Robust population data exist only for the last two or three centuries Until the late 18th century, few governments had ever performed an accurate census. Population growth through history from 5000 bc to the current year (2025) for the entire population of the world Population is the most commonly used metric throughout our world in data We construct this indicator by combining multiple sources covering different periods. View table on historical estimates of the world population.
Total population for the world in 2024 was 8,118,835,999, a 0.71% increase from 2023 Total population for the world in 2023 was 8,061,876,001, a 0.9% increase from 2022 Total population for the world in 2022 was 7,989,981,520, a 0.87% increase from 2021 Historical data from 1950 to 2025. Until the 1800s, population growth was incredibly slow on a global level. Discover the history of world population growth by century
