World Population Prospects 2024 Upsc. Summary of results, prepared by the population division of the united nations department of economic and social affairs (un desa). India is projected to surpass china as the world’s most populous.

The report forecasts that the world’s population will continue to swell over the next several decades — growing from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to a peak of nearly 10.3 billion. How many people are alive today?