From Fortune:

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year, reaching over 8 billion on New Year’s Day. The global growth rate was just under 1%, expecting 4.3 births and two deaths worldwide every second. The U.S. had a growth rate of 0.53% and added 1.7 million people, totaling 335.8 million on New Year’s Day.

The 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history, with a growth rate of less than 4% over the 10-year period from 2020 to 2030. This would be lower than the 1930s, the previous slowest-growing decade at 7.3%. Growth may tick up slightly post-pandemic, but reaching 7.3% would still be difficult.

The U.S. is projected to see one birth every nine seconds and one death every 9.5 seconds at the start of 2024. However, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 28.3 seconds, resulting in an increase of one person every 24.2 seconds due to a combination of births, deaths, and net international migration.



Read more: Year-end world population will exceed 8 billion for the first time ever, marking a huge milestone for the planet