How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?
Historical World Population Estimates From Year 0 to 2050
Year |
Population
(in millions) |
0 |
300 |
1000 |
310 |
1250 |
400 |
1500 |
500 |
1750 |
790 |
1800 |
980 |
1850 |
1,260 |
1900 |
1,650 |
1910 |
1,750 |
1920 |
1,860 |
1930 |
2,070 |
1940 |
2,300 |
1950 |
2,519 |
1960 |
3,023 |
1970 |
3,696 |
1980 |
4,440 |
1990 |
5,279 |
2000 |
6,085 |
2010 |
6,842 |
2020 |
7,577 |
2040 |
8,701 |
2050 |
9,075 |
Sources: United Nations Population Division, The World at Six Billion, Table 1, "World Population From Year 0 to Stabilization" (1990): p. 5;
and
UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision.
For additional information:
- U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Estimates of World Population (10,000 BC to 1950 AD).
- UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Population by sex (annual), (1950 to 2050 annual population totals).