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World Population
7,824,362,175Current World Population
World Population:
  • has reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011.
  • is projected to reach 8 billion in 2023, 9 billion in 2037, and 10 billion people in the year 2055.
  • has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion).
  • is currently (2020) growing at a rate of around 1.05 % per year, adding 81 million people per year to the total.
  • growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2.09%.
  • growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years (reaching below 0.50% by 2050, and 0.03% in 2100) .
  • a tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history up to the year 1800 for world population to reach 1 billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), the fifth billion in 13 years (1987), the sixth billion in 12 years (1999) and the seventh billion in 12 years (2011). During the 20th century alone, the population in the world has grown from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.

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For more detailed information:

120,392,004Births this year
"this year" = from January 1 (00:00) up to now
263,405Births today
"today" = from the beginning of the current day up to now
50,543,448Deaths this year
110,584Deaths today
69,848,556Net population growth this year
"net population growth" = births minus deaths
152,821Net population growth today
Government & Economics
$ 10,484,474,252Public Healthcare expenditure today
Quick facts:
  • Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 9% of world GDP
  • Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60%

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$ 7,149,605,994Public Education expenditure today
Quick facts:
  • Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP

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$ 3,224,940,108Public Military expenditure today
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68,378,169Cars produced this year
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130,161,578Bicycles produced this year
Quick facts:
  • As recently as 1965, bicycle and car production volumes were essentially the same, at nearly 20 million each per year, but as of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with around 50 million cars produced that year.

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213,406,622Computers produced this year
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Society & Media
2,314,446New book titles published this year
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325,603,526Newspapers circulated today
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458,793TV sets sold worldwide today
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4,539,064Cellular phones sold today
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$ 202,353,420Money spent on videogames today
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4,731,881,676Internet users in the world today
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182,884,829,997Emails sent today
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4,967,076Blog posts written today
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546,265,678Tweets sent today
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  • Internet Live Stats (InternetLiveStats.com)
5,168,673,750Google searches today
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Environment
4,469,202Forest loss this year (hectares)
Quick Facts:
  • The number shown above is net of reforestation
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6,016,754Land lost to soil erosion this year (ha)
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31,115,424,972CO2 emissions this year (tons)
Quick Facts:
  • CO2 Emissions shown are from Fossil Fuel Combustion
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10,312,500Desertification this year (hectares)
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8,415,325 Toxic chemicals released
in the environment this year
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Food
847,307,597Undernourished people in the world
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1,701,553,833Overweight people in the world
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769,474,035Obese people in the world
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21,027People who died of hunger today
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$ 403,345,663Money spent for obesity related
diseases in the USA today
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$ 129,980,085Money spent on weight loss
programs in the USA today
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Water
3,771,102,930Water used this year (million L)

Quick Facts:

  • Withdrawals for irrigation are nearly 70% of the total withdrawn for human uses, those for industry 20%, and those for municipal use about 10%

Sources and info:

  • Global Water Outlook to 2025 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  • World Water Council
723,637Deaths caused by water related
diseases this year
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796,474,326People with no access to
a safe drinking water source
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Energy
320,917,983Energy used today (MWh), of which:
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273,183,509- from non-renewable sources (MWh)
Sources and info:
48,327,449- from renewable sources (MWh)
Sources and info:
  • Renewables Global Status Report - REN21
2,010,888,035,058 Solar energy striking Earth today
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65,820,207Oil pumped today (barrels)
Quick Facts:
  • Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters

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1,491,672,611,426Oil left (barrels)
Sources and info:
15,556Days to the end of oil (~43 years)
Countdown to the end of Oil:



Assumption:
  • If consumed at current rates

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1,092,532,810,481Natural Gas left (boe)
Quick Facts:
  • Boe = barrel of oil equivalent

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57,502Days to the end of natural gas
4,311,431,928,734Coal left (boe)
148,670Days to the end of coal
Health
11,155,388Communicable disease deaths this year
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420,489Seasonal flu deaths this year
Quick facts:
  • Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses.
  • This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.

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6,531,702Deaths of children under 5 this year
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36,577,876Abortions this year
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42,241,057HIV/AIDS infected people
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1,444,564Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year
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7,057,490Deaths caused by cancer this year
Sources and info:
  • Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
842,888Deaths caused by malaria this year
Sources and info:
  • Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO)
10,407,538,607Cigarettes smoked today
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4,295,746Deaths caused by smoking this year
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2,149,228Deaths caused by alcohol this year
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921,485Suicides this year
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$ 343,768,078,087Money spent on illegal drugs this year
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1,159,987Road traffic accident fatalities this year
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