Every year, the world gets more and more people, growing at a rate of around 0.9%. The current population of our planet is around 8.3 billion, but statistics indicate that the growth has been declining over the last 50 years since it peaked in the 1960s.
But while growth has largely slowed and our planet’s population is expected to peak in the 2080s, there are some countries whose population has expanded massively between 2000 and 2025. Curious? Click on to see which nations have had a major increase in the number of residents.