World population

7,794,798,729

2020


Yearly change:

1.05%

5-year change:

1.12%

20-year change:

1.34%

Population growth since 1950

Year Population (M)
1950 2,536
1951 2,584
1952 2,631
1953 2,678
1954 2,725
1955 2,773
1956 2,822
1957 2,873
1958 2,926
1959 2,980
1960 3,035
1961 3,092
1962 3,150
1963 3,211
1964 3,274
1965 3,340
1966 3,408
1967 3,479
1968 3,552
1969 3,626
1970 3,700
1971 3,776
1972 3,852
1973 3,928
1974 4,004
1975 4,079
1976 4,155
1977 4,230
1978 4,305
1979 4,381
1980 4,458
1981 4,537
1982 4,617
1983 4,700
1984 4,784
1985 4,871
1986 4,961
1987 5,053
1988 5,145
1989 5,237
1990 5,327
1991 5,414
1992 5,499
1993 5,582
1994 5,663
1995 5,744
1996 5,825
1997 5,905
1998 5,985
1999 6,064
2000 6,143
2001 6,223
2002 6,302
2003 6,381
2004 6,461
2005 6,542
2006 6,624
2007 6,706
2008 6,789
2009 6,873
2010 6,957
2011 7,041
2012 7,126
2013 7,211
2014 7,295
2015 7,380
2016 7,464
2017 7,548
2018 7,631
2019 7,713
2020 7,795

Top 10 Most Populous Countries

# Country Population
1 China 1,439 million
2 India 1,380 million
3 United States 331 million
4 Indonesia 274 million
5 Pakistan 221 million
6 Brazil 213 million
7 Nigeria 206 million
8 Bangladesh 165 million
9 Russia 146 million
10 Mexico 129 million