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While the global population is still increasing in absolute numbers, population growth peaked decades ago. In the chart, we see the global population growth rate per year. This is based on historical UN estimates and its medium projection to 2100.
The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since dropped to 0.9% in 2023, equivalent to about 74 million people each year, and could drop even further to minus 0.1% by 2100. [103]
Population source: ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision; ( 2 ) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; ( 4 ) United Nations Statistics Division.
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s. It will...
World population growth. Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln (P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources. Source.
This latest assessment considers the results of 1,910 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2023, as well as information from vital registration systems and from...
The world population has increased rapidly over the last century. When will it come to an end? Previous versions of the UN World Population Prospects showed a significant slowdown in population growth, with very slow growth – almost reaching a plateau – by the end of the century.
This latest assessment considers the results of 1,758 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2022, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,890...
Chart and table of World population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current population of World in 2024 is 8,118,835,999, a 0.91% increase from 2023. The population of World in 2023 was 8,045,311,447, a 0.88% increase from 2022.
The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations report being launched today.