| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 17 Feb 2026 |
The global population is expected to reach 8.30 billion by 2026, up from 8.23 billion in 2024. The expected population growth rate for 2026 is 0.83 percent.
There are 4.17 billion males and 4.13 billion females in the world. Males account for 50.26% of the population, while females make up 49.74%. The world has 42.35 million more males than females. The global sex ratio in 2026 will be 101.026 males per 100 females.
As of 2026, worldwide life expectancy is around 73.78 years, up from 46.39 years in 1950, representing an almost 27-year rise in just over seven decades. There have been two significant drops in life expectancy since 1950: a steep one of around 3.8 years between 1958 and 1960 and another of about 1.74 years between 2019 and 2021.
The global fertility rate in 2026 is approximately 2.2 births per woman, down from around 5.3 in 1963 and 3.3 in 1990.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 1,241,431,646 | 1,251,661,202 | 2,493,092,848 | 1.74 | 99.183 |
| 1955 | 1,365,978,617 | 1,374,235,175 | 2,740,213,792 | 2.01 | 99.399 |
| 1960 | 1,504,457,101 | 1,511,013,793 | 3,015,470,894 | 1.58 | 99.566 |
| 1965 | 1,665,744,687 | 1,668,789,017 | 3,334,533,703 | 2.09 | 99.818 |
| 1970 | 1,847,018,782 | 1,847,665,011 | 3,694,683,794 | 2.06 | 99.965 |
| 1975 | 2,037,387,508 | 2,033,347,769 | 4,070,735,277 | 1.80 | 100.199 |
| 1980 | 2,227,983,052 | 2,219,623,184 | 4,447,606,236 | 1.80 | 100.377 |
| 1985 | 2,441,487,197 | 2,427,456,268 | 4,868,943,465 | 1.80 | 100.578 |
| 1990 | 2,674,705,195 | 2,653,097,914 | 5,327,803,110 | 1.76 | 100.814 |
| 1995 | 2,893,335,631 | 2,865,543,351 | 5,758,878,982 | 1.45 | 100.970 |
| 2000 | 3,102,257,632 | 3,069,445,361 | 6,171,702,993 | 1.35 | 101.069 |
| 2005 | 3,312,999,771 | 3,273,970,360 | 6,586,970,132 | 1.27 | 101.192 |
| 2010 | 3,533,138,552 | 3,488,593,596 | 7,021,732,148 | 1.27 | 101.277 |
| 2015 | 3,761,327,208 | 3,709,164,663 | 7,470,491,872 | 1.18 | 101.406 |
| 2020 | 3,969,229,013 | 3,917,772,279 | 7,887,001,292 | 0.90 | 101.313 |
| 2021 | 4,002,148,176 | 3,952,300,215 | 7,954,448,391 | 0.80 | 101.261 |
| 2022 | 4,035,007,924 | 3,986,399,268 | 8,021,407,192 | 0.88 | 101.219 |
| 2023 | 4,069,351,928 | 4,022,383,002 | 8,091,734,930 | 0.87 | 101.168 |
| 2024 | 4,103,612,213 | 4,058,360,359 | 8,161,972,572 | 0.86 | 101.115 |
| 2025 | 4,137,709,238 | 4,093,903,832 | 8,231,613,070 | 0.84 | 101.070 |
| 2026 | 4,171,512,568 | 4,129,165,828 | 8,300,678,395 | 0.83 | 101.026 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.394 | 22.159 | 4.852 |
| 1955 | 50.206 | 21.839 | 5.003 |
| 1960 | 47.820 | 21.455 | 4.696 |
| 1965 | 53.998 | 20.811 | 5.071 |
| 1970 | 56.266 | 20.308 | 4.825 |
| 1975 | 58.268 | 20.659 | 4.080 |
| 1980 | 60.502 | 21.452 | 3.744 |
| 1985 | 62.209 | 22.005 | 3.515 |
| 1990 | 63.955 | 22.923 | 3.310 |
| 1995 | 64.882 | 23.980 | 2.889 |
| 2000 | 66.433 | 25.131 | 2.754 |
| 2005 | 68.141 | 26.123 | 2.630 |
| 2010 | 70.089 | 27.171 | 2.602 |
| 2015 | 71.606 | 28.296 | 2.537 |
| 2020 | 71.917 | 29.575 | 2.322 |
| 2021 | 70.865 | 29.833 | 2.291 |
| 2022 | 72.640 | 30.093 | 2.265 |
| 2023 | 73.169 | 30.364 | 2.251 |
| 2024 | 73.322 | 30.621 | 2.248 |
| 2025 | 73.518 | 30.863 | 2.239 |
| 2026 | 73.768 | 31.099 | 2.230 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 48,486,892 | 91,823,936 | 19.448 | 36.831 |
| 1955 | 46,635,655 | 101,747,972 | 17.019 | 37.131 |
| 1960 | 54,612,440 | 102,378,083 | 18.111 | 33.951 |
| 1965 | 48,213,550 | 117,837,004 | 14.459 | 35.338 |
| 1970 | 48,163,467 | 124,135,907 | 13.036 | 33.599 |
| 1975 | 47,622,994 | 121,030,095 | 11.699 | 29.732 |
| 1980 | 47,349,925 | 127,446,984 | 10.646 | 28.655 |
| 1985 | 48,772,812 | 136,373,957 | 10.017 | 28.009 |
| 1990 | 49,794,345 | 143,461,425 | 9.346 | 26.927 |
| 1995 | 51,406,890 | 134,850,043 | 8.927 | 23.416 |
| 2000 | 52,240,368 | 135,758,482 | 8.464 | 21.997 |
| 2005 | 53,390,436 | 137,166,462 | 8.105 | 20.824 |
| 2010 | 54,268,588 | 143,354,237 | 7.729 | 20.416 |
| 2015 | 56,305,968 | 144,333,945 | 7.537 | 19.321 |
| 2020 | 63,546,315 | 134,719,611 | 8.057 | 17.081 |
| 2021 | 69,728,100 | 133,448,839 | 8.766 | 16.777 |
| 2022 | 62,278,627 | 132,475,391 | 7.764 | 16.515 |
| 2023 | 61,651,608 | 132,110,264 | 7.619 | 16.327 |
| 2024 | 62,389,498 | 132,405,927 | 7.644 | 16.222 |
| 2025 | 63,135,984 | 132,399,173 | 7.670 | 16.084 |
| 2026 | 63,637,314 | 132,503,469 | 7.667 | 15.963 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 717,967,649 | 1,775,125,208 | 28.798 |
| 1955 | 858,090,836 | 1,882,122,951 | 31.315 |
| 1960 | 1,034,454,633 | 1,981,016,267 | 34.305 |
| 1965 | 1,178,716,971 | 2,155,816,730 | 35.349 |
| 1970 | 1,347,703,333 | 2,346,980,467 | 36.477 |
| 1975 | 1,536,571,873 | 2,534,163,403 | 37.747 |
| 1980 | 1,757,315,503 | 2,690,290,728 | 39.511 |
| 1985 | 2,015,977,111 | 2,852,966,360 | 41.405 |
| 1990 | 2,281,696,041 | 3,046,107,070 | 42.826 |
| 1995 | 2,551,356,468 | 3,207,522,522 | 44.303 |
| 2000 | 2,890,558,667 | 3,281,144,334 | 46.836 |
| 2005 | 3,251,854,880 | 3,335,115,258 | 49.368 |
| 2010 | 3,635,729,842 | 3,386,002,314 | 51.778 |
| 2015 | 4,069,166,626 | 3,401,325,245 | 54.470 |
| 2020 | 4,456,412,220 | 3,430,589,069 | 56.503 |
| 2021 | 4,524,224,996 | 3,430,223,397 | 56.877 |
| 2022 | 4,582,660,503 | 3,438,746,690 | 57.130 |
| 2023 | 4,640,900,072 | 3,450,834,859 | 57.354 |
| 2024 | 4,700,181,041 | 3,461,791,545 | 57.586 |
| 2025 | 4,760,631,943 | 3,470,981,133 | 57.834 |
| 2026 | 4,821,906,392 | 3,478,772,003 | 58.090 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 328,971,251 | 313,383,302 | 642,354,553 | 7.74 | 104.974 |
| 05-09 | 342,936,336 | 324,640,452 | 667,576,789 | 8.04 | 105.636 |
| 10-14 | 355,325,046 | 333,998,644 | 689,323,689 | 8.30 | 106.385 |
| 15-19 | 343,869,797 | 322,467,123 | 666,336,921 | 8.03 | 106.637 |
| 20-24 | 324,033,305 | 305,003,682 | 629,036,987 | 7.58 | 106.239 |
| 25-29 | 311,642,450 | 293,806,878 | 605,449,329 | 7.29 | 106.071 |
| 30-34 | 305,931,568 | 289,587,247 | 595,518,816 | 7.17 | 105.644 |
| 35-39 | 309,308,090 | 295,435,896 | 604,743,986 | 7.29 | 104.696 |
| 40-44 | 281,130,156 | 272,786,698 | 553,916,855 | 6.67 | 103.059 |
| 45-49 | 247,713,913 | 243,564,734 | 491,278,646 | 5.92 | 101.704 |
| 50-54 | 231,102,486 | 231,588,720 | 462,691,206 | 5.57 | 99.790 |
| 55-59 | 213,627,621 | 219,073,791 | 432,701,412 | 5.21 | 97.514 |
| 60-64 | 184,368,836 | 195,184,672 | 379,553,508 | 4.57 | 94.459 |
| 65-69 | 139,956,453 | 155,879,948 | 295,836,400 | 3.56 | 89.785 |
| 70-74 | 111,193,371 | 132,276,706 | 243,470,076 | 2.93 | 84.061 |
| 75-79 | 73,334,413 | 93,701,951 | 167,036,363 | 2.01 | 78.263 |
| 80-84 | 39,413,446 | 55,373,053 | 94,786,500 | 1.14 | 71.178 |
| 85-89 | 19,601,200 | 33,039,024 | 52,640,224 | 0.63 | 59.327 |
| 90-94 | 6,625,775 | 14,104,409 | 20,730,184 | 0.25 | 46.977 |
| 95-99 | 1,296,825 | 3,727,193 | 5,024,018 | 0.06 | 34.794 |
| 100+ | 130,229 | 541,703 | 671,933 | 0.01 | 24.041 |
| Total | 4,171,512,567 | 4,129,165,826 | 8,300,678,395 | 101.026 | |