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New Year’s Day represents a transition into the unknown. With the transition into the New Year, there is a renewed hope for a better future in 2025.
We at the Native News Online hope you make the best of overcominng the challenges and take full advantage of the opportunties life affords.
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The U.S. Census Bureau has projected that the U.S. population will reach 341,145,670 at midnight EST on January 1, 2025. This marks an increase of 2,640,171 people (0.78%) since January 1, 2024, and 9,696,329 people (2.93%) since Census Day on April 1, 2020.
In January 2025, the United States is expected to record:
- One birth every 9.0 seconds
- One death every 9.4 seconds
- Net international migration adding one person every 23.2 seconds
Collectively, these factors will increase the U.S. population by one person every 21.2 seconds.
Globally, the projected world population on January 1, 2025, is 8,092,034,511, an increase of 71,178,087 people (0.89%) from New Year’s Day 2024. Throughout January 2025, the world is expected to experience:
- 4.2 births per second
- 2.0 deaths per second
The Census Bureau’s Population Clock provides a real-time simulation of population growth in both the United States and the world.
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