World - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in World was 7,763,498,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,763,498,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,032,156,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 3,032,156,000
1961 3,071,596,000
1962 3,124,561,000
1963 3,189,656,000
1964 3,255,146,000
1965 3,322,047,000
1966 3,392,098,000
1967 3,461,620,000
1968 3,532,783,000
1969 3,606,554,000
1970 3,681,976,000
1971 3,760,517,000
1972 3,836,901,000
1973 3,912,984,000
1974 3,988,487,000
1975 4,062,507,000
1976 4,135,432,000
1977 4,207,786,000
1978 4,281,339,000
1979 4,356,778,000
1980 4,432,964,000
1981 4,511,164,000
1982 4,592,387,000
1983 4,674,330,000
1984 4,755,997,000
1985 4,839,177,000
1986 4,924,748,000
1987 5,012,556,000
1988 5,101,287,000
1989 5,189,977,000
1990 5,280,062,000
1991 5,368,140,000
1992 5,452,577,000
1993 5,537,885,000
1994 5,622,085,000
1995 5,706,754,000
1996 5,789,655,000
1997 5,872,284,000
1998 5,954,004,000
1999 6,034,484,000
2000 6,114,324,000
2001 6,193,663,000
2002 6,272,724,000
2003 6,351,856,000
2004 6,431,527,000
2005 6,511,725,000
2006 6,592,712,000
2007 6,674,182,000
2008 6,757,000,000
2009 6,839,554,000
2010 6,921,854,000
2011 7,003,761,000
2012 7,089,254,000
2013 7,175,500,000
2014 7,261,847,000
2015 7,347,679,000
2016 7,433,569,000
2017 7,519,183,000
2018 7,602,433,000
2019 7,683,438,000
2020 7,763,498,000

Population, female

The value for Population, female in World was 3,848,036,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,848,036,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,514,480,000 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,514,480,000
1961 1,534,056,000
1962 1,560,189,000
1963 1,592,223,000
1964 1,624,484,000
1965 1,657,469,000
1966 1,691,986,000
1967 1,726,285,000
1968 1,761,405,000
1969 1,797,799,000
1970 1,834,972,000
1971 1,873,682,000
1972 1,911,315,000
1973 1,948,786,000
1974 1,985,962,000
1975 2,022,413,000
1976 2,058,321,000
1977 2,093,948,000
1978 2,130,174,000
1979 2,167,350,000
1980 2,204,933,000
1981 2,243,549,000
1982 2,283,664,000
1983 2,324,131,000
1984 2,364,437,000
1985 2,405,419,000
1986 2,447,495,000
1987 2,490,602,000
1988 2,534,134,000
1989 2,577,668,000
1990 2,621,928,000
1991 2,665,276,000
1992 2,707,001,000
1993 2,749,073,000
1994 2,790,639,000
1995 2,832,374,000
1996 2,873,438,000
1997 2,914,438,000
1998 2,955,073,000
1999 2,995,067,000
2000 3,034,539,000
2001 3,073,582,000
2002 3,112,370,000
2003 3,151,112,000
2004 3,190,089,000
2005 3,229,329,000
2006 3,268,965,000
2007 3,308,860,000
2008 3,349,479,000
2009 3,390,054,000
2010 3,430,617,000
2011 3,471,095,000
2012 3,513,490,000
2013 3,556,355,000
2014 3,599,286,000
2015 3,641,926,000
2016 3,684,519,000
2017 3,726,904,000
2018 3,768,113,000
2019 3,808,261,000
2020 3,848,036,000

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in World was 49.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.97 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.58 in 2011.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.97
1961 49.97
1962 49.96
1963 49.94
1964 49.93
1965 49.92
1966 49.90
1967 49.89
1968 49.88
1969 49.87
1970 49.86
1971 49.85
1972 49.84
1973 49.83
1974 49.82
1975 49.81
1976 49.80
1977 49.79
1978 49.78
1979 49.77
1980 49.76
1981 49.76
1982 49.75
1983 49.75
1984 49.74
1985 49.73
1986 49.72
1987 49.71
1988 49.70
1989 49.69
1990 49.68
1991 49.67
1992 49.67
1993 49.67
1994 49.66
1995 49.66
1996 49.66
1997 49.66
1998 49.66
1999 49.65
2000 49.65
2001 49.65
2002 49.64
2003 49.63
2004 49.62
2005 49.61
2006 49.60
2007 49.60
2008 49.59
2009 49.59
2010 49.58
2011 49.58
2012 49.58
2013 49.58
2014 49.58
2015 49.58
2016 49.58
2017 49.58
2018 49.58
2019 49.58
2020 49.58

Population, male

The value for Population, male in World was 3,912,642,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,912,642,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,516,274,000 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,516,274,000
1961 1,536,110,000
1962 1,562,906,000
1963 1,595,929,000
1964 1,629,121,000
1965 1,662,999,000
1966 1,698,496,000
1967 1,733,680,000
1968 1,769,684,000
1969 1,807,023,000
1970 1,845,234,000
1971 1,885,029,000
1972 1,923,740,000
1973 1,962,314,000
1974 2,000,602,000
1975 2,038,134,000
1976 2,075,111,000
1977 2,111,800,000
1978 2,149,090,000
1979 2,187,312,000
1980 2,225,874,000
1981 2,265,418,000
1982 2,306,485,000
1983 2,347,917,000
1984 2,389,231,000
1985 2,431,378,000
1986 2,474,819,000
1987 2,519,462,000
1988 2,564,602,000
1989 2,609,700,000
1990 2,655,475,000
1991 2,700,156,000
1992 2,742,826,000
1993 2,786,023,000
1994 2,828,618,000
1995 2,871,512,000
1996 2,913,310,000
1997 2,954,902,000
1998 2,996,096,000
1999 3,036,775,000
2000 3,077,193,000
2001 3,117,476,000
2002 3,157,734,000
2003 3,198,109,000
2004 3,238,789,000
2005 3,279,735,000
2006 3,321,062,000
2007 3,362,615,000
2008 3,404,795,000
2009 3,446,753,000
2010 3,488,473,000
2011 3,529,883,000
2012 3,572,963,000
2013 3,616,329,000
2014 3,659,747,000
2015 3,702,960,000
2016 3,746,264,000
2017 3,789,476,000
2018 3,831,504,000
2019 3,872,364,000
2020 3,912,642,000

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in World was 50.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.42 in 2011, while its lowest value was 50.03 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.03
1961 50.03
1962 50.04
1963 50.06
1964 50.07
1965 50.08
1966 50.10
1967 50.11
1968 50.12
1969 50.13
1970 50.14
1971 50.15
1972 50.16
1973 50.17
1974 50.18
1975 50.19
1976 50.20
1977 50.21
1978 50.22
1979 50.23
1980 50.24
1981 50.24
1982 50.25
1983 50.25
1984 50.26
1985 50.27
1986 50.28
1987 50.29
1988 50.30
1989 50.31
1990 50.32
1991 50.33
1992 50.33
1993 50.33
1994 50.34
1995 50.34
1996 50.34
1997 50.34
1998 50.34
1999 50.35
2000 50.35
2001 50.35
2002 50.36
2003 50.37
2004 50.38
2005 50.39
2006 50.40
2007 50.40
2008 50.41
2009 50.41
2010 50.42
2011 50.42
2012 50.42
2013 50.42
2014 50.42
2015 50.42
2016 50.42
2017 50.42
2018 50.42
2019 50.42
2020 50.42

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population