India surpasses China as most populous nation. Why does this matter?
1 year, 8 months ago

India surpasses China as most populous nation. Why does this matter?

Live Mint  

India should surpass China’s population midway through this year, according to the latest projection from the United Nations. The last update to the data used for these calculations for both India and China was July 2022, said Sara Hertog, a U.N. population affairs officer in New York. The demographers then use a statistical technique to infer when India's population has surpassed that of China, according to Stuart Gietel-Basten, a professor at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi. Andrea Wojnar, the United Nations Population Fund's representative for India, said the agency is confident in the survey's numbers “because it uses a very robust methodology.” Why is India moving ahead? China has an aging population with stagnant growth even after the government seven years ago retreated from a one-child policy, and just two years ago said couples could have three children.

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India's population likely to reach 152.2 crore by 2036: Govt report
4 months, 1 week ago

India's population likely to reach 152.2 crore by 2036: Govt report

Hindustan Times  

By 2036, India's population is likely to be 152.2 crore, according to the ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ report of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. Its disaggregated data helps to understand the disparities that exist between different groups of men and women,” the ministry said on its ‘Women and Men in India 2023’ report. In April last …

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly
5 months, 1 week ago

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly

Live Mint  

India’s population will most likely peak at 1.7 billion in the early 2060s and is projected to decline after that by 12 per cent. However, according to the World Population Prospects 2024 report released on July 11, the population is expected to decline to 10.2 billion people by the end of this century. The population is currently estimated at 1.45 …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. "The population of India, which is expected to remain the world's largest throughout the century, will likely decline by 12 …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: United Nations

The Hindu  

“India’s population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12%, but India will remain the world’s most populous country throughout the century,” the United Nations has said. "The population of India, which is expected to remain the world’s largest throughout the century, will likely decline by 12% after reaching its peak …

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
5 months, 1 week ago

India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN

Hindustan Times  

By Yoshita Singh India's population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN United Nations, India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. "The population of India, …

India’s population estimated at 144 crore, overtakes China: UNFPA report
8 months, 1 week ago

India’s population estimated at 144 crore, overtakes China: UNFPA report

India TV News  

India's population has reportedly soared to an estimated 144 crore, with approximately 24 per cent falling within the 0-14 age bracket, as per a recent analysis by the United Nations Population Fund. The UNFPA's latest report, titled "Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending Inequalities in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights," forecasts that India's population could potentially double in 77 …

Data | Measuring India’s relative progress in the past 76 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Data | Measuring India’s relative progress in the past 76 years

The Hindu  

India observed its 77th Independence Day this year. This analysis measures India’s relative performance in the past 76 years compared to other countries across four parameters — GDP per capita, Human Development Index, Infant Mortality Rate and women’s participation in Parliament. Click to remove AMP mode India’s GDP per capita ranking of 24 out of 26 nations analysed remained unchanged …

Why China got population control wrong; India got it right
1 year, 7 months ago

Why China got population control wrong; India got it right

Al Jazeera  

Yes, India has many challenges ahead, but compared with China, it has shown that slow and steady can win the race. Today, as India’s population passes China’s amid a mix of hope and apprehensions about its implications, it’s important to recall those journeys so societies and policymakers draw the right lessons from them. Under India’s federal structure, state governments set …

India will be most populous country by month’s end, UN says
1 year, 7 months ago

India will be most populous country by month’s end, UN says

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. By the end of April, India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, which means it will match and then surpass mainland China’s, the U.N.’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in a …

India to pass China this week as world’s most populous nation: UN
1 year, 7 months ago

India to pass China this week as world’s most populous nation: UN

Al Jazeera  

India’s population is expected to match China’s by the end of April and then surpass it, the UN says. “By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China,” the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in a statement on Monday. Last week, the UN’s …

UN: By month's end, India population to be world's largest
1 year, 7 months ago

UN: By month's end, India population to be world's largest

The Independent  

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India as most populous can be more boon than bane
1 year, 8 months ago

India as most populous can be more boon than bane

The Hindu  

China is projected to hand over the baton of the most populous country to India by mid-2023. To answer this, we need to understand: the nature of population growth, size and its composition, as well as mechanisms through which a country translates demographic bonus into economic dividend. With 68% of the working age population in 2023, the country continues to …

‘Demographics is destiny’, says Elon Musk on India becoming world’s most populous country
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Demographics is destiny’, says Elon Musk on India becoming world’s most populous country

Op India  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on reacted to the recent United Nations projections that India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country on July 1. Demographics is destiny — Elon Musk April 22, 2023 Responding to a tweet by ‘World of Statistics’ which gave projected country-wise population, Musk said, “Demographics is destiny.” Recently, the UN projected that India now …

How India is now the most populous but a gradually ageing nation
1 year, 8 months ago

How India is now the most populous but a gradually ageing nation

India Today  

India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 1.43 billion people, according to the latest United Nations data. And by 2100, the share of 65+ population will be 30 per cent as against the current 7 per cent. According to the ‘Youth in India 2022’ Report, released in June 2022 by the ministry of statistics and …

Number theory: Can India’s demographic dividend help it overtake the Chinese economy?
1 year, 8 months ago

Number theory: Can India’s demographic dividend help it overtake the Chinese economy?

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations believes that India’s population has overtaken China’s or will do so by July 1. By then, India’s population will be an estimated 1.429 billion, 2.96 million more than China’s estimated population on that day. PREMIUM China’s population will peak in 2029 at 1.44 billion before beginning a period of “unstoppable” decline, a government report said. To be …

China jibes about ‘quality’ as India becomes world’s most populous country
1 year, 8 months ago

China jibes about ‘quality’ as India becomes world’s most populous country

Live Mint  

India surpassed China to become the world's most populous country this week, prompting a sharp reaction from Beijing. Chinese Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin contended that it was important to look at quality as well as size while assessing a country's demographic dividend. Earlier this week, a a top UN expert had said that the big focus for India would …

India behind China on GDP, unemployment and inflation: Kapil Sibal
1 year, 8 months ago

India behind China on GDP, unemployment and inflation: Kapil Sibal

Live Mint  

With India set to become the world's most populous nation, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday urged people to look at parameters such as GDP, unemployment and annual inflation as he pointed out that India was lagging behind its neighbour China on those counts. Sibal, a former human resource development minister who often takes digs at the government, put …

India’s population will pass China’s soon, but when exactly?
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population will pass China’s soon, but when exactly?

Associated Press  

India should surpass China’s population midway through this year, according to the latest projection from the United Nations. The last update to the data used for these calculations for both India and China was July 2022, said Sara Hertog, a U.N. population affairs officer in New York. The demographers then use a statistical technique to infer when India’s population has …

India will pass China to be most populous nation by mid-2023
1 year, 8 months ago

India will pass China to be most populous nation by mid-2023

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India is on track to surpass China by mid-2023 as the world’s most populous nation, United Nations data said Wednesday, raising questions about whether a booming, young Indian population will fuel economic growth for years to come. While India’s 254 million people between ages 15 and 24 is the largest number in the world, China is struggling …

India to overtake China in population by July 1: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India to overtake China in population by July 1: UN

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations expects India’s population to touch 1.429 billion latest by July 1, which will make it the most populous country in the world for the first time. “What we can say is that China’s population reached its peak last year and started to decline, and that while India’s population is growing, its rate of population growth has been …

India’s population to grow for next 30 decades before declining: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population to grow for next 30 decades before declining: UN

Live Mint  

After winning the title of being the most populous country in the world, India will continue to expand, in terms of population, for the next three decades, according to UN projections. As per the analysis done by the United Nations' World Population Prospects-2022, India's population is expected to swell up to 166.8 crores by 2050, whereas, China's population would shrink …

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India is on track to …

Still have over 900 mn 'quality' workforce: China downplays India overtaking it as most populous country
1 year, 8 months ago

Still have over 900 mn 'quality' workforce: China downplays India overtaking it as most populous country

Firstpost  

Beijing: China on Wednesday sought to downplay India overtaking it as the world’s most populous nation, saying that the population dividend does not depend on quantity but also quality and emphasised that it still has a strong workforce of close to 900 million people to provide a strong impetus for development. According to the latest United Nations Population Fund data, …

India to overtake China’s population this year by 2.9 million, shows UN estimate
1 year, 8 months ago

India to overtake China’s population this year by 2.9 million, shows UN estimate

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India is on its way to become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. The demographic data from the United Nations Population Fund’s “State of World Population Report, 2023” estimates India’s population at 1,428.6 million or 1.4286 …

India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says U.N.
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says U.N.

The Hindu  

India is set to overtake China to become the world’s most populous country by the middle of 2023, according to data released by the United Nations. At a time when there have been increasing calls for imposing a two-child norm in India by various political leaders, and some States such as Assam have issued an order in 2021 to bar …

India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN

Al Jazeera  

UNFPA data estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China by the middle of the year. The demographic data released on Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China. UN population officials have said it was not possible to specify a date due to “uncertainty” about the …

India surpasses China to become world's most populous nation: UN data
1 year, 8 months ago

India surpasses China to become world's most populous nation: UN data

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to the latest UN data. According to a new UNFPA report, 25 per cent of India's population is in the age group of 0-14 years, 18 per cent in the 10 to 19 age group, 26 per cent in the age bracket …

How India will overtake China to become the most populous country
1 year, 8 months ago

How India will overtake China to become the most populous country

Al Jazeera  

India's most populous cities It has been more than 11 years since India conducted its last census, making it difficult to know exactly how many people it has. New Delhi India’s most populous city is capital New Delhi, with some 30 million inhabitants across its central city and its surrounding urbanised areas. Before and after satellite images below show how …

Has India already surpassed China as the most populous nation in the world?
1 year, 8 months ago

Has India already surpassed China as the most populous nation in the world?

Firstpost  

Mathematical calculations from a range of surveys, as well as birth and death records, project that India will overtake China sometime in the middle of April. But demographers warn that it should be taken with a grain of salt since the numbers are fuzzy and could be revised India will surpass China’s population this month. Demographers are unsure exactly when …

India will overtake China as the world's biggest nation, but is it ready to be the next global superpower?
1 year, 8 months ago

India will overtake China as the world's biggest nation, but is it ready to be the next global superpower?

ABC  

There are more than 8 billion people, and counting, spread out across Earth. While the Indian government says its family planning program is "target-free and voluntary", experts like Ms Muttreja say India needs men to be more involved and more engaged in contraception. India was the first country in the world to introduce family planning and population control methods, but …

India, set to be most populous, doesn’t know its number of people
1 year, 10 months ago

India, set to be most populous, doesn’t know its number of people

Al Jazeera  

No signs of India’s once-in-a-decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, beginning soon. A senior official at the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said census data from 2011, when the count was last conducted, was being used for projections and estimates required to assess government spending. “On important matters like employment, COVID deaths, etc, we …

Decoding India’s population conundrum | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

Decoding India’s population conundrum | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

2023 is set to be a landmark year for India’s population trajectory, as the country is predicted to overtake China to become the world’s most populous nation. The advantages, experts have pointed out, is the demographic dividend - we will have a massive number of young people in the working age group, and a relatively lower number of those needing …

Explained | Why is China’s population shrinking?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is China’s population shrinking?

The Hindu  

The story so far: China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on January 17, 2023 that the country’s population had fallen by 8,50,000 in the year 2022. Birth rates in China have declined since the 1980s and in the wake of the “one-child policy”, which introduced harsh measures such as forced abortions and high financial penalties. Editorial | Aging factory: On …

India surpasses China to become world’s most populous country
1 year, 11 months ago

India surpasses China to become world’s most populous country

Live Mint  

In a significant development, India may have already surpassed China as the world's most populous country. According to WPR, India's population increased to 142.3 crore people as of January 18. The largest programme of its kind in the world, free food rations are still used by around 80 crore people in India, despite the country's relatively good recovery from the …

India may overtake China as world’s most populous nation
1 year, 11 months ago

India may overtake China as world’s most populous nation

Live Mint  

As China's birth rate hits an all-time low in 2022, India is poised to overtake the Communist giant as the world's most populous country in the next few years. The National Bureau of Statistics announcement comes at a time when China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest in five decades, registering a paltry three per cent increase in 2022. China’s …

China's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon
1 year, 11 months ago

China's population dips 1st time since 1960s, India likely to overtake soon

Hindustan Times  

The world's most populous country, China, saw its population dwindle last year for the first time in six decades, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed on Tuesday. In 2022, China's birth rate was 6.77 births per 1,000 people, down from a rate of 7.52 births in the previous year and as a result, marked the lowest birth rate on record, …

In landmark shift, China’s population declines in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

In landmark shift, China’s population declines in 2022

The Hindu  

China’s population declined by 8,50,000 in 2022, the first such fall since a nationwide famine in 1961, marking a landmark demographic shift for the world’s second-largest economy. If the last population drop six decades ago was a result of a devastating famine caused by Mao Zedong’s failed “Great Leap Forward” campaign, the current trends reflect changing social values in China …

China records its first population decline in decades as births drop
1 year, 11 months ago

China records its first population decline in decades as births drop

LA Times  

After decades of a strict one-child policy, China is encouraging families to have second or even third children, but with little success. China’s population shrank last year for the first time in decades as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of …

China’s population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s population shrinks for first time in over 60 years

Al Jazeera  

China’s population has fallen for the first time since 1961 when the country battled the worst famine in its modern history under Mao Zedong’s disastrous agricultural policy. The new figures mark the first fall in China’s population since 1961, when the country battled the worst famine in its modern history, caused by Mao Zedong’s disastrous agricultural policy known as the …

How has India's share in the world population changed since 1950?
2 years, 1 month ago

How has India's share in the world population changed since 1950?

Business Standard  

The world population crossed 8 billion on November 15. An analysis of UN data by Business Standard revealed that in the global population, Indians currently make up 17.76 per cent of the world's population. In 2037, when the world population is projected to hit 9 billion, India's share would fall marginally to 17.61 per cent. The data reveals that ever …

World Population reaches 8 billion mark today; India will surpass China in 2023, says U.N.
2 years, 1 month ago

World Population reaches 8 billion mark today; India will surpass China in 2023, says U.N.

The Hindu  

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eighth billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. Watch | How the world population grew over 12,000 years The U.N. attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. However, after a peak in the …

Learning to live together, all eight billion of us
2 years, 1 month ago

Learning to live together, all eight billion of us

The Hindu  

The United Nations estimates that the world population will reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022. Our minds had barely wrapped around a global population of 7 billion in 2011, and now, only 12 years later, we are looking at a population of 8 billion. To put this in historical perspective, it took from the dawn of humankind to about …

Population growth slows in India as world reaches eight billion
2 years, 1 month ago

Population growth slows in India as world reaches eight billion

Al Jazeera  

India will still become the world’s most populous country next year, according to the UN estimates. As the global population reaches eight billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown, according to official estimates. But India’s annual population growth has averaged 1.2 percent since 2011, compared with 1.7 percent …

World Population at 8 Billion; Here's When it Will Peak and India Surpass China
2 years, 1 month ago

World Population at 8 Billion; Here's When it Will Peak and India Surpass China

News 18  

The United Nations estimates that the global human population will reach eight billion by mid-November, and will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace and with regional disparities, in the decades to come. However, after a peak in the early 1960s, the world’s population growth rate has decelerated dramatically, Rachel Snow of the UN Population Fund told AFP. The …

Moving policy away from population control
2 years, 4 months ago

Moving policy away from population control

The Hindu  

The United Nations’ World Population Prospects, 2022, forecasts India becoming the most populous country by 2023, surpassing China, with a 140 crore population. Now, at the third stage of the demographic transition, and experiencing a slowing growth rate due to constant low mortality and rapidly declining fertility, India has 17.5% of the world’s population. Last year, India reached a significant …

Reaping the demographic dividend
2 years, 4 months ago

Reaping the demographic dividend

The Hindu  

The UN report, World Population Prospects 2022, forecasts that the world’s population will touch eight billion this year and rise to 9.8 billion in 2050. A long-time critic of China’s population policy and author of Big Country with An Empty Nest, Yi Fuxian, believes that without its one child policy, China’s population, too, would have naturally risen and peaked at …

What a burgeoning population entails
2 years, 5 months ago

What a burgeoning population entails

Hindustan Times  

In India, population debate is a sensitive subject. This debate, which often acquires a political-religious colour, gathered steam this week with a United Nations report that said India may surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. PREMIUM This week, a United Nations report said that India may surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. …

DC Edit | India must plan better to cope with population rise
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | India must plan better to cope with population rise

Deccan Chronicle  

India is to surpass China as the most populous country in 2023, at least four years earlier than last forecast. The greying of the population is another burden that Indian society would have to bear as life expectancy stands at a healthy 72+ even if a slight dip may have been caused by the pandemic. Rising life expectancy and low …

India becoming most populous country may strengthen its claim for permanent UNSC seat
2 years, 5 months ago

India becoming most populous country may strengthen its claim for permanent UNSC seat

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: India's claim for permanent membership in the UN Security Council may get strengthened if it surpasses China and becomes the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to a top UN population official. The World Population Prospects 2022 report released on Monday said that India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year. …

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