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 now be quick and effective investments in education, job creation and gender equality that will yield demographic dividend and enable its large population to boost economic growth. "As Premier Li Qiang pointed out, China's demographic dividend has not disappeared, and our talent dividend is in the making," the Chinese spokesperson added.

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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 …

Aakar Patel | No. 1 in population, but future is bleak: Demographic dividend lacking
1 year, 8 months ago

Aakar Patel | No. 1 in population, but future is bleak: Demographic dividend lacking

Deccan Chronicle  

New India is again the world’s most populous nation. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article with the headline “India’s population surpasses China’s, shifting the world’s centre of gravity”. The article explained that India had “added zero net jobs over the past decade” though over 100 million new people had entered the labour force. The Economic …

UN: By month's end, India population to be world's largest
1 year, 8 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Chinese state media slams ‘hype’ about India’s population boom
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese state media slams ‘hype’ about India’s population boom

Al Jazeera  

Western media reports on China’s population being overtaken by India deliberately ignore China’s development, using the topic to “bad mouth” it and advocate decoupling, China’s state broadcaster CCTV has said. CCTV’s sharply worded commentary on Thursday said the subtext from Western media in recent years was that China’s development was in “big trouble” and that when the country’s demographic dividend …

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 …

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  

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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 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 …

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 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 …

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. …

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. …

India becoming world’s most populous country may strengthen its claim for permanent UNSC membership: U.N. official
2 years, 5 months ago

India becoming world’s most populous country may strengthen its claim for permanent UNSC membership: U.N. official

The Hindu  

India’s claim for permanent membership in the U.N. Security Council may get strengthened if it surpasses China and becomes the world’s most populous nation in 2023, according to a top U.N. 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. Director of …

India's population to surpass China's in 2023 amid slowing growth globally, says UN report
2 years, 5 months ago

India's population to surpass China's in 2023 amid slowing growth globally, says UN report

ABC  

India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, according to a United Nations report. Key points: The world's population is growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1 per cent in 2020 Global fertility is projected to decline even further The …

India projected to surpass China as world's most populous country during 2023, says UN report
2 years, 5 months ago

India projected to surpass China as world's most populous country during 2023, says UN report

Firstpost  

The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050 United Nations: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to …

India to surpass China as most populous country in a year: UN
2 years, 5 months ago

India to surpass China as most populous country in a year: UN

Live Mint  

On World Population Day, the United Nations has released a report projecting India to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year. According to World Population Prospects 2019, China with a 1.44 billion population and India with 1.39 billion are the two most populous countries in the world, representing 19 and 18 per cent of the world’s population, …

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report
2 years, 5 months ago

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report

The Hindu  

India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach eight billion by mid-November 2022. The World Population Prospects 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, said that the global …

Why India’s population may overtake China’s sooner than expected | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 7 months ago

Why India’s population may overtake China’s sooner than expected | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

May 11, 2021 08:44 pm | Updated May 12, 2021 02:07 pm IST On the podcast today we discuss China’s once-in-a-decade population census, the results of which were released today. The numbers show that China has recorded a slowing population growth rate that will likely see its population peak - and be overtaken by India’s - by as early as …

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