World Population Live Counter 2025 - Real-Time Global Population Stats
Real-time global population statistics tracking births, deaths, and demographic trends across continents
What is World Population?
World population refers to the total number of living humans on Earth. As of 2025, the global population exceeds 8.2 billion people.
Current Value
8,256,179,905
growing ~2.5/second
Daily Change
+215,000
385k births − 170k deaths
Key Milestone
India #1
surpassed China in 2023
Current World Population
Live Population Counter
Current World Population
Births Today
Deaths Today
Births and Deaths Today
Track detailed statistics on births per day worldwide and deaths per day worldwide with real-time counters.
Population by Country Rankings
Top 10 Most Populated Countries
See the complete list of most populated countries with current 2025 data.
Top 10 Countries by Population (Millions)
India vs China Population
India surpassed China as the world's most populous country in 2023. India now has approximately 1.44 billion people compared to China's 1.43 billion.
Population by Continent
Explore detailed breakdowns at Population by Continent.
Population by Continent (Millions)
Asia Population
4.7 Billion
Asia accounts for approximately 60% of the world's total population. China and India alone represent over 35% of all humans on Earth.
Africa Population
1.4 Billion
Africa is the fastest-growing continent and is expected to double its population by 2050.
Population Growth Trends
Global Birth Rate
The global birth rate is approximately 18.1 births per 1,000 people per year. Compare rates across nations at fertility rate by country.
Population Growth Rate
The world population growth rate has declined from 2.1% in the 1960s to about 0.9% today.
Historical Growth Rate (%)
Future Population Projections
When Will Population Reach 9 Billion
~2037
Based on UN projections, the world population is expected to reach 9 billion around 2037.
Population in 2050
9.7 Billion
The UN projects the world population will reach approximately 9.7 billion by 2050, with peak around 10.4 billion in the 2080s.
Historical World Population (Billions)
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Quick Facts:
- •The world population reached 1 billion around 1800
- •It took 123 years to reach 2 billion (1927)
- •But only 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion (2010-2022)
- •Asia accounts for about 60% of the world's population
- •The population growth rate has been declining since the 1960s
- •UN projects population to peak at 10.4 billion by 2080s