

405,120,000 Folk Religionists (6%): faiths that are closely associated with a particular.487,540,000 Buddhists (7%), of which half live in China.1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.One-in-five people (20%) in the United States are religiously unaffiliated. 1,126,500,000 No Religion affiliation (16%): atheists, agnostics and people whoĭo not identify with any particular religion.2,173,180,000 Christians ( 31% of world population), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox, and 1% other.Previous MilestonesĪccording to a recent study (based on the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion) by The Pew Forum, there are: Census Bureau, the date and time of when 6 billion was reached will probably change because the already uncertain estimates are constantly being updated.

Census Bureau instead, the six billion milestone was reached on July 22, 1999, at about 3:49 AM GMT. 6 Billion (1998) According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2022), the 6 billion figure was reached towards the end of 1998 (this was previously estimated as occurring on October 12, 1999, celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion). Census Bureau made a different estimate, for which the 7 billion mark was reached on March 12, 2012. 7 Billion (2010) According to the latest revision by the United Nations (released in 2022), world population reached 7 Billion in late 2010 (after being previously estimated as occurring on October 31, 2011). Census Bureau International Database (IDB) estimates the world population will reach 8 billion in October 2023. World population has reached 8 billion people on Novemaccording to the United Nations. The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world. The current world population is 8,060,952,377 as of Sunday, Septemaccording to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer.

World population is expected to reach 9 billion in the year 2037. The United Nations projects world population will reach 10 billion in the year 2058. Wonder how big was the world's population when you were born?Ĭheck out this simple wizard or this more elaborated one to find out.
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View the full tabulated data.Īt the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history.
