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The national 1 July, mid-year population estimates (usually based on past national censuses) supplied in these tables are given in thousands. The retrospective figures use the present-day names and world political division: for example, the table gives data for each of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, as if they had already been independent in 1950.
Estimates of population levels in different continents between 1950 and 2050, according to the United Nations (2011 edition). The vertical axis is logarithmic and is in millions of people. UN estimates (as of 2017) for world population by continent in 2000 and in 2050 (pie chart size to scale). [22]
This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
A chart of changes in world population growth rate from 1950–2010 (red) and predicted changes in world population growth rate from 2010–2050 (blue). The original was created 6 Dec 2003 by Securiger from data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Converted to SVG by Conscious.
UN estimates (as of 2017) for world population by continent in 2000 and in 2050 (pie chart size to scale) Asia Africa Europe Central/South America North America Oceania. Population estimates for world regions based on Maddison (2007), [29] in millions. The row showing total world population includes the average growth rate per year over the ...
The statistics are maintained for every year from 1950 until the present plus have future projections until 2050. Population size (by single year of age and sex) and components of change (fertility, mortality, and migration) are provided for each calendar year beyond the initial or base year, through 2050.
The current world population growth is approximately 1.09%. [7] People under 15 years of age made up over a quarter of the world population (25.18%), and people age 65 and over made up nearly ten percent (9.69%) in 2021. [7] The world population more than tripled during the 20th century from about 1.65 billion in 1900 to 5.97 billion in 1999.
The United Nations and the US Census Bureau both give different estimates – according to the UN, the world population reached seven billion in late 2011, [111] while the USCB asserted that this occurred in March 2012. [121] Since 1951, the UN has issued multiple projections of future world population, based on different assumptions.