World Population Clock
Live estimate · 22 October 2026 · updated every second
Current world population (estimate)
8,305,872,596
There are about 8,305,872,596 people in the world as of 22 October 2026 — an estimate based on World Bank and UN population projections. The world population is growing by roughly 185,988 people a day (+0.84% this year): about 370,060 births and 171,715 deaths every day.
Births and deaths, live
Births today
120,612
Deaths today
55,966
Population growth today
60,618
Births this year (2026)
108,918,111
Deaths this year (2026)
50,540,199
Population growth this year
54,741,225
“Today” and “this year” start at midnight and 1 January in your own time zone. Rates: world crude birth rate 16.3 and death rate 7.6 per 1,000 people (World Bank, 2024). Population growth follows the 2026 projection, so it can differ slightly from births minus deaths, which use 2024 rates.
World population, 1960–2050
Billion-person milestones
- 4 billionreached around 1975
- 5 billionreached around 1987
- 6 billionreached around 1999
- 7 billionreached around 2010
- 8 billionreached around 2023
- 9 billionprojected around 2038
First year in which the mid-year estimate passes each mark; the world was already 3.02 billion in 1960.
Population by year
| Year | Population | Yearly change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,021,512,598 | — |
| 1970 | 3,680,493,750 | +2.10% |
| 1980 | 4,437,473,406 | +1.78% |
| 1990 | 5,298,962,018 | +1.76% |
| 2000 | 6,161,528,496 | +1.37% |
| 2010 | 7,000,860,073 | +1.22% |
| 2020 | 7,853,863,139 | +0.99% |
| 2024 | 8,140,897,523 | +0.97% |
| 2026proj. | 8,284,795,282 | +0.84% |
| 2030proj. | 8,550,785,836 | +0.77% |
| 2040proj. | 9,150,387,691 | +0.61% |
| 2050proj. | 9,632,701,276 | +0.43% |
20 most populous countries (2026)
| # | Country | Population | Share of world | Yearly change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1,476,625,576 | 17.82% | +0.87% |
| 2 |  China | 1,403,496,576 | 16.94% | −0.22% |
| 3 |  United States | 343,382,784 | 4.14% | +0.47% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 287,886,782 | 3.47% | +0.76% |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 259,299,791 | 3.13% | +1.60% |
| 6 |  Nigeria | 242,431,832 | 2.93% | +2.06% |
| 7 |  Brazil | 213,562,666 | 2.58% | +0.35% |
| 8 |  Bangladesh | 177,818,044 | 2.15% | +1.21% |
| 9 |  Russia | 143,292,448 | 1.73% | −0.15% |
| 10 |  Ethiopia | 138,902,185 | 1.68% | +2.53% |
| 11 |  Mexico | 132,997,658 | 1.61% | +0.80% |
| 12 |  Japan | 122,585,904 | 1.48% | −0.63% |
| 13 |  Egypt | 120,101,175 | 1.45% | +1.47% |
| 14 |  Philippines | 117,724,471 | 1.42% | +0.80% |
| 15 |  DR Congo | 116,452,162 | 1.41% | +3.21% |
| 16 |  Vietnam | 102,177,431 | 1.23% | +0.57% |
| 17 |  Iran | 93,168,497 | 1.12% | +0.81% |
| 18 |  Turkey | 86,131,688 | 1.04% | +0.29% |
| 19 |  Germany | 83,283,528 | 1.01% | −0.25% |
| 20 |  Tanzania | 72,563,780 | 0.88% | +2.86% |
How this estimate works
The World Bank publishes one population figure per country per year, representing 1 July. Figures up to 2024 are estimates; later years come from its projections (medium variant). The live clock draws a straight line between two consecutive mid-year values and moves along it every second, so it shows where the population is expected to be right now — not a live count.
Births and deaths are derived from the world crude birth and death rates applied to the current estimate. Because these rates refer to 2024, today's true figures may differ slightly.
Frequently asked questions
How many people are in the world right now?
About 8.31 billion (8,305,872,596) as of 22 October 2026. This is an estimate interpolated between the World Bank's mid-year figures for 2026 and 2027; no one counts the whole world in real time.
How many babies are born in the world each day?
Roughly 370,060 a day, or about 4.3 every second, using the world crude birth rate of 16.3 per 1,000 people (World Bank, 2024).
How many people die in the world each day?
Roughly 171,715 a day, using the world crude death rate of 7.6 per 1,000 people (World Bank, 2024).
When will the world population reach 9 billion?
On current World Bank projections the world reaches 9 billion around 2038, and about 9.63 billion by 2050.
Which country has the largest population?
India, with about 1.48 billion people in 2026, followed by China (1.40 billion) and United States (343 million).
What is the average life expectancy in the world?
73.5 years at birth (World Bank, 2024). The average woman has 2.19 children over her lifetime.
Sources: World Bank Open Data — World Development Indicators and Population Estimates and Projections (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22. Live figures are mathematical estimates interpolated between the World Bank's mid-year values, not real-time counts.