The world’s population will expand to more than 7.9 billion people by New Year’s Day — 7,942,645,086 to be exact, the US Census Bureau said in a statement this week.
The number is an increase of more than 79 million people since January 2022 worldwide.
In January, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second.
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Hong Kong residents gather in front of Victoria Harbor before the countdown to New Year’s Eve on Saturday, December 31, 2022 in Hong Kong.
(AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)
In the US, the population will increase half a percentage point to around 334,233,854, with one person being born every nine seconds, one person dying every 10 seconds, and someone joining the population every 32 seconds through immigration.
It averages a net gain of one American every 21 seconds.
Revelers gather in the rain during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in New York.
(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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The countries with the largest population are China, India, the United States and Indonesia.
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In the US, California, Texas, and Florida have the highest populations.
