The planet’s vital signs, right now — and not a single one faked. Most “live counter” sites take a yearly estimate, divide by seconds, and animate a number as if it were measured. We don’t. Here, 16 of these counters are genuinely live— flights in the air, quakes today, people in space, the solar wind — read from the same feeds that power the maps. The handful that are projections wear an est. badge with their rate and source in plain sight. And every number is a doorway: tap it and you land on the exact map, layer and place where you can watch it happen.
The world’s flows, nation by nation — each counting live. Honest projections, every card badged with its rate and source.
Births today, by country
Each country’s births so far, projected from its population and crude birth rate — the standard demographic method. Worldwide there are roughly four births every second. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) · 2024.
Worldwide today81,089births≈ 4.20 births/sec · all countries
🇮🇳Indiaest.
14,189births
≈ 0.73 births/sec
🇨🇳Chinaest.
5,837births
≈ 0.30 births/sec
🇳🇬Nigeriaest.
4,626births
≈ 0.24 births/sec
🇵🇰Pakistanest.
4,214births
≈ 0.22 births/sec
🇮🇩Indonesiaest.
2,734births
≈ 0.14 births/sec
🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.est.
2,734births
≈ 0.14 births/sec
🇪🇹Ethiopiaest.
2,543births
≈ 0.13 births/sec
🇺🇸United Statesest.
2,206births
≈ 0.11 births/sec
🇧🇩Bangladeshest.
2,122births
≈ 0.11 births/sec
🇧🇷Brazilest.
1,574births
≈ 0.08 births/sec
🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.est.
1,491births
≈ 0.08 births/sec
🇹🇿Tanzaniaest.
1,460births
≈ 0.08 births/sec
🇲🇽Mexicoest.
1,238births
≈ 0.06 births/sec
🇵🇭Philippinesest.
1,126births
≈ 0.06 births/sec
🇺🇬Ugandaest.
1,053births
≈ 0.05 births/sec
🇸🇩Sudanest.
1,018births
≈ 0.05 births/sec
🇰🇪Kenyaest.
931births
≈ 0.05 births/sec
🇦🇫Afghanistanest.
913births
≈ 0.05 births/sec
🇦🇴Angolaest.
861births
≈ 0.04 births/sec
🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.est.
853births
≈ 0.04 births/sec
Deaths today, by country
Each country’s deaths so far, projected from its population and crude death rate. Worldwide there are roughly two deaths every second. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) · 2024.
Worldwide today37,620deaths≈ 1.95 deaths/sec · all countries
🇨🇳Chinaest.
6,690deaths
≈ 0.35 deaths/sec
🇮🇳Indiaest.
5,848deaths
≈ 0.30 deaths/sec
🇺🇸United Statesest.
1,873deaths
≈ 0.10 deaths/sec
🇳🇬Nigeriaest.
1,657deaths
≈ 0.09 deaths/sec
🇮🇩Indonesiaest.
1,322deaths
≈ 0.07 deaths/sec
🇷🇺Russian Federationest.
1,089deaths
≈ 0.06 deaths/sec
🇯🇵Japanest.
1,009deaths
≈ 0.05 deaths/sec
🇵🇰Pakistanest.
991deaths
≈ 0.05 deaths/sec
🇧🇷Brazilest.
916deaths
≈ 0.05 deaths/sec
🇩🇪Germanyest.
618deaths
≈ 0.03 deaths/sec
🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.est.
563deaths
≈ 0.03 deaths/sec
🇧🇩Bangladeshest.
542deaths
≈ 0.03 deaths/sec
🇲🇽Mexicoest.
498deaths
≈ 0.03 deaths/sec
🇪🇹Ethiopiaest.
475deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇵🇭Philippinesest.
450deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇬🇧United Kingdomest.
410deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇻🇳Viet Namest.
410deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇮🇹Italyest.
396deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇹🇭Thailandest.
396deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
🇫🇷Franceest.
394deaths
≈ 0.02 deaths/sec
CO₂ emitted today, by country
Each country’s production (territorial) CO₂ so far, projected from its population and emissions per person. The fuel burned and cement made inside its borders — not the emissions embedded in what it imports. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) · 2024.
Worldwide today23.38Mt≈ 1,211 tonnes/sec · all countries
🇨🇳Chinaest.
8.03Mt
≈ 415.91 tonnes/sec
🇺🇸United Statesest.
2.83Mt
≈ 146.79 tonnes/sec
🇮🇳Indiaest.
1.93Mt
≈ 99.94 tonnes/sec
🇷🇺Russian Federationest.
1.23Mt
≈ 63.67 tonnes/sec
🇯🇵Japanest.
594.98Kt
≈ 30.81 tonnes/sec
🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.est.
507.30Kt
≈ 26.27 tonnes/sec
🇮🇩Indonesiaest.
497.03Kt
≈ 25.74 tonnes/sec
🇸🇦Saudi Arabiaest.
399.30Kt
≈ 20.68 tonnes/sec
🇰🇷Korea, Rep.est.
359.83Kt
≈ 18.63 tonnes/sec
🇩🇪Germanyest.
354.89Kt
≈ 18.38 tonnes/sec
🇨🇦Canadaest.
353.69Kt
≈ 18.32 tonnes/sec
🇧🇷Brazilest.
300.75Kt
≈ 15.57 tonnes/sec
🇲🇽Mexicoest.
291.28Kt
≈ 15.08 tonnes/sec
🇹🇷Turkiyeest.
281.51Kt
≈ 14.58 tonnes/sec
🇿🇦South Africaest.
269.36Kt
≈ 13.95 tonnes/sec
🇻🇳Viet Namest.
263.64Kt
≈ 13.65 tonnes/sec
🇦🇺Australiaest.
234.62Kt
≈ 12.15 tonnes/sec
🇮🇹Italyest.
183.11Kt
≈ 9.48 tonnes/sec
🇲🇾Malaysiaest.
181.11Kt
≈ 9.38 tonnes/sec
🇬🇧United Kingdomest.
178.95Kt
≈ 9.27 tonnes/sec
GDP generated today, by country
Each country’s economic output so far, its annual GDP spread evenly across the year. A smooth average, not the real daily rhythm of an economy. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) · 2024.
Worldwide today$67.92B$≈ 3,516,901 USD/sec · all countries
🇺🇸United Statesest.
$17.59B$
≈ 911,082 USD/sec
🇨🇳Chinaest.
$11.47B$
≈ 593,967 USD/sec
🇩🇪Germanyest.
$2.87B$
≈ 148,481 USD/sec
🇯🇵Japanest.
$2.46B$
≈ 127,629 USD/sec
🇮🇳Indiaest.
$2.39B$
≈ 123,900 USD/sec
🇬🇧United Kingdomest.
$2.26B$
≈ 116,806 USD/sec
🇫🇷Franceest.
$1.93B$
≈ 100,150 USD/sec
🇮🇹Italyest.
$1.46B$
≈ 75,445 USD/sec
🇨🇦Canadaest.
$1.37B$
≈ 71,098 USD/sec
🇧🇷Brazilest.
$1.34B$
≈ 69,266 USD/sec
🇷🇺Russian Federationest.
$1.33B$
≈ 68,886 USD/sec
🇰🇷Korea, Rep.est.
$1.15B$
≈ 59,429 USD/sec
🇲🇽Mexicoest.
$1.14B$
≈ 58,826 USD/sec
🇦🇺Australiaest.
$1.08B$
≈ 55,678 USD/sec
🇪🇸Spainest.
$1.06B$
≈ 54,684 USD/sec
🇮🇩Indonesiaest.
$854.46M$
≈ 44,247 USD/sec
🇹🇷Turkiyeest.
$831.71M$
≈ 43,069 USD/sec
🇸🇦Saudi Arabiaest.
$758.70M$
≈ 39,288 USD/sec
🇳🇱Netherlandsest.
$743.47M$
≈ 38,500 USD/sec
🇨🇭Switzerlandest.
$573.13M$
≈ 29,679 USD/sec
Population added today, by country
Each country’s NET population change so far — births and arrivals minus deaths and departures, projected from its annual growth rate. A few countries are shrinking; theirs counts down. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC-BY 4.0) · 2024.
Worldwide today47,808people≈ 2.48 people/sec · all countries
🇮🇳Indiaest.
7,908people
≈ 0.41 people/sec
🇳🇬Nigeriaest.
2,965people
≈ 0.15 people/sec
🇵🇰Pakistanest.
2,321people
≈ 0.12 people/sec
🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.est.
2,168people
≈ 0.11 people/sec
🇪🇹Ethiopiaest.
2,087people
≈ 0.11 people/sec
🇺🇸United Statesest.
2,032people
≈ 0.11 people/sec
🇮🇩Indonesiaest.
1,411people
≈ 0.07 people/sec
🇧🇩Bangladeshest.
1,290people
≈ 0.07 people/sec
🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.est.
1,236people
≈ 0.06 people/sec
🇹🇿Tanzaniaest.
1,205people
≈ 0.06 people/sec
🇨🇳Chinaest.
-1,062people
≈ -0.05 people/sec
🇸🇦Saudi Arabiaest.
1,000people
≈ 0.05 people/sec
🇺🇬Ugandaest.
842people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇨🇦Canadaest.
748people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.est.
740people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇦🇫Afghanistanest.
740people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇦🇴Angolaest.
705people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇲🇽Mexicoest.
689people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇰🇪Kenyaest.
676people
≈ 0.04 people/sec
🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republicest.
674people
≈ 0.03 people/sec
Connecting to live feeds… · v321 (Pulse hero band: world population promoted to a large ticking centrepiece at the top of the page, flanked by three live vitals - people in space, flights airborne, quakes today - and removed from the grid so it appears once)
How to read these numbers
LIVE · MEASUREDThe crown jewelsThese tick because reality is ticking — a satellite saw the fire, a seismometer felt the quake, a spacecraft clocked the wind. If a feed drops, the counter says so. It never keeps ticking on stale data, because a frozen pulse is a lie.
EST. · PROJECTEDHonest projectionsA few numbers — world population, births today, CO₂ emitted — can’t be measured second by second. We project them from a published annual rate over real elapsed time, and we show you the rate and the source. It’s an estimate, and we say so.
For the slow numbers that barely move — total population, GDP, life expectancy — Pulse points you to the Atlas, where they belong as proper maps rather than a fake clock.