World Population Overview 1960 to 2024
World Population in 2023 crossed 8 billion for the first time in human history, World Population in 2024 was 8.11 billion.
- World Population in 1960 was 3.03 billion.
- World Population has grown by 167% from 1960 to 2024.
- India’s population is largest in the world at 1.42 billion.
- India and China are only countries with population over 1 billion.
- Total 15 countries ha population over 100 million.
World Population 1960- 2024
| Year | Population (billion) | % change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.03 B | |
| 1961 | 3.07 B | 1.35% |
| 1962 | 3.13 B | 1.77% |
| 1963 | 3.19 B | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 3.26 B | 2.10% |
| 1965 | 3.33 B | 2.08% |
| 1966 | 3.40 B | 2.11% |
| 1967 | 3.47 B | 2.06% |
| 1968 | 3.54 B | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 3.61 B | 2.10% |
| 1970 | 3.69 B | 2.09% |
| 1971 | 3.77 B | 2.11% |
| 1972 | 3.84 B | 2.01% |
| 1973 | 3.92 B | 1.99% |
| 1974 | 4.00 B | 1.94% |
| 1975 | 4.07 B | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 4.14 B | 1.80% |
| 1977 | 4.22 B | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 4.29 B | 1.75% |
| 1979 | 4.37 B | 1.77% |
| 1980 | 4.44 B | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 4.52 B | 1.77% |
| 1982 | 4.60 B | 1.81% |
| 1983 | 4.68 B | 1.79% |
| 1984 | 4.77 B | 1.75% |
| 1985 | 4.85 B | 1.75% |
| 1986 | 4.94 B | 1.77% |
| 1987 | 5.02 B | 1.79% |
| 1988 | 5.11 B | 1.77% |
| 1989 | 5.20 B | 1.74% |
| 1990 | 5.29 B | 1.75% |
| 1991 | 5.38 B | 1.68% |
| 1992 | 5.47 B | 1.63% |
| 1993 | 5.56 B | 1.58% |
| 1994 | 5.64 B | 1.54% |
| 1995 | 5.73 B | 1.50% |
| 1996 | 5.81 B | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 5.90 B | 1.45% |
| 1998 | 5.98 B | 1.42% |
| 1999 | 6.06 B | 1.38% |
| 2000 | 6.14 B | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 6.23 B | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 6.31 B | 1.31% |
| 2003 | 6.39 B | 1.29% |
| 2004 | 6.47 B | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 6.55 B | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 6.64 B | 1.26% |
| 2007 | 6.72 B | 1.24% |
| 2008 | 6.80 B | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 6.89 B | 1.24% |
| 2010 | 6.97 B | 1.22% |
| 2011 | 7.05 B | 1.21% |
| 2012 | 7.14 B | 1.24% |
| 2013 | 7.23 B | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 7.32 B | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 7.40 B | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 7.49 B | 1.17% |
| 2017 | 7.58 B | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 7.66 B | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 7.74 B | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 7.82 B | 1.01% |
| 2021 | 7.89 B | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 7.95 B | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 8.02 B | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 8.11 B | 1.17% |
Countries by Population (2024)
| Rank | Country | Poppulation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.42 B |
| 2 | China | 1.41 B |
| 3 | United States | 334.9 M |
| 4 | Indonesia | 277.5 M |
| 5 | Pakistan | 240.5 M |
| 6 | Nigeria | 223.8 M |
| 7 | Brazil | 216.4 M |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 173.0 M |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 143.8 M |
| 10 | Mexico | 128.5 M |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 126.5 M |
| 12 | Japan | 124.5 M |
| 13 | Philippines | 117.3 M |
| 14 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 112.7 M |
| 15 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 102.3 M |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 98.9 M |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 89.2 M |
| 18 | Turkiye | 85.3 M |
| 19 | Germany | 84.5 M |
| 20 | Thailand | 71.8 M |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 68.4 M |
| 22 | France | 68.2 M |
| 23 | Tanzania | 67.4 M |
| 24 | South Africa | 60.4 M |
| 25 | Italy | 58.8 M |
| 26 | Kenya | 55.1 M |
| 27 | Myanmar | 54.6 M |
| 28 | Colombia | 52.1 M |
| 29 | Korea, Rep. | 51.7 M |
| 30 | Uganda | 48.6 M |
| 31 | Spain | 48.4 M |
| 32 | Sudan | 48.1 M |
| 33 | Argentina | 46.7 M |
| 34 | Algeria | 45.6 M |
| 35 | Iraq | 45.5 M |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 42.2 M |
| 37 | Canada | 40.1 M |
| 38 | Morocco | 37.8 M |
| 39 | Ukraine | 37.0 M |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 36.9 M |
| 41 | Poland | 36.7 M |
| 42 | Angola | 36.7 M |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 36.4 M |
| 44 | Yemen, Rep. | 34.4 M |
| 45 | Peru | 34.4 M |
| 46 | Malaysia | 34.3 M |
| 47 | Ghana | 34.1 M |
| 48 | Mozambique | 33.9 M |
| 49 | Nepal | 30.9 M |
| 50 | Madagascar | 30.3 M |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.9 M |
| 52 | Venezuela, RB | 28.8 M |
| 53 | Cameroon | 28.6 M |
| 54 | Niger | 27.2 M |
| 55 | Australia | 26.6 M |
| 56 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 26.2 M |
| 57 | Mali | 23.3 M |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 23.3 M |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.2 M |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 22.0 M |
| 61 | Malawi | 20.9 M |
| 62 | Zambia | 20.6 M |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 19.9 M |
| 64 | Chile | 19.6 M |
| 65 | Romania | 19.1 M |
| 66 | Chad | 18.3 M |
| 67 | Ecuador | 18.2 M |
| 68 | Somalia | 18.1 M |
| 69 | Netherlands | 17.9 M |
| 70 | Senegal | 17.8 M |
| 71 | Guatemala | 17.6 M |
| 72 | Cambodia | 16.9 M |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 16.7 M |
| 74 | Guinea | 14.2 M |
| 75 | Rwanda | 14.1 M |
| 76 | Benin | 13.7 M |
| 77 | Burundi | 13.2 M |
| 78 | Tunisia | 12.5 M |
| 79 | Bolivia | 12.4 M |
| 80 | Belgium | 11.8 M |
| 81 | Haiti | 11.7 M |
| 82 | Jordan | 11.3 M |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 11.3 M |
| 84 | Cuba | 11.2 M |
| 85 | South Sudan | 11.1 M |
| 86 | Czechia | 10.9 M |
| 87 | Honduras | 10.6 M |
| 88 | Sweden | 10.5 M |
| 89 | Portugal | 10.5 M |
| 90 | Greece | 10.4 M |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 10.3 M |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 10.1 M |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 10.1 M |
| 94 | Israel | 9.8 M |
| 95 | Hungary | 9.6 M |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 9.5 M |
| 97 | Belarus | 9.2 M |
| 98 | Austria | 9.1 M |
| 99 | Togo | 9.1 M |
| 100 | Switzerland | 8.8 M |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 8.8 M |
| 102 | Lao PDR | 7.6 M |
| 103 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.5 M |
| 104 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.1 M |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 7.0 M |
| 106 | Libya | 6.9 M |
| 107 | Paraguay | 6.9 M |
| 108 | Serbia | 6.6 M |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 6.5 M |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 6.4 M |
| 111 | El Salvador | 6.4 M |
| 112 | Congo, Rep. | 6.1 M |
| 113 | Denmark | 5.9 M |
| 114 | Singapore | 5.9 M |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 5.7 M |
| 116 | Finland | 5.6 M |
| 117 | Norway | 5.5 M |
| 118 | Slovak Republic | 5.4 M |
| 119 | Liberia | 5.4 M |
| 120 | Lebanon | 5.4 M |
| 121 | Ireland | 5.3 M |
| 122 | New Zealand | 5.2 M |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 5.2 M |
| 124 | Mauritania | 4.9 M |
| 125 | Oman | 4.6 M |
| 126 | Panama | 4.5 M |
| 127 | Kuwait | 4.3 M |
| 128 | Croatia | 3.9 M |
| 129 | Georgia | 3.8 M |
| 130 | Eritrea | 3.7 M |
| 131 | Mongolia | 3.4 M |
| 132 | Uruguay | 3.4 M |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 M |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 3.2 M |
| 135 | Lithuania | 2.9 M |
| 136 | Jamaica | 2.8 M |
| 137 | Armenia | 2.8 M |
| 138 | Gambia, The | 2.8 M |
| 139 | Albania | 2.7 M |
| 140 | Qatar | 2.7 M |
| 141 | Botswana | 2.7 M |
| 142 | Namibia | 2.6 M |
| 143 | Moldova | 2.5 M |
| 144 | Gabon | 2.4 M |
| 145 | Lesotho | 2.3 M |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 M |
| 147 | Slovenia | 2.1 M |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.9 M |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 1.8 M |
| 150 | Kosovo | 1.8 M |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.7 M |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.5 M |
| 153 | Bahrain | 1.5 M |
| 154 | Estonia | 1.4 M |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 1.4 M |
| 156 | Mauritius | 1.3 M |
| 157 | Cyprus | 1.3 M |
| 158 | Eswatini | 1.2 M |
| 159 | Djibouti | 1.1 M |
| 160 | Fiji | 936.4 K |
| 161 | Comoros | 852.1 K |
| 162 | Guyana | 813.8 K |
| 163 | Bhutan | 787.4 K |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 740.4 K |
| 165 | Macao SAR, China | 704.1 K |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 668.6 K |
| 167 | Suriname | 623.2 K |
| 168 | Montenegro | 616.2 K |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | 598.7 K |
| 170 | Malta | 553.2 K |
| 171 | Maldives | 521.0 K |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 452.5 K |
| 173 | Bahamas, The | 412.6 K |
| 174 | Belize | 410.8 K |
| 175 | Iceland | 393.6 K |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 334.5 K |
| 177 | Barbados | 282.0 K |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 267.9 K |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 231.9 K |
| 180 | Samoa | 225.7 K |
| 181 | St. Lucia | 180.3 K |
| 182 | Channel Islands | 175.3 K |
| 183 | Guam | 173.0 K |
| 184 | Curacao | 147.9 K |
| 185 | Kiribati | 133.5 K |
| 186 | Grenada | 126.2 K |
| 187 | Seychelles | 119.8 K |
| 188 | Tonga | 107.8 K |
| 189 | Aruba | 106.3 K |
| 190 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.7 K |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.3 K |
| 192 | Isle of Man | 84.7 K |
| 193 | Andorra | 80.1 K |
| 194 | Dominica | 73.0 K |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 69.3 K |
| 196 | Bermuda | 63.5 K |
| 197 | Greenland | 56.9 K |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 53.3 K |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 49.8 K |
| 200 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 47.8 K |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46.1 K |
| 202 | American Samoa | 43.9 K |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 42.0 K |
| 204 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 41.2 K |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 39.6 K |
| 206 | Monaco | 36.3 K |
| 207 | San Marino | 33.6 K |
| 208 | Gibraltar | 32.7 K |
| 209 | St. Martin (French part) | 32.1 K |
| 210 | Palau | 18.1 K |
| 211 | Nauru | 12.8 K |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 11.4 K |
| World | 8.025 Billion |
Source: World Bank
