World population history, 1960–2025
In 1960 there were 3,021,512,598 people on Earth. By 2025 there were 8,215,424,893 — 2.72× as many, an average of 79,906,343 more people every year for 65 years. Growth peaked in the late 1960s at over 2% a year and has slowed to +0.91% today, yet the world still adds about 74,867,471 people a year.
World population by year
Dots mark the year each billion was passed (interpolated from mid-year figures). Source: World Bank SP.POP.TOTL.
The billion milestones
Each additional billion has arrived at a similar or faster pace since the data begins: 4→5 billion took 13 years, 7→8 billion 12 years. With growth now below 1% a year, the UN expects the gap to widen again: 9 billion is not projected before the late 2030s.
| Milestone | Year passed | Years since previous |
|---|---|---|
| 4 billion | 1974 | — |
| 5 billion | 1986 | 13 years |
| 6 billion | 1998 | 11 years |
| 7 billion | 2009 | 12 years |
| 8 billion | 2022 | 12 years |
Growth, births, deaths and life expectancy by five-year step
| Year | Population | Growth /yr (avg. since previous row) | Births /1,000 | Deaths /1,000 | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,021,512,598 | — | 32.0 | 17.2 | 50.9 |
| 1965 | 3,318,979,339 | +1.90% | 34.5 | 13.3 | 55.9 |
| 1970 | 3,680,493,750 | +2.09% | 32.6 | 12.1 | 57.9 |
| 1975 | 4,061,959,945 | +1.99% | 29.2 | 11.3 | 60.1 |
| 1980 | 4,437,473,406 | +1.78% | 27.8 | 10.4 | 62.2 |
| 1985 | 4,850,494,238 | +1.80% | 27.6 | 9.9 | 63.7 |
| 1990 | 5,298,962,018 | +1.78% | 26.3 | 9.3 | 65.1 |
| 1995 | 5,736,205,135 | +1.60% | 23.8 | 9.0 | 66.2 |
| 2000 | 6,161,528,496 | +1.44% | 22.1 | 8.5 | 67.7 |
| 2005 | 6,575,410,029 | +1.31% | 20.8 | 8.1 | 69.1 |
| 2010 | 7,000,860,073 | +1.26% | 20.2 | 7.8 | 70.7 |
| 2015 | 7,441,084,771 | +1.23% | 19.2 | 7.6 | 72.0 |
| 2020 | 7,853,863,139 | +1.09% | 17.1 | 8.0 | 72.2 |
| 2025 | 8,215,424,893 | +0.90% | — | — | — |
Crude rates and life expectancy are world aggregates from the World Bank; the latest year may lag the population series by one year.
Every year since 1960
Click a year to see the world as it was when someone born then arrived.
| Year | Population (1 July) | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,021,512,598 | — | born in 1960 → |
| 1961 | 3,062,768,116 | +41,255,518 | born in 1961 → |
| 1962 | 3,117,372,187 | +54,604,071 | born in 1962 → |
| 1963 | 3,184,063,049 | +66,690,862 | born in 1963 → |
| 1964 | 3,251,249,170 | +67,186,121 | born in 1964 → |
| 1965 | 3,318,979,339 | +67,730,169 | born in 1965 → |
| 1966 | 3,389,042,165 | +70,062,826 | born in 1966 → |
| 1967 | 3,458,932,230 | +69,890,065 | born in 1967 → |
| 1968 | 3,530,576,858 | +71,644,628 | born in 1968 → |
| 1969 | 3,604,694,154 | +74,117,296 | born in 1969 → |
| 1970 | 3,680,493,750 | +75,799,596 | born in 1970 → |
| 1971 | 3,758,515,396 | +78,021,646 | born in 1971 → |
| 1972 | 3,834,345,191 | +75,829,795 | born in 1972 → |
| 1973 | 3,910,964,219 | +76,619,028 | born in 1973 → |
| 1974 | 3,987,186,772 | +76,222,553 | born in 1974 → |
| 1975 | 4,061,959,945 | +74,773,173 | born in 1975 → |
| 1976 | 4,135,644,231 | +73,684,286 | born in 1976 → |
| 1977 | 4,208,840,894 | +73,196,663 | born in 1977 → |
| 1978 | 4,283,309,396 | +74,468,502 | born in 1978 → |
| 1979 | 4,359,930,896 | +76,621,500 | born in 1979 → |
| 1980 | 4,437,473,406 | +77,542,510 | born in 1980 → |
| 1981 | 4,516,792,587 | +79,319,181 | born in 1981 → |
| 1982 | 4,599,385,851 | +82,593,264 | born in 1982 → |
| 1983 | 4,682,734,714 | +83,348,863 | born in 1983 → |
| 1984 | 4,765,813,206 | +83,078,492 | born in 1984 → |
| 1985 | 4,850,494,238 | +84,681,032 | born in 1985 → |
| 1986 | 4,937,459,951 | +86,965,713 | born in 1986 → |
| 1987 | 5,026,770,385 | +89,310,434 | born in 1987 → |
| 1988 | 5,116,898,810 | +90,128,425 | born in 1988 → |
| 1989 | 5,207,378,374 | +90,479,564 | born in 1989 → |
| 1990 | 5,298,962,018 | +91,583,644 | born in 1990 → |
| 1991 | 5,388,203,305 | +89,241,287 | born in 1991 → |
| 1992 | 5,476,822,930 | +88,619,625 | born in 1992 → |
| 1993 | 5,564,459,142 | +87,636,212 | born in 1993 → |
| 1994 | 5,650,534,421 | +86,075,279 | born in 1994 → |
| 1995 | 5,736,205,135 | +85,670,714 | born in 1995 → |
| 1996 | 5,822,327,903 | +86,122,768 | born in 1996 → |
| 1997 | 5,908,180,322 | +85,852,419 | born in 1997 → |
| 1998 | 5,993,730,786 | +85,550,464 | born in 1998 → |
| 1999 | 6,078,069,822 | +84,339,036 | born in 1999 → |
| 2000 | 6,161,528,496 | +83,458,674 | born in 2000 → |
| 2001 | 6,244,739,668 | +83,211,172 | born in 2001 → |
| 2002 | 6,327,171,255 | +82,431,587 | born in 2002 → |
| 2003 | 6,409,352,386 | +82,181,131 | born in 2003 → |
| 2004 | 6,492,354,627 | +83,002,241 | born in 2004 → |
| 2005 | 6,575,410,029 | +83,055,402 | born in 2005 → |
| 2006 | 6,659,536,021 | +84,125,992 | born in 2006 → |
| 2007 | 6,744,049,498 | +84,513,477 | born in 2007 → |
| 2008 | 6,830,080,867 | +86,031,369 | born in 2008 → |
| 2009 | 6,916,168,196 | +86,087,329 | born in 2009 → |
| 2010 | 7,000,860,073 | +84,691,877 | born in 2010 → |
| 2011 | 7,086,704,141 | +85,844,068 | born in 2011 → |
| 2012 | 7,176,482,165 | +89,778,024 | born in 2012 → |
| 2013 | 7,265,404,737 | +88,922,572 | born in 2013 → |
| 2014 | 7,353,532,223 | +88,127,486 | born in 2014 → |
| 2015 | 7,441,084,771 | +87,552,548 | born in 2015 → |
| 2016 | 7,528,221,579 | +87,136,808 | born in 2016 → |
| 2017 | 7,613,788,655 | +85,567,076 | born in 2017 → |
| 2018 | 7,696,159,728 | +82,371,073 | born in 2018 → |
| 2019 | 7,777,162,476 | +81,002,748 | born in 2019 → |
| 2020 | 7,853,863,139 | +76,700,663 | born in 2020 → |
| 2021 | 7,919,567,995 | +65,704,856 | born in 2021 → |
| 2022 | 7,988,550,201 | +68,982,206 | born in 2022 → |
| 2023 | 8,062,923,417 | +74,373,216 | born in 2023 → |
| 2024 | 8,140,897,523 | +77,974,106 | born in 2024 → |
| 2025 | 8,215,424,893 | +74,527,370 | born in 2025 → |
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