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. …
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, …
