World Population In 2024. Populations shown for the most populous countries and on the world map are projected to july 1, 2024. World population prospects 2024 is the 28th edition of the official estimates and projections of the global population that have been published by the united nations.
Methodology of the united nations population estimates and projections (un desa/pop/2024/dc/no. In its 2022 publication, the un estimated that, in its medium scenario, the global population would peak in 2086 at around 10.4 billion people.