World population

Population today

8,311,680,044
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,311,680,044 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,311,680,044
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,177,041,446 (50.255%)
Female4,134,638,598 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 34,646
Births today67,319
Deaths today32,331
Births in 202688,281,948
Deaths in 202642,399,086
Change in 2026+ 45,434,753 (0.55%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,588,707,54719%
Asia481% 4,858,354,98159%
Europe43-0% 718,179,9449%
North America231% 617,185,8297%
Oceania141% 46,332,2341%
South America121% 440,543,0575%

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 India1,478,690,89517.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,412,394,69817.11%
3US United States o...349,317,0554.21%
4ID Indonesia288,236,2853.47%
5PK Pakistan259,964,8473.11%
6NG Nigeria243,218,1352.9%
7BR Brazil213,682,2442.58%
8BD Bangladesh178,162,6662.14%
9RU Russia143,339,5301.74%
10ET Ethiopia139,446,2471.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata