World
Population
Population level sets the scale for labor supply, demand, public services, and per-capita comparisons. It is a core denominator across macro indicators.
Population - World
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Population for World stood at 8.1B. That is up 77.8M from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 8B, ranging from a low of 7.8B in January 2019 to a high of 8.1B in January 2024. The current reading sits 379.5M above its trailing ten-year mean of 7.8B.
Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.