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World population. High, medium, and low projections of the future human world population [1] 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.
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]
In 2022 the world population reached the 8 billion. The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The world's population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from ...
The report, “World Population Prospects 2022,” puts the world's population at 7.942 billion now.
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.
Countries and dependent territories by the estimated number of births in 2021 according to the World Population Prospects 2022 of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Population (2021) % (world) ±% p.a. (2010–2013) World: 7,909,295,151: 100%: 1.17% Southern Asia: 1,989,452,478: 25.2%: 1.32% Eastern Asia: 1,663,696,923: 21.0%: 0.57% South-eastern Asia: 675,796,065: 8.5%: 1.20% Eastern Africa: 461,141,845: 5.8%: 2.89% South America: 434,254,119: 5.5%: 1.06% Western Africa: 418,544,337: 5.3%: 2.78% Northern ...
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 world population's growth to eight billion people in 2022 – up from five billion in 1987, six billion in 1999, and seven billion in 2011 – reflects positive developments across fields such as global health and poverty eradication.