World population

Population today

8,286,421,498
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Today's World Population

Today's world population is 8,286,421,498 with an annual growth rate of 0.825%.

Population8,286,421,498
Growth Rate0.825%
Male4,164,347,743 (50.255%)
Female4,122,073,754 (49.745%)
Today Change+ 185,214
Births today359,880
Deaths today172,839
Births in 202639,203,357
Deaths in 202618,828,158
Change in 2026+ 20,176,207 (0.244%)

World Population chart

World Population by Continent

ContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
Africa542% 1,575,822,25319%
Asia481% 4,848,063,21459%
Europe43-0% 718,609,2639%
North America231% 615,749,3227%
Oceania141% 46,148,2021%
South America121% 439,686,1415%

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 India1,474,023,76017.79%
2CN People's Republ...1,413,542,05617.11%
3US United States o...348,683,8454.21%
4ID Indonesia287,449,0713.47%
5PK Pakistan258,448,0053.11%
6NG Nigeria241,411,1482.9%
7BR Brazil213,415,3292.58%
8BD Bangladesh177,380,9582.14%
9RU Russia143,461,8301.74%
10ET Ethiopia138,186,1441.66%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata