Every second, 4 children are born and 4 new inhabitants are added to the world.
As of January 1, the global population has reached 8.09 billion, a record figure and an increase of over 71 million people by 2024.
This 0.9% growth rate represents a modest slowdown from a 75 million increase a year earlier. In the United States, the population will grow to 341 million, driven by a combination of births, deaths, and international migration.
These are interesting statistics in the first days of the year.
