World population expected to hit 7.9 billion on New Year’s Day

Officials predict world population will increase by almost 1% compared to the previous year

The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Year’s Day 2023, with 73.7 million people added since New Year’s Day 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday.

That marks a 0.9% increase in the world population over the past year. During January 2023, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, the Census Bureau said. (Associated Press)