World Population Chart 2024. Currently, 57.5 % of the population of the world is urban (4,695,752,643 people in 2024) population density the 2024 population density in the world is 55 people per km 2 (142. People are drawn to coastal areas for many reasons.

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. If you picture a globe, that means 15% of the world’s population was living on 4% of the earth’s entire inhabitable landmass.