World population

Population today

8,325,283,737
Thursday, November 12, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,325,283,737 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,325,283,737
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,183,877,993 (50.255%)
Female4,141,405,744 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 186,455
Births today362,292
Deaths today173,998
Births in 2026114,714,590
Deaths in 202655,093,866
Change in 2026+ 59,038,446 (0.714%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,595,647,28119%
Asia481% 4,863,897,89959%
Europe43-0% 717,948,7229%
North America231% 617,959,5007%
Oceania141% 46,431,3501%
South America121% 441,004,5725%

World Population History

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20258,196,980,84968,565,2020.836%8,265,546,051
20248,126,964,29669,306,0890.853%8,196,270,385
20238,056,505,56469,706,8190.865%8,126,212,383
20227,986,308,82068,963,7560.864%8,055,272,576
20217,920,831,82463,117,2890.797%7,983,949,113
20207,851,414,62170,491,4600.898%7,921,906,081
20197,771,172,77679,495,6451.023%7,850,668,421
20187,688,632,78581,755,5491.063%7,770,388,334
20177,602,603,12385,215,1651.121%7,687,818,288
20167,514,505,92887,284,5781.162%7,601,790,506

Top Countries in the World by Population

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent world
1IN India1,481,204,51117.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,411,776,75617.11%
3US United States o...349,658,0884.21%
4ID Indonesia288,660,2613.47%
5PK Pakistan260,781,7853.11%
6NG Nigeria244,191,3392.9%
7BR Brazil213,825,9992.58%
8BD Bangladesh178,583,6772.14%
9RU Russia143,273,6621.74%
10ET Ethiopia140,124,9111.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata