As of May 2025, the current world population is approximately 8.2 billion people. According to the most recent United Nations estimates, elaborated by Worldometer, the population was about 8,221,819,023 as of mid-May 2025

. The United Nations projected the world population to have exceeded 8 billion in November 2022

. Population growth is continuing but at a slowing rate, with projections estimating the global population to reach around 8.5 billion by 2030 and between 9 and 10 billion by 2050

. The population is unevenly distributed, with Asia being the most populous continent, home to nearly 60% of the global population, especially concentrated in India and China