World population

Population today

8,325,198,104
Thursday, November 12, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,325,198,104 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,325,198,104
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,183,834,958 (50.255%)
Female4,141,363,146 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 100,822
Births today195,902
Deaths today94,086
Births in 2026114,548,200
Deaths in 202655,013,954
Change in 2026+ 58,952,813 (0.713%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,595,603,59719%
Asia481% 4,863,863,00759%
Europe43-0% 717,950,1789%
North America231% 617,954,6297%
Oceania141% 46,430,7261%
South America121% 441,001,6675%

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 India1,481,188,68817.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,411,780,64517.11%
3US United States o...349,655,9414.21%
4ID Indonesia288,657,5923.47%
5PK Pakistan260,776,6423.11%
6NG Nigeria244,185,2122.9%
7BR Brazil213,825,0942.58%
8BD Bangladesh178,581,0262.14%
9RU Russia143,274,0771.74%
10ET Ethiopia140,120,6391.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata