Instead, they should be seen as a symbol of progress, development, and aspirations if individual rights and choices are being upheld,” she said. “Yet, population numbers should not trigger anxiety or create alarm. India India overtakes China to become world’s most populous country Milestone marks the first time since 1950 that China has dropped to second place in global population ranks Hannah. Half a century ago, there were only six countries with populations of over 100 million. While Germany has grown by just 6 over the past 50 years, Pakistan and Nigeria have nearly quadrupled their populations. “The Indian survey findings suggest that population anxieties have seeped into large portions of the general public,” Andrea Wojnar, Representative for UNFPA India, said, as per Reuters. The numbers above highlight the extreme variance in growth for these world’s most populous countries. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, India's annual population growth has averaged 1.2 per cent since 2011, compared with 1.7 per cent in the 10 years previously, according to government data. Last year, China’s population fell for the first time in six decades. China is currently the most populous country in the world, with a population estimated at more than 1.42 billion as of September 2022. India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the end of this week, the United Nations has said. This total far exceeds the 2015 world population of 7.2 billion. ![]() As per UN population officials, it was not possible to specify a date due to “uncertainty” about the data coming out of India and China, especially since India’s last census was conducted in 2011 and the next one due in 2021 has been delayed due to the pandemic.Įven as India and China will account for more than one-third of the estimated global population of 8.045 billion, the population growth in both Asian giants has been slowing, at a much faster pace in China than in India. The numbers above highlight the extreme variance in growth for these world’s most populous countries. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Continued population growth in India and depopulation in China mean that India is now assuming the throne as the world’s most populous country. The US Census Bureaus world population clock estimated that the global population as of September 2022 was 7,922,312,800 people and was expected to reach 8 billion by mid-November of 2022.
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