Total Population of the World by Decade, 1950–2050

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

(historical and projected)

YearTotal world population
(mid-year figures)
Ten-year growth
rate (%)
19502,556,000,05318.9%
19603,039,451,02322.0
19703,706,618,16320.2
19804,453,831,71418.5
19905,278,639,78915.2
20006,082,966,42912.6
201016,848,932,92910.7
202017,584,821,1448.7
203018,246,619,3417.3
204018,850,045,8895.6
205019,346,399,468
1. Projected.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database.
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