Population in the world is growing at a rate of around 0.84% per year in 2026 (down from 0.85% in 2025, and 0.97% in 2020). The current population increase is estimated at around 69 million people per …

Explore global and national data on population growth, demography, and how they are changing.

Jul 11, 2024 · The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.

2 days ago · Live world population clock for 2026 with real-time count of 8.3 billion people, trends, projections, and demographic growth updates for every second.

3 days ago · The current state of the world population with real-time data and analysis on population growth, demographics, and more.

Jan 3, 2026 · The current world population is 8,280,172,104 people, as of 2026 based on the UN estimation and the latest data. World population facts The annual growth rate reached its peak in …

World Population Prospects, United Nations ( UN ), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National …

Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 8.2 billion in 2025. [3]

The growth of the world’s population over the past two centuries is largely the result of advances in modern medicine and reductions in global poverty. These have significantly reduced infant, child and …

It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends.