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World Population

World Population Today
8,061,813,896
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Monday, September 25, 2023
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

The current world population of 2023

There are 8,061,813,896 people on Earth today (8.0618 billion) on Monday, September 25, 2023, with a growth rate of 0.91% per year, 367,889 births daily, 166,467 deaths daily, and 199,375 population increases daily.

Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

World Population Past 10 Years

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20227,941,658,31665,354,8840.82%8,007,013,200
20217,875,265,72864,111,7700.81%7,939,377,498
20207,804,973,77371,257,5770.91%7,876,231,350
20197,724,928,29279,301,7671.03%7,804,230,059
20187,642,651,36481,507,4581.07%7,724,158,822
20177,556,993,44384,874,0991.12%7,641,867,542
20167,469,955,03386,234,3201.15%7,556,189,353
20157,383,240,04085,897,7131.16%7,469,137,753
20147,294,786,79887,540,9981.20%7,382,327,796
20137,206,399,94287,385,5411.21%7,293,785,483

World Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years

Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

World Population by Continent 2022

The following figures are calculated according to continents.
ContinentCountriesPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
Equivalent world
Africa541,408,201,20832,889,3142.34%1,441,090,52217.58%
Asia484,698,935,26428,334,9770.60%4,727,270,24158.67%
Europe43720,335,577-2,854,544-0.40%717,481,0338.99%
North America23593,646,9153,699,1040.62%597,346,0197.41%
Oceania1443,878,034529,0161.21%44,407,0500.55%
South America12435,197,8282,609,4220.60%437,807,2505.43%
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

World Population by Region 2022

The following figures are calculated according to regions.
RegionCountriesPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
Equivalent world
Africa541,408,201,20832,889,3142.34%1,441,090,52217.58%
Asia494,700,182,34428,343,7690.60%4,728,526,11358.69%
Europe42719,088,497-2,863,336-0.40%716,225,1618.98%
Latin America and The Caribbean33653,054,4184,406,9310.67%657,461,3498.15%
Northern America2375,790,3251,901,5950.51%377,691,9204.69%
Oceania1443,878,034529,0161.21%44,407,0500.55%
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Top 10 Countries in the World by Population 2022

RankIsoCountryPopulation (31 Dec 2022)Equivalent world
1CNChina1,425,854,09017.81%
2INIndia1,421,994,20817.64%
3USUnited States339,075,6024.21%
4IDIndonesia276,382,0723.43%
5PKPakistan238,081,9932.92%
6NGNigeria221,091,2802.7%
7BRBrazil215,800,0782.68%
8BDBangladesh172,065,2832.13%
9RURussia144,693,4381.81%
10MXMexico127,980,6261.59%
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Population Monitoring Methods

There are many different ways that can be used to monitor the population. There are some countries that use the field survey method in order to conduct their surveys. In addition to these technologies, there are a number of others that use modern technologies to improve the results of censuses. These include mobile devices, geographical information systems, and the internet. In addition, they improve the speed with which data is obtained, as well as the quality of the results that are obtained.
Anyway we are getting our data from As a trusted source, the United Nations provides us with population data.

Why is the population census so significant?

The concept of a population census has several benefits, the most significant of which are:

How accurate are the census numbers?

It is a direct source of information that the United Nations provides to us freely, and that data and statistics are constantly updated. Sources V.27 Edition

Sources:

The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.