World population

Population today

8,277,433,112
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,277,433,112 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,277,433,112
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,159,830,623 (50.255%)
Female4,117,602,489 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 164,751
Births today320,120
Deaths today153,744
Births in 202621,738,484
Deaths in 202610,440,321
Change in 2026+ 11,187,821 (0.135%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,571,236,95419%
Asia481% 4,844,400,83559%
Europe43-0% 718,762,0389%
North America231% 615,238,1347%
Oceania141% 46,082,7141%
South America121% 439,381,2035%

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 India1,472,362,93517.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,413,950,35017.11%
3US United States o...348,458,5144.21%
4ID Indonesia287,168,9363.47%
5PK Pakistan257,908,2293.11%
6NG Nigeria240,768,1222.9%
7BR Brazil213,320,3462.58%
8BD Bangladesh177,102,7832.14%
9RU Russia143,505,3511.74%
10ET Ethiopia137,737,7301.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata