2024 World Population Growth Projections. This group includes china, germany, and japan. The current world population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a new united nations report being launched today.

The un department of economic and social affairs (desa) published a 2024 revision of ‘world population prospects,’ which presents the latest global population estimates and projections. Wpp 2024 shows that in 48 countries and areas, which include around a tenth of the world’s population, populations are projected to peak between 2025 and 2054.