DATA · POPULATION
How many of us are there?
The world adds a net 2.5 humans every second. Every UN forecast says the curve will bend this century — but the absolute numbers are still climbing.
World population
8,163,043,608
+227,123 today
Births today
19,054
+4.3/sec avg
Deaths today
8,242
+1.86/sec avg
Internet users online
5,496,556,979
+5,200/sec new users
Population over time
1700 → 2100, medium projection · UN DESA
Most-populous countries
2025 · UN medium variant
Top 8 by population
UN 2025 estimates
01
🇮🇳India
1.45B02
🇨🇳China
1.41B03
🇺🇸United States
345M04
🇮🇩Indonesia
280M05
🇵🇰Pakistan
244M06
🇳🇬Nigeria
227M07
🇧🇷Brazil
217M08
🇧🇩Bangladesh
173MRIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD
Right now, 0.74% of all humans who have ever lived are alive at the same time.