World Population Future Projections 2024. 78 rows world population prospects: Population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024, according to the new vintage 2024 population estimates released today by the u.s.
It predicts there’ll be another two billion people on the planet by 2061, peaking. There are 8.2 billion human beings on the planet this year (2024), and the projection for 2050 is 9.7 billion.