{"id":2822,"date":"2025-02-15T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T11:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/?page_id=2822"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:14:32","slug":"world-population","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/?page_id=2822","title":{"rendered":"World Population"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/world-population-by-year\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
World Population by Year<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Year<\/strong><\/td>World Population<\/strong><\/td>Yearly
Change<\/strong><\/td>
Net
Change<\/strong><\/td>
Density
(P\/Km\u00b2)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>8,161,972,572<\/td>0.87%<\/td>70,237,642<\/td>55<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>8,091,734,930<\/td>0.88%<\/td>70,327,738<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>8,021,407,192<\/td>0.84%<\/td>66,958,801<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>7,954,448,391<\/td>0.86%<\/td>67,447,099<\/td>53<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>7,887,001,292<\/td>0.97%<\/td>75,707,594<\/td>53<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>7,811,293,698<\/td>1.05%<\/td>81,390,917<\/td>52<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>7,729,902,781<\/td>1.10%<\/td>84,284,827<\/td>52<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>7,645,617,954<\/td>1.15%<\/td>87,063,428<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>7,558,554,526<\/td>1.18%<\/td>88,062,654<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>7,470,491,872<\/td>1.20%<\/td>88,875,628<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>7,381,616,244<\/td>1.23%<\/td>89,822,659<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>7,291,793,585<\/td>1.26%<\/td>90,591,100<\/td>49<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>7,201,202,485<\/td>1.27%<\/td>90,278,720<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>7,110,923,765<\/td>1.27%<\/td>89,191,617<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>7,021,732,148<\/td>1.28%<\/td>88,965,732<\/td>47<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>6,932,766,416<\/td>1.29%<\/td>88,308,754<\/td>47<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>6,844,457,662<\/td>1.29%<\/td>87,148,881<\/td>46<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>6,757,308,781<\/td>1.29%<\/td>85,856,766<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>6,671,452,015<\/td>1.28%<\/td>84,481,883<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>6,586,970,132<\/td>1.29%<\/td>83,592,360<\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>6,503,377,772<\/td>1.29%<\/td>83,016,138<\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>6,420,361,634<\/td>1.30%<\/td>82,631,292<\/td>43<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>6,337,730,342<\/td>1.32%<\/td>82,793,883<\/td>43<\/td><\/tr>
2001<\/td>6,254,936,459<\/td>1.35%<\/td>83,233,466<\/td>42<\/td><\/tr>
2000<\/td>6,171,702,993<\/td>1.36%<\/td>82,696,654<\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
1999<\/td>6,089,006,339<\/td>1.36%<\/td>81,939,649<\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
1998<\/td>6,007,066,690<\/td>1.39%<\/td>82,278,874<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/td>5,924,787,816<\/td>1.42%<\/td>82,732,082<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
1996<\/td>5,842,055,734<\/td>1.44%<\/td>83,176,752<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
1995<\/td>5,758,878,982<\/td>1.47%<\/td>83,327,727<\/td>39<\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/td>5,675,551,255<\/td>1.50%<\/td>84,006,458<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr>
1993<\/td>5,591,544,797<\/td>1.55%<\/td>85,554,981<\/td>38<\/td><\/tr>
1992<\/td>5,505,989,816<\/td>1.61%<\/td>87,253,925<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
1991<\/td>5,418,735,891<\/td>1.71%<\/td>90,932,781<\/td>36<\/td><\/tr>
1990<\/td>5,327,803,110<\/td>1.78%<\/td>93,371,378<\/td>36<\/td><\/tr>
1989<\/td>5,234,431,732<\/td>1.80%<\/td>92,439,190<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
1988<\/td>5,141,992,542<\/td>1.83%<\/td>92,246,145<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
1987<\/td>5,049,746,397<\/td>1.85%<\/td>91,673,559<\/td>34<\/td><\/tr>
1986<\/td>4,958,072,838<\/td>1.83%<\/td>89,129,373<\/td>33<\/td><\/tr>
1985<\/td>4,868,943,465<\/td>1.81%<\/td>86,767,946<\/td>33<\/td><\/tr>
1984<\/td>4,782,175,519<\/td>1.81%<\/td>84,847,946<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
1983<\/td>4,697,327,573<\/td>1.84%<\/td>84,654,152<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr>
1982<\/td>4,612,673,421<\/td>1.85%<\/td>83,896,115<\/td>31<\/td><\/tr>
1981<\/td>4,528,777,306<\/td>1.83%<\/td>81,171,070<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
1980<\/td>4,447,606,236<\/td>1.81%<\/td>79,066,708<\/td>30<\/td><\/tr>
1979<\/td>4,368,539,528<\/td>1.78%<\/td>76,442,026<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
1978<\/td>4,292,097,502<\/td>1.76%<\/td>74,233,706<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
1977<\/td>4,217,863,796<\/td>1.78%<\/td>73,617,419<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
1976<\/td>4,144,246,377<\/td>1.81%<\/td>73,511,100<\/td>28<\/td><\/tr>
1975<\/td>4,070,735,277<\/td>1.86%<\/td>74,319,181<\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
1974<\/td>3,996,416,096<\/td>1.93%<\/td>75,611,054<\/td>27<\/td><\/tr>
1973<\/td>3,920,805,042<\/td>1.97%<\/td>75,887,362<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
1972<\/td>3,844,917,680<\/td>1.99%<\/td>75,069,815<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
1971<\/td>3,769,847,865<\/td>2.03%<\/td>75,164,071<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
1970<\/td>3,694,683,794<\/td>2.08%<\/td>75,192,215<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
1969<\/td>3,619,491,579<\/td>2.10%<\/td>74,304,328<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
1968<\/td>3,545,187,251<\/td>2.07%<\/td>71,774,371<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
1967<\/td>3,473,412,880<\/td>2.04%<\/td>69,371,755<\/td>23<\/td><\/tr>
1966<\/td>3,404,041,125<\/td>2.08%<\/td>69,507,422<\/td>23<\/td><\/tr>
1965<\/td>3,334,533,703<\/td>2.15%<\/td>70,046,364<\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
1964<\/td>3,264,487,339<\/td>2.25%<\/td>71,679,511<\/td>22<\/td><\/tr>
1963<\/td>3,192,807,828<\/td>2.22%<\/td>69,433,513<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
1962<\/td>3,123,374,315<\/td>1.91%<\/td>58,504,640<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
1961<\/td>3,064,869,675<\/td>1.64%<\/td>49,398,781<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
1960<\/td>3,015,470,894<\/td>1.67%<\/td>49,520,543<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
1959<\/td>2,965,950,351<\/td>1.88%<\/td>54,700,680<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
1958<\/td>2,911,249,671<\/td>2.06%<\/td>58,631,334<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
1957<\/td>2,852,618,337<\/td>2.05%<\/td>57,208,343<\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
1956<\/td>2,795,409,994<\/td>2.01%<\/td>55,196,202<\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
1955<\/td>2,740,213,792<\/td>2.02%<\/td>54,318,932<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
1954<\/td>2,685,894,860<\/td>1.97%<\/td>51,788,625<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
1953<\/td>2,634,106,235<\/td>1.94%<\/td>50,019,896<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
1952<\/td>2,584,086,339<\/td>1.86%<\/td>47,159,304<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
1927<\/td>2,000,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1900<\/td>1,600,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1850<\/td>1,200,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1804<\/td>1,000,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1760<\/td>770,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1700<\/td>610,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1600<\/td>500,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1500<\/td>450,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1400<\/td>350,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1200<\/td>360,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1100<\/td>320,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
1000<\/td>275,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
900<\/td>240,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
800<\/td>220,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
700<\/td>210,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
600<\/td>200,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
200<\/td>190,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-200<\/mark><\/td>150,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-500<\/mark><\/td>100,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-1000<\/mark><\/td>50,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-2000<\/mark><\/td>27,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-3000<\/mark><\/td>14,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-4000<\/mark><\/td>7,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
-5000<\/mark><\/td>5,000,000<\/td>     <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/world-population-by-year\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
NB: Slightly updated from the link given.<\/td><\/tr>
The current world population is 8,206,000,000<\/td><\/tr>
The United Nations Population Fund predicts that the global population will reach 9 billion in 2037 and 10 billion in 2058.<\/mark><\/td><\/tr>
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https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/a-graph-showing-the-worlds-rapidly-increasing-population-from-1700-to-the-present-day-and-extending-into-2048-when-the-global-population-is-projected-to-reach-9-billion-the-worlds-population-first-reached-1-billion-in-1804-image458814202.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
NB: Slightly updated from the link given.
Right click on this link to see the graph.
Graph made on 29 September 2021.
Note: Although this graph was only done just over 3 years ago, The 9 billion figure is now predicted for 2037 and not 2048. This is because the rate has not slowed down; but it has increased.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/world-population-by-year\/World Population by YearYearWorld PopulationYearlyChangeNetChangeDensity(P\/Km\u00b2)20248,161,972,5720.87%70,237,6425520238,091,734,9300.88%70,327,7385420228,021,407,1920.84%66,958,8015420217,954,448,3910.86%67,447,0995320207,887,001,2920.97%75,707,5945320197,811,293,6981.05%81,390,9175220187,729,902,7811.10%84,284,8275220177,645,617,9541.15%87,063,4285120167,558,554,5261.18%88,062,6545120157,470,491,8721.20%88,875,6285020147,381,616,2441.23%89,822,6595020137,291,793,5851.26%90,591,1004920127,201,202,4851.27%90,278,7204820117,110,923,7651.27%89,191,6174820107,021,732,1481.28%88,965,7324720096,932,766,4161.29%88,308,7544720086,844,457,6621.29%87,148,8814620076,757,308,7811.29%85,856,7664520066,671,452,0151.28%84,481,8834520056,586,970,1321.29%83,592,3604420046,503,377,7721.29%83,016,1384420036,420,361,6341.30%82,631,2924320026,337,730,3421.32%82,793,8834320016,254,936,4591.35%83,233,4664220006,171,702,9931.36%82,696,6544119996,089,006,3391.36%81,939,6494119986,007,066,6901.39%82,278,8744019975,924,787,8161.42%82,732,0824019965,842,055,7341.44%83,176,7523919955,758,878,9821.47%83,327,7273919945,675,551,2551.50%84,006,4583819935,591,544,7971.55%85,554,9813819925,505,989,8161.61%87,253,9253719915,418,735,8911.71%90,932,7813619905,327,803,1101.78%93,371,3783619895,234,431,7321.80%92,439,1903519885,141,992,5421.83%92,246,1453519875,049,746,3971.85%91,673,5593419864,958,072,8381.83%89,129,3733319854,868,943,4651.81%86,767,9463319844,782,175,5191.81%84,847,9463219834,697,327,5731.84%84,654,1523219824,612,673,4211.85%83,896,1153119814,528,777,3061.83%81,171,0703019804,447,606,2361.81%79,066,7083019794,368,539,5281.78%76,442,0262919784,292,097,5021.76%74,233,7062919774,217,863,7961.78%73,617,4192819764,144,246,3771.81%73,511,1002819754,070,735,2771.86%74,319,1812719743,996,416,0961.93%75,611,0542719733,920,805,0421.97%75,887,3622619723,844,917,6801.99%75,069,8152619713,769,847,8652.03%75,164,0712519703,694,683,7942.08%75,192,2152519693,619,491,5792.10%74,304,3282419683,545,187,2512.07%71,774,3712419673,473,412,8802.04%69,371,7552319663,404,041,1252.08%69,507,4222319653,334,533,7032.15%70,046,3642219643,264,487,3392.25%71,679,5112219633,192,807,8282.22%69,433,5132119623,123,374,3151.91%58,504,6402119613,064,869,6751.64%49,398,7812119603,015,470,8941.67%49,520,5432019592,965,950,3511.88%54,700,6802019582,911,249,6712.06%58,631,3342019572,852,618,3372.05%57,208,3431919562,795,409,9942.01%55,196,2021919552,740,213,7922.02%54,318,9321819542,685,894,8601.97%51,788,6251819532,634,106,2351.94%50,019,8961819522,584,086,3391.86%47,159,3041719272,000,000,000     19001,600,000,000     18501,200,000,000     18041,000,000,000     1760770,000,000     1700610,000,000     1600500,000,000     1500450,000,000     1400350,000,000     1200360,000,000     1100320,000,000     1000275,000,000     900240,000,000     800220,000,000     700210,000,000     600200,000,000     200190,000,000     -200150,000,000     -500100,000,000     -100050,000,000     -200027,000,000     -300014,000,000     -40007,000,000     -50005,000,000     https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/world-population-by-year\/NB: Slightly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2822","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2822"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2839,"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2822\/revisions\/2839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godswordexplained.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}