The global human population is projected to touch 8.09 billion on January 1, 2025, as per data released by the US Census Bureau.
The bureau said 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 bureau said on its website.
In 2024, India remained the most populated nation in the world with an estimated population of 1.41 billion.
World population clocks
The Census Bureau’s Population Clock displays simulated real-time growth of the US and world populations.
The US Population Clock shows the population by age (0 to 100+) and sex, as well as the highest-density states, counties and cities, read the bureau’s website
In January 2025, the United States is expected to experience one birth every 9.0 seconds and one death every 9.4 seconds.
Net international migration is expected to add one person to the US population every 23.2 seconds.
The combination of births, deaths and net international migration increases the US population by one person every 21.2 seconds.
The World Population Clock shows the most populous countries and the top US export and import partners.
As of July 2024, the top 10 most populous countries were India (1,409,128,296); China (1,407,929,929); the United States (336,673,595); Indonesia (281,562,465); Pakistan (252,363,571); Nigeria (236,747,130); Brazil (220,051,512); Bangladesh (168,697,184); Russia (140,820,810); and Mexico (130,739,927).
