World population grew 75 million this year, will stand at over 8 billion on Jan. 1

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year, and on New Year’s Day, it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according to the Census Bureau figures. The growth rate for the United States in the past year... + full article