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About usFAQLicense our CountersAdvertiseContact us Information as of January 30, 2012 World Population 7,018,993,596 Current World Population info World Population: has reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011 is projected to reach 8 billion by 2025 has doubled in 40 years from 1959 (3 billion) to 1999 (6 billion) is currently growing at a rate of around 1.15 % per year growth rate reached its peak in the late 1960s, when it was at 2% growth rate is currently declining and is projected to continue to decline in the coming years average annual population change is currently estimated at over 77 million world population will nearly stabilize at just above 10 billion persons after 2200 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 less than 30 years (1959), 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. Sources for the world population counter: World Population Prospect: the 2010 Revision Database (United Nations Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs) - May 3, 2011 International Programs Center at the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division For more detailed information: World Population (Worldometers) [ to close this section, click again on the 'info' link above ] 10,856,743 Births this year info 'this year' = from January 1 (00:00) up to now 337,232 Births today info 'today' = from the beginning of the current day up to now 4,636,820 Deaths this year 144,029 Deaths today 6,219,923 Net population growth this year info 'net population growth' = births minus deaths Government & Economics $ 9,413,075,408 Public Healthcare expenditure today info Quick facts: Total global healthcare expenditure represent around 10% of world GDP Government portion of healthcare expenditure is around 60% Sources and info: World Health Statistics 2010 - World Health Organization (WHO) - May 13, 2011 World Economic Outlook Update Database - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - September 20, 2011 World Economic Outlook (WEO) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - September 2011 World Development Indicators (WDI) 2011 - World Bank - September 2011 update $ 8,303,882,921 Public Education expenditure today info Quick facts: Public spending on education in the world is around 5% of global GDP Sources and info: Human Development Report 2010 - United Nations - November 4, 2010 Global Education Digest 2010 - Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS) - September 19, 2010 World Bank Public Expenditure Database - edstats - World Bank $ 4,276,282,830 Public Military expenditure today info Sources and info: SIPRI military expenditure data for 2010 - SIPRI - April 11, 2011 4,997,039 Cars produced this year info Sources and info: Car Production Statistics - International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) Global Auto Report [Pdf file] - ScotiaBank - October 11, 2011 11,180,759 Bicycles produced this year info 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 42 million cars per year. Sources and info: Elaboration of Worldwatch Institute data Bicycle Retailer and Industry News - Statistics 28,863,565 Computers sold this year info Sources and info: Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 3.2 Percent in Third Quarter of 2011 - Gartner - October 12, 2011 Worldwide PC Market Grapples with Slow Growth in Second Quarter as Lenovo Rises to Number 2 Position, According to IDC - October 12, 2011 PC Shipments to Slow to 3.8 Percent Growth in 2011 - Gartner - Sept 8, 2011 Worldwide PC Shipments - Gartner - July 13, 2011 PC Unit Growth in 2011 - Gartner -June 8,2011 PC Forecast for 2011 and 2012 - Gartner - March 3, 2011 Society & Media 94,645 New book titles published this year info Sources and info: Book Industry Statistics - Bowker UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) - (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 472,947,017 Newspapers circulated today info Sources and info: World Press Trends - data summary - World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) - August 4, 2010 659,531 TV sets sold worldwide today info Quick Facts: Global television sales grew by nearly 18% in 2010. Sales growth is expected to decrease to 4% growth rate in 2011 LED TVs will likely sell a record 110 million units in 2011, the first time LED TV sales will surpass those of LCD TVs Sources and info: Display Search - worldwide leader in display market research 4,872,447 Cellular phones sold today info Sources and info: Sales of mobile devices to grow around 12% in 2011 - Gartner - August 11, 2011 IDC Telecom and Networks - press release - April 28, 2011 Worldwide Mobile Device Sales - Gartner - February 2, 2011 $ 165,708,169 Money spent on videogames today info Sources and info: Spending on Gaming to Exceed $74 Billion in 2011 - Gartner - July 5, 2011 Worldwide Market Forecasts for the Video Game and Interactive Entertainment Industry - DFC Intelligence - May 23, 2011 NDP Group - Entertainment Market Research 2,318,774,101 Internet users in the world info Sources and info: World Development Indicators (WDI) 2011 - World Bank - September 2011 update Measuring the Information Society 2011 - International Telecommunications Union (ITU Nielsen comScore GfK group 323,616,004,627 Emails sent today info Sources and info: The Radicati Group 3,775,222 Blog posts written today info Sources and info: Technorati on State of the Blogosphere reports and elaboration of other data 232,457,315 Tweets sent today info Sources and info: Twitter CEO: 250 million tweets a day - now what? - CNET October 14, 2011 '200 million Tweets per day' - Twitter official blog - Twitter, Inc. - June 30, 2011 '#numbers' - Twitter official blog - Twitter, Inc. - March 14, 2011 3,334,967,257 Google searches today info Sources for this statistic: qSearch (monthly analysis of the U.S. search marketplace) - comScore Environment 426,419 Forest loss this year (hectares) info Quick Facts: data shown is net of reforestation Sources and info: Global Forest Resources Assessment (2010) - FAO 574,075 Land lost to soil erosion this year (ha) info Sources and info: Dimensions of need: Restoring the land - FAO 2,751,423,010 CO2 emissions this year (tons) info Sources and info: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) - United States Department of Energy International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics 983,944 Desertification this year (hectares) info Sources and info: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 802,929 Toxic chemicals released in the environment this year (tons) info Sources and info: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) United Nations Environment Program U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Food 914,128,595 Undernourished people in the world info Sources and info: The State of Food Insecurity in the World - FAO 1,552,386,007 Overweight people in the world info Sources and info: Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO) 517,462,003 Obese people in the world info Sources and info: Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO) 28,483 People who died of hunger today info Sources and info: Hunger Stats - United Nations World Food Programme World Health Report - World Health Organization (WHO) The State of the World's Children - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $ 443,227,181 Money spent for obesity related diseases in the USA today info Sources and info: Featured Page $ 176,069,949 Money spent on weight loss programs in the USA today info Sources and info: Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates by: RTI International Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - US Dept of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention) The U.S. Weight Loss & Diet Control Market - MarketData Enterprises, Inc., May 1, 2011 America's Health Rankings (report by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention) Water 406,507 Water consumed this year (billion L) info Sources and info: Global Water Outlook to 2025 [Pdf] - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 147,656 Deaths from water related diseases this year info Sources and info: Water Sanitation and Health (WSH) - World Health Organization (WHO) 837,924,812 People with no safe drinking water source info Sources and info: WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation Energy 364,831,072 Energy used today (MWh), of which: info Sources and info: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 [Pdf] - British Petroleum - June, 2011 BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010 [Pdf] - British Petroleum - June, 2010 World Energy Consumption - Wikipedia 295,511,562 - from non-renewable sources (MWh) info Sources and info: International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics 69,319,510 - from renewable sources (MWh) info Sources and info: Renewables Global Status Report - REN21 2,723,932,321,364 Solar energy striking Earth today (MWh) info Sources and info: Energy: A beginner's guide - Vaclav Smil Solar Energy - Wikipedia 78,074,813 Oil pumped today (barrels) info Quick Facts: Barrel = 42 Gallons = 159 Liters Sources and info: World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal. 1,283,749,511,614 Oil left (barrels) info Sources and info: World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal. 15,283 Days to the end of oil info Countdown to the end of oil: 42 Years, 10 Months, 8 Days, 5 Hours, 25 Minutes, 50 Seconds Assumption: If consumed at current rates Sources and info: World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal. 1,153,474,169,295 Gas left (boe) info Quick Facts: Boe = barrel of oil equivalent Sources and info: World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates - Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data from BP Statistical Review, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, BP Statistical Review, CEDIGAZ, and Oil & Gas Journal. 60,709 Days to the end of gas 4,404,506,004,015 Coal left (boe) 151,880 Days to the end of coal Health 1,064,366 Communicable disease deaths this year info Sources and info: Global Burden of Disease (GBD) - World Health Organization (WHO) 623,208 Deaths of children under 5 this year info Sources and info: Young child survival and development - UNICEF Child Mortality - Childinfo (UNICEF) 3,444,451 Abortions this year info Sources and info: Sexual and reproductive health - World Health Organization (WHO) Shah, I.; Ahman, E. (December 2009). 'Unsafe abortion: global and regional incidence, trends, consequences, and challenges' (Pdf). Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 31 (12): 1149–58. PMID 20085681 28,187 Deaths of mothers during birth this year info Sources and info: Why do so many women still die in pregnancy or childbirth? - World Health Organization (WHO) Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980—2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 34,152,476 HIV/AIDS infected people info Sources and info: Global HIV and AIDS estimates - AVERT 137,829 Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year info Sources and info: UNAIDS 673,375 Deaths caused by cancer this year info Sources and info: Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO) 80,422 Deaths caused by malaria this year info Sources and info: Malaria - World Health Organization (WHO) 14,097,965,825 Cigarettes smoked today info Sources and info: Cigarette Consumption - Tobacco Atlas [Pdf] - World Health Organization (WHO) 409,869 Deaths caused by smoking this year info Sources and info: Tobacco Control, Global Health Observatory (GHO) - World Health Organization (WHO) 205,064 Deaths caused by alcohol this year info Sources and info: Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) - World Health Organization (WHO) 87,921 Suicides this year info Sources and info: Suicide prevention (SUPRE) - World Health Organization (WHO) $ 32,799,858,519 World spending on illegal drugs this year info Sources and info: The illegal drugs global business - Frontline, PBS special report 110,678 Road traffic accident fatalities this year info Sources and info: Global launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 - World Health Organization (WHO) also by worldometers: USA Right Now 7 Billion World Licensing Enter your email address below to receive Worldometers' latest news (free): Get the 7 billion t-shirt! 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