All figures are interpolated estimates from the United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection, not a literal census.
8,300,678,395
GLOBAL CHANGE TODAY
BIRTHS0
+4.20/s
DEATHS0
−2.02/s
NET GROWTH0
+2.18/s
THIS YEAR
BIRTHS0
DEATHS0
GROWTH0
ANNUAL RATE+0.83%
20308.57 B
20509.66 B
Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA APOD
Sep 14 · 2026
Where Your Elements Came From
The hydrogen in your body and present in every molecule of water came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe. The carbon in your body was made by nuclear fusion in the interior of stars, as was the oxygen. Much of the iron in your body was made during supernovas of stars that occurred long ago and far away. The gold in your jewelry was likely made from neutron stars…
