Total World Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1950 2,525,149,000 — 1960 3,018,344,000 +1.80% 1970 3,682,488,000 +2.01% 1980 4,439,632,000 +1.89% 1990 5,309,668,000 +1.81% 2000 6,126,622,000 +1.44% 2010 6,929,725,000 +1.24% 2016 7,466,964,280 +1.25%