World population

Population today

8,287,257,120
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,287,257,120 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,287,257,120
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,164,767,686 (50.255%)
Female4,122,489,434 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 86,678
Births today168,419
Deaths today80,887
Births in 202640,827,011
Deaths in 202619,607,950
Change in 2026+ 21,011,829 (0.254%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,576,248,53419%
Asia481% 4,848,403,69459%
Europe43-0% 718,595,0609%
North America231% 615,796,8467%
Oceania141% 46,154,2911%
South America121% 439,714,4905%

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 India1,474,178,16117.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,413,504,09917.11%
3US United States o...348,704,7934.21%
4ID Indonesia287,475,1143.47%
5PK Pakistan258,498,1863.11%
6NG Nigeria241,470,9282.9%
7BR Brazil213,424,1602.58%
8BD Bangladesh177,406,8192.14%
9RU Russia143,457,7841.74%
10ET Ethiopia138,227,8321.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata