India’s Population Will Surpass China by Mid-2023: UN Report
According to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday, India will become the world’s most populous country, surpassing China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year.
The population of India will reach 1.428 billion by mid-2023, surpassing China’s predicted population of 1.425 billion by 2.9 million, the report said.
According to the research, India will surpass China’s predicted population of 1.425 billion by 2.9 million when it reaches 1.428 billion by mid-2023.
India is expected to have the fastest-growing major economy in the world because half of its population is under 30. At the same time, the Indian government will also be under pressure from the expanding population to find jobs for the millions of individuals who will be entering the labour market.
India. Asia’s third-largest economy is home to almost a fifth of humanity, more than the population of Europe, Africa, or the Americas.
The UN report said the United States ranked third, with an estimated population of 340 million.
Even though the two Asian giants will make up more than one-third of the projected world population of 8.045 billion, China’s population growth has been slowing down considerably more quickly than India’s.
Government statistics show that India’s population growth has averaged 1.7% over the previous ten years, compared to 1.2% since 2011.
“The Indian survey findings suggest that population anxieties have seeped into large portions of the general public,” Andrea Wojnar, Representative for UNFPA India, said in a statement.
“Yet, population numbers should not trigger anxiety or create alarm. Instead, they should be seen as a symbol of progress, development, and aspirations if individual rights and choices are being upheld,” she said.
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