According to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the world's population will reach 80 on January 1, 2024200 million, an increase of more than 75.16 million over the same period last year.
This means that in January next year, there will be 43 new lives are born, and 2 people will leave this world. The population of the United States also continues to grow, and the population of the United States is expected to exceed 335.9 billion, an increase of nearly 1.76 million over 2023, with a growth rate of 053%。
However, the rate of global population growth has not been accelerating, but has slowed somewhat. It took about 12 years for the global population to go from 7 billion to 8 billion, and about 15 years to go from 8 billion to 9 billion, according to the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects 2022 report.
The report also notes that the rate of population growth in the United States is also declining, and that the 2020s will be the slowest population growth decade in U.S. history, with the population increasing by less than 4% in a decade.
At the same time, India's population is growing rapidly and is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country this year. According to the UN Population** data portal, India's population could reach 1425775850 on April 14 this year, while China's population was 1423775600.
India was supposed to conduct a national census in 2021, but it was postponed due to the pandemic. The last time India conducted a national census was in 2011, when India's population was 12100 million. There is no accurate data on how much India's population has increased over the past decade.
China has a population density of 153 square kilometers and India has a population density of 464 square kilometers. This means that India's population is more concentrated, while China's population is more dispersed. The median age in China is 38 years and in India it is 28 years. China accounts for 13% of the population aged 65 and over, while India accounts for 6% of the population aged 65 and over. In China, 18 per cent of the population is under the age of 15, while in India it is under the age of 15.
Global demographic changes not only reflect the economic, social and environmental conditions of countries, but also have an important impact on the development and cooperation of countries. Understanding the current state and trends of the global population will help us better address demographic issues and promote human well-being and sustainable development.