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(July 2010) This population clock reflects data from PRB's 2010 World Population Data Sheet.

 

Measure	World	More Developed Countries	Less Developed Countries	Less Developed Countries (ex. China)
Population:	6,892,319,000	1,236,646,000	655,673,000	4,317,559,000
Births per:
Year	140,213,443	14,245,797	125,967,646	109,736,323
Month	11,684,454	1,187,150	10,497,304	9,144,694
Week	2,696,412	273,958	2,422,455	2,110,314
Day	384,146	39,030	345,117	300,647
Hour	16,006	1,626	14,380	12,527
Minute	267	27	240	209
Second	4.4	0.5	4.0	3.5
Deaths per:
Year	56,897,968	12,115,417	44,782,552	35,308,704
Month	4,741,497	1,009,618	3,371,879	2,942,392
Week	1,094,192	232,989	861,203	679,014
Day	155,885	33,193	122,692	96,736
Hour	6,495	1,383	5,112	4,031
Minute	108	23	85	67
Second	1.8	0.4	1.4	1.1
Natural Increase per:
Year	83,315,475	2,130,380	81,185,094	74,427,619
Month	6,942,956	177,532	6,765,425	6,202,302
Week	1,602,221	40,969	1,561,252	1,431,300
Day	228,262	5,837	222,425	203,911
Hour	9,511	243	9,268	8,496
Minute	159	4	154	142
Second	2.6	0.1	2.6	2.4
Infant Deaths per:
Year	6,383,608	80,282	6,303,326	5,959,222
Month	531,967	6,690	525,277	496,602
Week	122,762	1,544	121,218	114,600
Day	17,489	220	17,269	16,327
Hour	729	9	720	680
Minute	12	0.2	12	11
Second	0.2	0.003	0.2	0.2

Source: Carl Haub, 2010 World Population Data Sheet (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2010). Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.