World Population 2023
According to the United Nations, In 1950 the world population was estimated at around 2.6 billion people. It reached 5 billion in 1987 and 6 billion in 1999. In October 2011, the world population was estimated to be 7 billion.
The world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100. As per the UN estimated world population in 2022 is 7,975,105,156 ( 7.97 Billion or 797 Crores)
Estimated World population in 2023: 8 billion (800 Crores)
World Population Milestones
| Milestone | Year Archived |
| 1 Billion | 1804 |
| 2 Billion | 1927 |
| 3 Billion | 1960 |
| 4 Billion | 1974 |
| 5 Billion | 1987 |
| 6 Billion | 1999 |
| 7 Billion | 2011 |
| 8 Billion | 2023 |
| 9 Billion | 2037 |
| 10 Billion | 2057 |
| 11 Billion | 2100 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2022
World Population by regions
| Continents | Population (millions) | % of World Pop. | Land Area (sq. km) | % of World Area |
| Asia | 4753 | 59.10 % | 44,579,000 | 29.50% |
| Africa | 1460 | 18.15 % | 30,370,000 | 20.40% |
| Europe | 743 | 9.24 % | 10,180,000 | 6.80% |
| North America* | 602 | 7.5 % | 24,709,000 | 16.50% |
| South America | 439 | 5.46 % | 17,840,000 | 12% |
| Oceania | 45 | 0.56 % | 8,600,000 | 5.90% |
| Antarctica | 4k persons | <0.1% | 14,000,000 | 9.20% |
*North America also includes central America and the Caribbean islands
Read about Population by Country
| Rank | Country | Population 2022 (UN Estimates) |
| 1 | China | 1,425,887,337 |
| 2 | India | 1,417,173,172 |
| 3 | United States of America | 338,289,857 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 275,501,339 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 235,824,862 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 218,541,212 |
| 7 | Brazil | 215,313,498 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 171,186,372 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 144,713,314 |
| 10 | Mexico | 127,504,125 |
| 11 | Japan | 123,951,692 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 123,379,924 |
| 13 | Philippines | 115,559,009 |
| 14 | Egypt | 110,990,103 |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 99,010,212 |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 98,186,856 |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 88,550,570 |
| 18 | Turkey | 85,341,241 |
| 19 | Germany | 83,369,843 |
| 20 | Thailand | 71,697,030 |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 67,508,935 |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 65,497,748 |
| 23 | France | 64,626,628 |
| 24 | South Africa | 59,893,886 |
| 25 | Italy | 59,037,474 |
| 26 | Myanmar | 54,179,306 |
| 27 | Kenya | 54,027,487 |
| 28 | Colombia | 51,874,024 |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 51,815,810 |
| 30 | Spain | 47,558,629 |
| 31 | Uganda | 47,249,585 |
| 32 | Sudan | 46,874,204 |
| 33 | Argentina | 45,510,318 |
| 34 | Algeria | 44,903,225 |
| 35 | Iraq | 44,496,122 |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 41,128,771 |
| 37 | Poland | 39,857,146 |
| 38 | Ukraine | 39,701,739 |
| 39 | Canada | 38,454,327 |
| 40 | Morocco | 37,457,970 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 36,408,820 |
| 42 | Angola | 35,588,987 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 34,627,652 |
| 44 | Peru | 34,049,588 |
| 45 | Malaysia | 33,938,222 |
| 46 | Yemen | 33,696,614 |
| 47 | Ghana | 33,475,871 |
| 48 | Mozambique | 32,969,518 |
| 49 | Nepal | 30,547,580 |
| 50 | Madagascar | 29,611,714 |
| 51 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,301,696 |
| 52 | Côte d’Ivoire | 28,160,543 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 27,914,537 |
| 54 | Niger | 26,207,977 |
| 55 | Australia | 26,177,414 |
| 56 | Dem. People’s Republic of Korea | 26,069,416 |
| 57 | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23,893,395 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 22,673,762 |
| 59 | Mali | 22,593,590 |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22,125,249 |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 21,832,143 |
| 62 | Malawi | 20,405,317 |
| 63 | Zambia | 20,017,675 |
| 64 | Romania | 19,659,266 |
| 65 | Chile | 19,603,733 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 19,397,998 |
| 67 | Ecuador | 18,001,000 |
| 68 | Guatemala | 17,843,908 |
| 69 | Chad | 17,723,315 |
| 70 | Somalia | 17,597,511 |
| 71 | Netherlands | 17,564,014 |
| 72 | Senegal | 17,316,449 |
| 73 | Cambodia | 16,767,842 |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 16,320,537 |
| 75 | Guinea | 13,859,340 |
| 76 | Rwanda | 13,776,698 |
| 77 | Benin | 13,352,864 |
| 78 | Burundi | 12,889,576 |
| 79 | Tunisia | 12,356,117 |
| 80 | Bolivia | 12,224,110 |
| 81 | Belgium | 11,655,930 |
| 82 | Haiti | 11,584,996 |
| 83 | Jordan | 11,285,868 |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 11,228,821 |
| 85 | Cuba | 11,212,191 |
| 86 | South Sudan | 10,913,163 |
| 87 | Sweden | 10,549,347 |
| 88 | Czechia | 10,493,986 |
| 89 | Honduras | 10,432,859 |
| 90 | Greece | 10,384,971 |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 10,358,074 |
| 92 | Portugal | 10,270,865 |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 10,142,618 |
| 94 | Hungary | 9,967,307 |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 9,952,787 |
| 96 | Belarus | 9,534,954 |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 9,441,128 |
| 98 | Israel | 9,038,309 |
| 99 | Austria | 8,939,617 |
| 100 | Togo | 8,848,698 |
World Population 2024 | Population by Continents