India overtakes China, becomes world's most populous country
PTC Web Desk: India has become the most populous country in the world. According to the United Nations data, India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people. China's population stands at 142.57 crore, according to the UN world population dashboard.
The UN world population dashboard, UNFP, showed that 25 per cent of India's population is ranged in the age group of 0-14 years, 18 per cent in the bracket of 10-19 years of age, 26 per cent in the age bracket of 10-24 years, 68 per cent in 15-64 years age group and 7 per cent above 65 years.
India's population has grown by more than one billion people since 1950, when the UN began gathering population data.
China is facing a looming demographic decline as birth rates have plunged and its workforce is aging. Last year, the number of people in China declined for the first time since 1960. However, Beijing has ended its strict "one-child policy".
As per the UN data, the global population will have hit 8.045 billion by mid-2023.
Eight nations with more than 10 million inhabitants, most of them in Europe, saw their populations shrink over the past decade. Japan is also seeing a decline due to its ageing population.
The population of the entire planet, meanwhile, is only expected to decline in the 2090s, after peaking at 10.4 billion, the UN has projected.
- With inputs from agencies
