According to the United Nations (UN), by mid-2023, India’s population will increase to 1,428.6 million, while China’s will reach 1,425.7 million, making India 2.9 million more than China.
However, the population of India above is an estimate. Because India has not had a census since 2011, the United Nations also pointed out that With India expected to overtake China by more than 2.9 million in population to become the world’s most populous country by mid-2023, the United Nations does not include China’s population in the Special Administrative Region. Both Hong Kong and Macau Including the population in Taiwan. which China considers as part of China’s territories
As of November 2022, the global population surpassed 8 billion, but experts point out that the growth rate of the population It’s not as fast as it used to be, and the world’s population growth rate is now at the slowest level since 1950.
In addition, both India and China have a decreased birth rate which means China’s population will begin to decline in 2024, although the Chinese government has abolished the one-child policy since 2016 and recommends that married men and women should have two or more children.
As with India too, the birth rate has been steadily declining over the past few decades. Where the birth rate was 5.7 per woman in 1950, it has dropped to 2.2 per woman today.
