Population Of World In Billions 2024. In 2024, the world reached a total population of 8,161,972,572 and 🇮🇳 india was the most populous country that year, with a total of 1,450,935,791 people. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures.

Countries in the world by population (2024) this list includes both countries and dependent territories. For example, in 2018 hurricane michael smashed into the florida panhandle, devastating panama city and eastern shipbuilding group’s shipyard.