World population trends

On this page, you will find all of our data, charts, and writing on changes in population growth. This includes how populations are distributed worldwide.

World population trends - United Nations Population Fund

It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to one billion – then in just another 200 years or so, it grew.

Population - the United Nations

The global human population reached 8.0 billion in mid-November 2022 from an estimated 2.5 billion people in 1950, adding 1 billion people since 2010 and 2 ...

World Population Clock: 8.2 Billion People (LIVE, 2024) - Worldometer

... world population figures, estimates, growth rates, densities and demographics. ... The latest world population projections indicate that world population ...

World Population Estimated at 8 Billion - U.S. Census Bureau

Most Growth Will Come From Adult Populations ... The world population is projected to keep growing despite declining fertility rates. In fact, we ...

World population growth is expected to nearly stop by 2100

By 2100, the world's population is projected to reach approximately 10.9 billion, with annual growth of less than 0.1% – a steep decline from ...

Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world's ...

The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 ...

Major Trends in Population Growth Around the World - PMC

The world's population continues to grow, albeit at a slower pace. The decelerating growth is mainly attributable to fertility declines in a growing number of ...

Population growth - Wikipedia

The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 8.1 billion in 2024. ... The UN projected population to keep growing, and estimates have put the total ...

World Population by Year - Worldometer

World Population by Year ; 2024, 8,161,972,572, 0.87 % ; 2023, 8,091,734,930, 0.88 % ; 2022, 8,021,407,192, 0.84 % ; 2021, 7,954,448,391, 0.86 % ...

Global Trends 2040 – Demographics and Human Development

During the next 20 years, the world's population will continue to increase every year, adding approximately 1.4 billion people to reach an estimated 9.2 billion ...

Peak global population and other key findings from the 2024 UN ...

This isn't the first time the projected peak has been pulled earlier. According to its 2019 edition, the global population would reach 10.9 ...

The Future of Humanity: Population Trends Decoded | United Nations

Sara Hertog, a leading demographer with the United Nations, delves into the latest world population prospects. With the global population ...

Coming of Age: Infographic on Global Population Trends – IMF F&D

In just 30 years, the world will look very different. Since 1950, the global population has grown from 2.5 billion to more than 7.7 billion. By 2050, however, ...

World and U.S. Population Trends | PRB

PRB tracks the key demographic trends underlying global population change and helps decisionmakers understand these trends and their implications.

Projections of population growth - Wikipedia

The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since ...

World population evolution | Historic growth and causes - Iberdrola

The world's population reached 7 billion people and today the planet is on course to reach 8 billion people despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Growing or shrinking? Latest trends about World's Population -

Press Briefing by Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN ...

World Population Dashboard

The World Population Dashboard showcases global population data, including fertility rate, gender parity in school enrolment, information on sexual and ...

World Population by Country 2024 (Live)

The US Census Bureau's world population clock estimated that the global population as of September 2022 was 7,922,312,800 people and was expected to reach 8 ...