World population

Population today

8,284,701,783
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,284,701,783 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,284,701,783
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,163,483,499 (50.255%)
Female4,121,218,284 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 146,985
Births today285,599
Deaths today137,164
Births in 202635,861,867
Deaths in 202617,223,344
Change in 2026+ 18,456,492 (0.223%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,574,944,96519%
Asia481% 4,847,362,50559%
Europe43-0% 718,638,4939%
North America231% 615,651,5197%
Oceania141% 46,135,6731%
South America121% 439,627,7995%

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 India1,473,706,00017.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,413,620,17417.11%
3US United States o...348,640,7334.21%
4ID Indonesia287,395,4743.47%
5PK Pakistan258,344,7323.11%
6NG Nigeria241,288,1202.9%
7BR Brazil213,397,1572.58%
8BD Bangladesh177,327,7352.14%
9RU Russia143,470,1561.74%
10ET Ethiopia138,100,3511.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata