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World Population
8,209,642,591[Current World Population](/world-population/)
**World Population:**
Updated with the [2024 United Nations Revision](https://population.un.org/wpp/)
* reached 8 billion in 2022, according to United Nations estimates.
* is projected to reach 9 billion in 2037, and 10 billion in 2060.
* has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).
* is currently (2025) growing at a rate of around 0.85% per year, adding around 70 million people per year to the total.
* growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2.09%.
* growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years (reaching below 0.50% by 2047, reach 0 in 2084, and decline by -0.12% in 2100) .
* a tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history up to the year 1800 for world population to reach 1 billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), the fifth billion in 13 years (1987), the sixth billion in 11 years (1998), the seventh billion and eighth billion in 12 years each (2010 and 2022). During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
**Sources for the world population counter:**
* [World Population Prospect: the 2024 Revision](https://population.un.org/wpp/) - United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024)
* [International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs.html)
**For more detailed information:**
* [**World Population**](/world-population/) (Worldometer)
[trends & more >](/world-population/)
23,400,673Births this year
"this year" = from January 1 (00:00) up to now
184,094Births today
"today" = from the beginning of the current day up to now
11,026,507Deaths this year
86,746Deaths today
12,374,166Net population growth this year
"net population growth" = births minus deaths
97,348Net population growth today
Government & Economics
$ 8,878,730,551Public Healthcare expenditure [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Quick facts:**
* Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 9% of world GDP
* Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60%
**Sources and info:**
* [World Health Statistics](http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2017/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [World Economic Outlook (WEO)](https://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28) - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* [World Development Indicators (WDI)](http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators) - World Bank
$ 5,868,955,963Public Education expenditure [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Quick facts:**
* Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP
**Sources and info:**
* [Human Development Report](http://hdr.undp.org/en/) - United Nations
* [Global Education Digest](http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/global-education-digest.aspx) - Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS)
* [World Bank Public Expenditure Database](http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/EXTDATASTATISTICS/EXTEDSTATS/0,,contentMDK:21878970%7EmenuPK:5313042%7EpagePK:64168445%7EpiPK:64168309%7EtheSitePK:3232764,00.html) - edstats - World Bank
[more info >](/education/)
$ 2,426,101,954Public Military expenditure [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [SIPRI military expenditure data](http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex) - SIPRI
[more info >](/military/)
15,710,054Cars produced [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Car Production Statistics](http://oica.net/category/production-statistics/) - International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
* [Global Auto Report \[Pdf file\]](http://www.gbm.scotiabank.com/English/bns_econ/bns_auto.pdf) \- ScotiaBank
* [Light Vehicle Production Forecasts](http://www.ihs.com/products/automotive/light-vehicle-forecasts/light-vehicle-production.aspx) - IHS
[more info >](/cars/)
28,182,017Bicycles produced [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Quick facts:**
* As recently as 1965, bicycle and car production volumes were essentially the same, at nearly 20 million each per year, but as of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with around 50 million cars produced that year.
**Sources and info:**
* Elaboration of [Worldwatch Institute](http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5462) data
* Bicycle Retailer and Industry News - Statistics
[more info >](/bicycles/)
40,396,216Computers produced [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Worldwide PC Shipments](https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3844572) - **[Gartner](http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp)**
* [Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker](http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=1) - **[IDC](http://www.idc.com/)**
[more info >](/computers/)
Society & Media
502,184New book titles published [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Bowker Book Industry Statistics](http://www.bowker.com/en-US/)
* [UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)](http://www.uis.unesco.org/Pages/default.aspx) - (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
[more info >](/books/)
231,542,423Newspapers circulated [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [World Press Trends](http://www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/world-press-trends) - [World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers](http://www.wan-ifra.org/) (WAN-IFRA)
[more info >](/newspapers/)
343,672TV sets sold worldwide [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Display Search](http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/reports_tvs.asp) - worldwide leader in display market research
4,011,470Cellular phones sold [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Gartner](http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp)
* [IDC Telecom and Networks](http://www.idc.com/prodserv/idc_telnet.jsp)
$ 170,002,089Money spent on videogames [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Gartner](http://www.gartner.com)
* [DFC Intelligence](http://www.dfcint.com/)
* [NDP Group - Entertainment Market Research](http://www.npd.com/corpServlet?nextpage=entertainment-categories_s.html)
6,559,161,061Internet users in the world today
**Sources and info:**
* [World Development Indicators (WDI)](http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators) - World Bank
* [Measuring the Information Society](http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/) - International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
* [comScore](http://www.comscore.com/)
* [GfK group](http://www.gfk.com/)
[trends & more >](http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/)
160,017,202,251Emails sent [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [The Radicati Group](http://www.radicati.com/)
5,992,030Blog posts written [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Technorati on State of the Blogosphere](http://technorati.com/state-of-the-blogosphere/) reports and elaboration of other data
* [WordPress Stats](http://en.wordpress.com/stats/) - Automattic Inc.
[more info >](/blogs/)
511,429,603Tweets sent [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* Internet Live Stats
[trends & more >](http://www.internetlivestats.com/twitter-statistics/)
6,028,676,209Google searches [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [comScore](http://www.comscore.com/)
* [Google Inc.](http://www.google.com/about/company/)
[trends & more >](http://www.internetlivestats.com/google-search-statistics/)
Environment
919,061Forest loss [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (hectares)
**Quick Facts:**
* The number shown above is **net of reforestation**
**Sources and info:**
* [Global Forest Resources Assessment (2020)](https://www.fao.org/forest-resources-assessment/past-assessments/fra-2020/en/) - FAO
1,237,305Land lost to soil erosion [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (ha)
**Sources and info:**
* [Dimensions of need: Restoring the land](http://www.fao.org/docrep/u8480e/U8480E0D.HTM) - FAO
6,976,071,193[CO2 emissions](/co2-emissions/) [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (tons)
**Quick Facts:**
* CO2 Emissions shown are from Fossil Fuel Combustion
**Sources and info:**
* [International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics](https://www.iea.org/statistics/) \- CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion
* Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
* [Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)](http://cdiac.ornl.gov/) - United States Department of Energy
* [U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](http://www.eia.gov/)
[trends & more >](/co2-emissions/)
2,120,696Desertification [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (hectares)
**Sources and info:**
* [United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification](http://www.unccd.int/)
1,730,555 tonsToxic chemicals released
in the environment [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (tons)
**Sources and info:**
* [Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program](http://www.epa.gov/tri/) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
* [United Nations Environment Program](http://www.unep.org/)
* [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](http://www.epa.gov/)
[more info >](/view/toxchem/)
Food
886,189,049Undernourished people in the world
**Sources and info:**
* [The State of Food Insecurity in the World](http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/) - FAO
[more info >](/undernourishment/)
1,774,948,663Overweight people in the world
**Sources and info:**
* [Obesity and overweight](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
[more info >](/weight-loss/)
882,530,695Obese people in the world
**Sources and info:**
* [Obesity and overweight](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
[more info >](/obesity/)
15,548People who died of hunger [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Hunger Stats](http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats) - United Nations World Food Programme
* [World Health Report](http://www.who.int/whr/en/index.html) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [The State of the World's Children](http://www.unicef.org/sowc/index.html) - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
$ 349,308,115Money spent for obesity related
diseases in the USA [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Featured Page](http://www.unccd.int/)
[more info >](/obesity/)
$ 96,111,701Money spent on weight loss
programs in the USA [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity](http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/28/5/w822.short): Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
by:
_[RTI International
](http://www.rti.org/)[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality](http://www.ahrq.gov/) - US Dept of Health and Human Services
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)](http://www.cdc.gov/)_
* America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)
* [The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market](https://www.marketresearch.com/Marketdata-Enterprises-Inc-v416/Weight-Loss-Diet-Control-33797555/) - MarketData Enterprises, Inc., March 2023 Status Report
* [America's Health Rankings](http://www.americashealthrankings.org/) (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention)
[more info >](/weight-loss/)
Water
830,353,014Water used [this year](javascript:void\(0\)) (million L)
**Quick Facts:**
* Withdrawals for irrigation are nearly 70% of the total withdrawn for human uses, those for industry 20%, and those for municipal use about 10%
**Sources and info:**
* Global Water Outlook to 2025 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
* [World Water Council](http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/en)
[more info >](/water/)
148,811Deaths caused by water related
diseases [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Drinking Water](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs391/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [Water](http://www.who.int/topics/water/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
756,510,239People with no access to
a safe drinking water source
**Sources and info:**
* [Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene](http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/jmp-2017/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [Water](http://www.who.int/topics/water/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [Water-related diseases: information sheets](http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases-risks/diseases/diseasefact/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
[more info >](/water/access-to-safe-water/)
Energy
237,297,686Energy used today (MWh), of which:
**Sources and info:**
* [BP Statistical Review of World Energy](https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy/downloads.html) - British Petroleum
[more info >](/energy/)
202,001,189\- from non-renewable sources (MWh)
**Sources and info:**
* [International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics](http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
35,734,962\- from renewable sources (MWh)
**Sources and info:**
* Renewables Global Status Report - REN21
1,486,919,092,374 MWh Solar energy striking Earth [today](javascript:void\(0\)) (MWh)
**Sources and info:**
* [Energy: A beginner's guide](http://books.google.com/books/about/Energy.html?id=lm1WAAAACAAJ) - Vaclav Smil
48,669,703Oil pumped today (barrels)
**Quick Facts:**
* Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters
**Sources and info:**
* [World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates](http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6) - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.
[more info >](/oil/)
1,340,385,217,753Oil left (barrels)
**Sources and info:**
* [World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates](http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6) - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.
[more info >](/oil/)
13,978Days to the end of oil (~38 years)
**Countdown to the end of Oil:**
**Assumption:**
* If consumed at current rates
**Sources and info:**
* [World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates](http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6) - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.
1,062,547,921,645Natural Gas left (boe)
**Quick Facts:**
* Boe = barrel of oil equivalent
**Sources and info:**
* [World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates](http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=57&aid=6) - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal.
[more info >](/gas/)
55,924Days to the end of natural gas
4,265,636,825,785Coal left (boe)
[more info >](/coal/)
147,091Days to the end of coal
Health
2,294,031Communicable disease deaths [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Global Burden of Disease (GBD)](http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
90,515Seasonal flu deaths [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Quick facts:**
* Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.
* This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.
**Sources and info:**
* [Seasonal flu death estimate increases worldwide](https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p1213-flu-death-estimate.html) - CDC
* [Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year](https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2017/flu/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
1,343,201Deaths of children under 5 [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Young child survival and development](http://www.unicef.org/childsurvival/index_newsline.html) - UNICEF
* [Child Mortality](http://www.childinfo.org/mortality.html) - Childinfo (UNICEF)
7,975,334Abortions [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Abortion](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abortion) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [Methodologies for Estimating Abortion Incidence and Abortion-Related Morbidity: A Review \[PDF\]](https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pubs/compilations/IUSSP/abortion-methodologies.pdf) - Guttmacher Institute
* [Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736\(17\)31794-4/fulltext) - Ganatra, Bela et al,. The Lancet
[more info >](/abortions/)
54,620Deaths of mothers during birth [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Maternal mortality](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality) - World Health Organization (WHO)
46,220,872HIV/AIDS infected people
**Sources and info:**
* [HIV/AIDS Statistics](http://www.who.int/hiv/data/en/) - World Health Organization
* [Global HIV and AIDS estimates](http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm) - AVERT
[more info >](/aids/)
297,065Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [UNAIDS](http://www.unaids.org/en/dataanalysis/)
[more info >](/aids/)
1,451,325Deaths caused by cancer [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Cancer](http://www.who.int/cancer/en/) - World Health Organization (WHO)
[more info >](/cancer/)
69,685Deaths caused by malaria [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Malaria](http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/malaria/en/index.html) - World Health Organization (WHO)
7,695,688,467Cigarettes smoked [today](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Cigarette Consumption - Tobacco Atlas \[Pdf\]](http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/atlas8.pdf) \- World Health Organization (WHO)
883,391Deaths caused by smoking [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Tobacco Control, Global Health Observatory (GHO)](http://www.who.int/gho/tobacco/en/index.html) - World Health Organization (WHO)
441,974Deaths caused by alcohol [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)](http://www.who.int/gho/alcohol/en/index.html) - World Health Organization (WHO)
[more info >](/alcohol/)
189,497Suicides [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Suicide prevention (SUPRE)](http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicideprevent/en/index.html) \- World Health Organization (WHO)
$ 70,693,596,408Money spent on illegal drugs [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Drug Trafficking: a $32 billion business affecting communities globally](https://www.unodc.org/southasia/frontpage/2012/August/drug-trafficking-a-business-affecting-communities-globally.html#:~:text=Drug%20trafficking%20%2D%20the%20global%20illicit,be%20a%20%2432%20billion%20industry.) - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
* [The illegal drugs global business](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/) - Frontline, PBS special report
[more info >](/drugs/)
238,544Road traffic accident fatalities [this year](javascript:void\(0\))
**Sources and info:**
* [Global status report on road safety 2023](https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health/safety-and-mobility/global-status-report-on-road-safety-2023) - World Health Organization (WHO)
* [Global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/2011/road_safety/en/index.html) - World Health Organization (WHO)
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