India could surpass China’s population in 2023
This year, India may overtake China in terms of population – as follows from the data of the World Population Review independent organisation, which deals with the population census, RIA Novosti reports
The organisation now estimates that India’s population has reached 1,422,708,244. In China, this figure is still higher, standing at 1,425,831,221 people.
“India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country sometime in 2023, when China’s annual growth rate will be between minus 0.1 percent and minus 0.3 percent, while India’s growth rate will be between 0.69 percent and 0.92 percent,” the study says.
Experts predict that in 2023 the population of India will be about 1.428 billion people. China, according to their estimates, will be home to about 1.425 billion residents.
Earlier it became known that the population of China in 2022 decreased by 850,000 people: the first decline in 60 years.
