World's Population

By Joel, Gomi
  • 1 CE

    1st Century

    1st Century
    The world had 256 million inhabitants.
  • 1201

    The Year 1200. The 13rd Century.

    The Year 1200. The 13rd Century.
    At the year 1200 the world had 384 million inhabitants.
  • 1301

    14th Century

    14th Century
    After the Black Death epidemic in the 14th century, which killed thousands of people, the world's population slowly recovered.

  • 17th Century

    17th Century
    In 1650, there were 516 million inhabitants.

  • The Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution
    The Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th Century and developed significantly during the middle of the 19th Century, was a great force for change behind the growth and transformation of human society. As the birth rate increased and the mortality rate decreased, the world's population started to grow at a faster rate.

  • 18th Century

    18th Century
    In 1750 before the Industrial Revolution the world had 791 million inhabitants.

  • 19th Century

    19th Century
    There were 890 million people.

  • 20th Century

    20th Century
    There were 1.2 billion inhabitants. The population doubled within 100 years.

  • The middle of the 20th Century

    The middle of the 20th Century
    There were 2.5 billion people in the world (even though the world population experienced two World Wars that caused many deaths and widespread destruction, and the world epidemics such as the 1918-1920 flu epidemic).

  • 21st Century

    21st Century
    The rate at wich the population grew rapidly accelerated and reached 6 billion people in 2000. Although the rowth has recently not been so fast, the population exceeded 7.3 billion in 2015 and it is predicted to be over 8 billion in 2025