World Population 2024 Ranking List. The population of the world is projected to increase by 102,721,646 people in 2024 and reach 8,250,423,615 in the end of the year. It is based on the 2024 edition of world population prospects by the united.

Summary of results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer. India is expected to surpass china as the world’s most populous country around 2024, but like china, the growth is expected to stagnate and eventually decrease in the latter half.