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This statistic presents the evolution of the world population from 1950 to 2024, as well as the UN forecasts up to 2100. The world population was approximately 8.16 billion people in 2024. 

As shown above, the total number of people in the world has at least doubled since the 1950s, and this increase continues. A look at the development of the world population since the beginning of the common era shows that this growth is unprecedented. The first significant population increase occurred in the 14th century, after periods of plague that caused the death of about 25 million people worldwide. Subsequently, the world population slowly but steadily grew to finally reach record levels recorded between 1950 and 2000.

The majority of the world population lives on the Asian continent, as shown by the statistic on the world population by continent. In about one hundred years, it is estimated that the population of the African continent will reach levels similar to those of Asia today. In forecasts about the development of the world population, it is estimated that the figures will reach 10 billion inhabitants in the 22nd century.

The population increase presents a growing risk for the planet, as this surge corresponds to an equivalent increase in consumption of food and resources. Scientists are concerned about the depletion of natural resources such as oil and food, which endangers the human species and the global ecosystem. Nowadays, the number of undernourished/starving people worldwide is slightly decreasing, but forecasts predict a darker future.