World Population History - An Interactive Experience Our population is expected to grow to 10 billion by the end of this century but the capacity of our environment to provide space, produce food, and supply energy are limited Learn about the impact of population growth and important milestones in human history and view other key data including land use, fertility rates, CO2 emissions, life expectancy, and urbanization
Estimates of historical world population - Wikipedia Deep prehistory Graph of world population over the past 12,000 years (Holocene) As a general rule, the confidence of estimates on historical world population decreases for the more distant past Robust population data exist only for the last two or three centuries Until the late 18th century, few governments had ever performed an accurate census
Population, 10,000 BCE to 2023 - Our World in Data Population is the most commonly used metric throughout Our World in Data It is used directly to understand population growth over time, and indirectly to calculate per-capita indicators, making it easier to compare countries of different sizes We construct this indicator by combining multiple sources covering different periods
World Population | Historical Data | Chart | 1950-2025 Total population for the world in 2024 was 8,118,835,999, a 0 71% increase from 2023 Total population for the world in 2023 was 8,061,876,001, a 0 9% increase from 2022 Total population for the world in 2022 was 7,989,981,520, a 0 87% increase from 2021 Population of the world: Historical data from 1950 to 2025
World Population By Year | Statistics Facts - The World Data Discover the world population by year with comprehensive statistics and historical data Explore global growth trends, demographic changes, and key facts about population milestones over time