Specifically, India's population is estimated to be 1.4286 billion, compared to China's 1.4257 billion in this year's "State of World Population Report" by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The United States is in third place, with an estimated population of 340 million.
A crowded market in Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters
Population experts using previous UN data had predicted India would overtake China this month, but the global body's latest report did not specify a date.
UN population officials said it was not possible to specify a date due to uncertainty over data from India and China, as India's last census was held in 2011 and the next one, scheduled for 2021, has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although both countries will account for more than a third of the world's estimated 8.045 billion people, population growth in both countries is slowing, with China's much slower than India's.
Last year, China’s population shrank for the first time in six decades, a historic turning point that is expected to have profound implications for the world economy . Data from India shows the country’s annual population growth has averaged 1.2% since 2011, down from 1.7% in the previous decade.
Huy Hoang (according to Reuters)
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