Earth Meter — World Statistics from UN Data

A free world statistics counter showing key metrics across population, environment, energy, technology, and economy. Figures come from named publications — the UN Population Division, IEA, FAO, UNCCD, SIPRI and ITU — and each counter shows which edition and which data year it is based on. No registration or download needed.

How to Use Earth Meter

The world population ticks up as you watch

All counters start automatically. The world population is featured at the top with births and deaths today.

Browse categories

Switch between Population, Environment, Energy, Technology, and Economy tabs to explore different statistics.

Change time scope

Use the time switcher to see per-second rates, daily totals, monthly totals, or yearly totals.

Share a statistic

Click the share button on any counter card to copy the value together with its source and data year.

Track population, environment, energy, technology, and economy statistics live

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World Population

Born today: 0 Died today: 0

This is not a count of events. The numbers are interpolated from official annual data — they show the average pace, not what is happening right now. Each counter names its publication and the year the data describes.

Features

Every number carries its passport

Each counter names the publication it comes from and the year the data describes — a report published one year often measures the year before, and that difference is shown, not hidden.

Estimates are labeled as estimates

Where a figure is a model rather than a published statistic, the card carries an estimate badge and the range, instead of pretending to be a measurement.

Population follows the official UN series

The world population is interpolated between UN World Population Prospects reference points, so it does not drift away from the source it cites.

Multiple time scopes

Switch between per-second rates, today, this month, and this year views to understand scale at different levels.

Frequently asked questions

Are these real-time numbers?

No. They are interpolated from official annual data, so a counter shows the average pace rather than an event that just happened. Nobody counts births and deaths across the planet second by second — that statistic does not exist anywhere.

Where do the figures come from?

From named publications: the UN World Population Prospects, the IEA, FAO, UNCCD, SIPRI, ITU and others. Each card lists the edition and the year the data describes, because those are different things — a report can be published in one year and measure the previous one.

Do the figures account for unregistered births and deaths?

Yes, in the source data. UN demographic series are built from models that allow for incomplete civil registration in countries where many events are never recorded on paper. They are not a sum of filed certificates, which is exactly why they can differ from any national tally.

Why does the number differ from other population clocks?

Different clocks use different revisions and projection variants. We use the medium variant of the UN World Population Prospects and say so on the page. A gap of a few million is normal between revisions; a much larger gap would be a bug, and reporting it is welcome.

How often is the data refreshed?

When a new edition of the source is published. Every counter records the expected date of its next edition, and our build fails once that date has passed, so a stale figure cannot sit here unnoticed.

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Published 08 Apr 2026 Updated 01 May 2026 Author: The Supreme