The world population hit 7 billion on October 31, 2011, more than a decade ago. This past year, estimates have shown that the world population grew by 75 million people, and by New Year's Day, the US Census Bureau says that we are poised to hit 8 billion.
The global growth rate for 2023 stood at around 1%, and in the United States, it was just about half of that at 0.53%. If the trend continues, the Census Bureau states that this might be the slowest-growing decade in the history of the US.
With the current numbers, in the US, there is about one birth every 9 seconds, and one death every 9.5 seconds, which somewhat balances things out. However, the US population won't be seeing a decline anytime soon, as international migration will continue to add more people, netting one person every 28.3 seconds.
On New Year's Day, the US population will be at around 335.8 million people, a 1.7 million increase from last year.
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