 5,327,803,000 | 2,674,705,000 | 2,653,097,000 | 40.86 |
| 1991 | 5,418,735,000 | 2,721,137,000 | 2,697,598,000 | 41.55 |
| 1992 | 5,505,989,000 | 2,765,446,000 | 2,740,543,000 | 42.22 |
| 1993 | 5,591,544,000 | 2,809,183,000 | 2,782,360,000 | 42.88 |
| 1994 | 5,675,551,000 | 2,851,674,000 | 2,823,876,000 | 43.52 |
| 1995 | 5,758,878,000 | 2,893,335,000 | 2,865,543,000 | 44.16 |
| 1996 | 5,842,055,000 | 2,935,092,000 | 2,906,963,000 | 44.80 |
| 1997 | 5,924,787,000 | 2,976,690,000 | 2,948,097,000 | 45.43 |
| 1998 | 6,007,066,000 | 3,018,501,000 | 2,988,565,000 | 46.07 |
| 1999 | 6,089,006,000 | 3,060,197,000 | 3,028,808,000 | 46.69 |
| 2000 | 6,171,702,000 | 3,102,257,000 | 3,069,445,000 | 47.33 |
| 2001 | 6,254,936,000 | 3,144,578,000 | 3,110,357,000 | 47.97 |
| 2002 | 6,337,730,000 | 3,186,517,000 | 3,151,212,000 | 48.60 |
| 2003 | 6,420,361,000 | 3,228,410,000 | 3,191,951,000 | 49.24 |
| 2004 | 6,503,377,000 | 3,270,593,000 | 3,232,784,000 | 49.87 |
| 2005 | 6,586,970,000 | 3,312,999,000 | 3,273,970,000 | 50.51 |
| 2006 | 6,671,452,000 | 3,355,912,000 | 3,315,539,000 | 51.16 |
| 2007 | 6,757,308,000 | 3,399,561,000 | 3,357,747,000 | 51.82 |
| 2008 | 6,844,457,000 | 3,443,714,000 | 3,400,743,000 | 52.49 |
| 2009 | 6,932,766,000 | 3,488,236,000 | 3,444,529,000 | 53.16 |
| 2010 | 7,021,732,000 | 3,533,138,000 | 3,488,593,000 | 53.85 |
| 2011 | 7,110,923,000 | 3,578,458,000 | 3,532,465,000 | 54.53 |
| 2012 | 7,201,202,000 | 3,624,479,000 | 3,576,722,000 | 55.22 |
| 2013 | 7,291,793,000 | 3,670,601,000 | 3,621,192,000 | 55.92 |
| 2014 | 7,381,616,000 | 3,716,191,000 | 3,665,424,000 | 56.61 |
| 2015 | 7,470,491,000 | 3,761,327,000 | 3,709,164,000 | 57.29 |
| 2016 | 7,558,554,000 | 3,805,832,000 | 3,752,722,000 | 57.96 |
| 2017 | 7,645,617,000 | 3,849,385,000 | 3,796,232,000 | 58.63 |
| 2018 | 7,729,902,000 | 3,891,359,000 | 3,838,543,000 | 59.28 |
| 2019 | 7,811,293,000 | 3,931,909,000 | 3,879,384,000 | 59.90 |
| 2020 | 7,887,001,000 | 3,969,229,000 | 3,917,772,000 | 60.48 |
| 2021 | 7,954,448,000 | 4,002,148,000 | 3,952,300,000 | 61.00 |
| 2022 | 8,021,407,000 | 4,035,007,000 | 3,986,399,000 | 61.51 |
| 2023 | 8,091,734,000 | 4,069,351,000 | 4,022,383,000 | 62.05 |
| 2024 | 8,161,972,000 | 4,103,612,000 | 4,058,360,000 | 62.59 |
| 2025 | 8,231,613,000 | 4,137,709,000 | 4,093,903,000 | 63.12 |