World population

Population today

8,312,842,399
Monday, September 7, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,312,842,399 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,312,842,399
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,177,625,588 (50.255%)
Female4,135,216,810 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 76,011
Births today147,692
Deaths today70,932
Births in 202690,540,461
Deaths in 202643,483,780
Change in 2026+ 46,597,108 (0.564%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,589,300,50619%
Asia481% 4,858,828,59059%
Europe43-0% 718,160,1879%
North America231% 617,251,9357%
Oceania141% 46,340,7031%
South America121% 440,582,4915%

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 India1,478,905,66917.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,412,341,89817.11%
3US United States o...349,346,1944.21%
4ID Indonesia288,272,5113.47%
5PK Pakistan260,034,6503.11%
6NG Nigeria243,301,2902.9%
7BR Brazil213,694,5272.58%
8BD Bangladesh178,198,6392.14%
9RU Russia143,333,9021.74%
10ET Ethiopia139,504,2351.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata