The global population increased by 82 million this year and exceeded 8.1 billion. India has the largest adult population.

This year, the global population has increased by approximately 82 million people, and the total population has exceeded 8.1 billion.A report from the German World Population Foundation (DSW) shows that by the end of 2024, the global population is expected to reach 8.156 billion, an increase of about 82 million people compared with the same period last year, which is equivalent to adding one Germany (about 84 million people) in one year.

Africa's population is growing particularly rapidly and is expected to double in the next 20 years; by the end of this century, Africa's population will increase from 1.2 billion now to 3.4 billion.

According to United Nations forecasts, the global population may reach 9 billion in 2037 and 10 billion by the second half of this century.

According to DSW predictions, the global population will reach a peak of 10 billion in the mid-1980s.

The data also shows that population is not a key indicator of global climate change. In other words, more people do not necessarily lead to worse climate conditions.

Take India as an example. According to data from the Global Footprint Network, the country's population of more than 1.4 billion (the world's most populous country) is 16 times that of Germany, but it consumes only four times the resources of Germany. It can be seen that the ecological footprint left by the population of economically weaker countries is significantly less than that of economically stronger countries.