2024 World Population Growth Index. As of 2024, population size has peaked in 63 countries and areas, including china, germany, japan and the russian federation, and the total population of this group is projected to. While the global population is still increasing in absolute numbers, population growth peaked decades ago.
According to the united nations’ world population prospects 2022 report, the global population in 2050 is expected to reach around 9.7 billion people, nearly 2 billion more than the current. Data based on the latest united nations population division estimates.