ISLAMABAD: The global human population is projected to touch 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025, according to media reports.
The world population increased by 71 million people in 2024. During January 2025, 4.2 births and 2.0 deaths are expected worldwide every second, the reports said.
In 2024, India remained the most populated nation in the world with an estimated population of 1.41 billion.
US population growth
The United States grew by 2.6 million people in 2024, and the US population on New Year’s Day will be 341 million people, according to the AP.
The United States was expected to have one birth every 9 seconds and one death every 9.4 seconds in January 2025. International migration was expected to add one person to the US population every 23.2 seconds. The combination of births, deaths and net international migration will increase the US population by one person every 21.2 seconds.
So far in the 2020s, the US population has grown by almost 9.7 million people, a 2.9 per cent growth rate. In the 2010s, the US grew by 7.4 per cent, which was the lowest rate since the 1930s.
How long will I live?
The following website provides an interesting comparative analysis based on average life expectancy and other factors: https://population.io/
