Global Population Inches Towards Eight Billion After Increasing By 74 Million In A Year

US population grew by 707,000 people last year, or a growth rate of 0.2 percent. The Census Bureau previously said the country hit a record low population growth during the pandemic  

Daily Mail: Global population inches towards EIGHT BILLION after increasing by 74 million in a year: America added 707,000 with one new migrant every 130 SECONDS 

* The US grew at a rate of 0.2 percent growth rate from Jan. 1, 2021 to this year 

* The world grew at a rate of 0.9 percent in the same time, the Census Bureau says 

* Meanwhile, illegal crossings at the southern border have reached a record high 

* Customs and Border Protection saw 173,620 illegal crossers at the southern border in November 

* The Census Bureau previously said that US population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation's founding during the pandemic 

The world's population is now estimated at 7.8 billion people, with the US growing by 707,000 people over the past year as the country adds one new person from international migration every 130 seconds. 

The world grew by 74 million people - or 0.9 percent - since New Year's Day 2021, according to the US Census Bureau. 

The US is population is now estimated at 332.4 million people as Customs and Border Protection battles record high numbers of illegal crossings at the southern border. 

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WNU Editor: Here is the World Population Clock (link here).