Births
Born today
per second
4.45
per minute
267
per year
140M
Every second on Earth
people are born and pass away
The counter shows approximate figures since the start of the day in UTC, based on UN average estimates.
Deaths
Died today
per second
1.93
per minute
116
per year
61M
World population now
Growth ≈ 2.5 people per second
Geography
Where people live
Demographics
Largest ethnic groups
About Pulse
A real-time portrait of humanity
Pulse is a live world population counter showing how many people are born and how many pass away every second on Earth. The numbers are calculated from average daily estimates published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the World Population Prospects report.
The site is available in eleven languages and adapts automatically to your browser settings. It is meant as a quiet reminder of scale: behind every digit there is a real human story.
How the counter works
The counter starts from zero at midnight UTC and grows every second using a fixed average rate: about 4.45 births and 1.93 deaths per second. Total world population is estimated as a baseline of 8.2 billion plus the running difference between births and deaths.
These are statistical averages, not live measurements — the real-time figure is an approximation, useful for visualizing magnitudes rather than for exact reporting.
Frequently asked questions
How many people are born every second?
About 4.45 people on average — roughly 267 per minute, 385 thousand per day, and 140 million per year.
How many people die every second?
About 1.93 people on average — roughly 116 per minute, 167 thousand per day, and 61 million per year.
What is the source of these numbers?
United Nations World Population Prospects, the most widely cited demographic dataset published by the UN Population Division.