The World Population Will Be 8.09 Billion on New Year's Day After a 71 Million Increase in 2024 The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion ...

As the theme of this year’s World Population Day reminds us, investing in data collection is important to understanding problems, tailoring solutions, and driving progress. So is finance.

The 0.9% increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from last year, when the world population grew by 75 million people. In January 2025, 4.2 births and 2.0 deaths were expected worldwide every second ...

(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)(John Raoux / AP) The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census ...

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday. The 0.9% ...