World population

Population today

8,281,337,140
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,281,337,140 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,281,337,140
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,161,792,596 (50.255%)
Female4,119,544,545 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 145,314
Births today282,351
Deaths today135,605
Births in 202629,324,202
Deaths in 202614,083,506
Change in 2026+ 15,091,849 (0.183%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,573,228,54019%
Asia481% 4,845,991,55859%
Europe43-0% 718,695,6819%
North America231% 615,460,1647%
Oceania141% 46,111,1581%
South America121% 439,513,6515%

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 India1,473,084,30017.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,413,773,01117.11%
3US United States o...348,556,3854.21%
4ID Indonesia287,290,6103.47%
5PK Pakistan258,142,6763.11%
6NG Nigeria241,047,4152.9%
7BR Brazil213,361,6012.58%
8BD Bangladesh177,223,6062.14%
9RU Russia143,486,4481.74%
10ET Ethiopia137,932,4951.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata