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In world demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living. It was estimated by the United Nations to have exceeded eight billion in mid-November 2022. It took around 300,000 years of human prehistory and history for the human population to reach a billion and only 222 years more to reach 8 billion.
Current world population and latest projection according the UN. Population in (millions) and percent of the global population in that year. Region 2022 (percent) 2030 (percent) 2050 (percent) Sub-Saharan Africa: 1,152 (14.51%) 1,401 (16.46%) 2,094 (21.62%) Northern Africa and Western Asia: 549 (6.91%) 617 (7.25%) 771 (7.96%) Southern and ...
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2022 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
List of countries and territories by total population Location Population % of world Date Source (official or from the United Nations) – World: 8,109,452,000
The UN Population Division has calculated the future population of the world's countries, based on current demographic trends. In 2022, world population reached 8 billion. The UN's 2022 report projects world population to be 9.7 billion people in 2050, and about 10.3 billion by 2100.
Estimates of historical world population. Comparison of humans living today with all previous generations. This article lists current estimates of the world population in history. In summary, estimates for the progression of world population since the Late Middle Ages are in the following ranges: Year. 1400.
The current version of the International Data Base website gives updated population estimates for the years 1950-2100 for all countries (except the United States: 1950-2060), as well as the World total for the years 1950-2060.
Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020. [3] The UN projected population to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8.6 billion by mid-2030, 9.8 billion by mid-2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. [4]
five billion in 1987. six billion in 1999. seven billion in 2011. eight billion in 2023. [3] [4] Old estimates put the global population at 9 billion by 2037–2046, 14 years after 8 billion, and 10 billion by 2054–2071, 17 years after 9 billion; however these milestones are likely to be reached far sooner. [5] [needs update] Projected ...