The world population will reach 8.09 billion people on New Year's Eve
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The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that the global population will grow by 71 million people in 2024. In the United States, an increase of 2.6 million people is expected, while in Ukraine, the population is projected to decline to 35.8 million.
According to estimates by the US Census Bureau released on Monday, the world's population in 2024 increased by more than 71 million people and will reach 8.09 billion on New Year's Day. This was reported by UNN with reference to Associated Press.
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Growth of 0.9% in 2024 slowed slightly compared to 2023, when the world's population grew by 75 million people.
In 2024, the population of the United States grew by 2.6 million people, and on New Year's Day, according to the Census Bureau, it will be 341 million people.
It is expected that in January 2025, 4.2 births and 2 deaths will occur on Earth every second.
In the United States, one person is born every 9 seconds, and one person dies every 9.4 seconds.
In the 2020s, the US population grew by almost 9.7 million people, or 2.9%. In the 2010s, the US population grew by 7.4%, the lowest rate since the 1930s.
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Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets predicts that Ukraine's population will decline from 42 million in 2022 to 35.8 million this year. To prevent the demographic crisis, the government is implementing reproductive medicine programs.
