The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day
Summary
The world population will reach 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day 2025, growing by 71 million people (0.9%) in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
This marks a slight slowdown from 2023’s 75 million increase. Globally, 4.2 births and 2.0 deaths are expected every second in January 2025.