India set to overtake China as world’s most populous country by 2023, UN says


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People photographed in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. According to the UN, India has more than 1.4 billion people. Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images India is on track to overtake China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a UN report published Monday. The report, from the Population Division of the UN’s Ministry of Economic and Social Affairs, said China and India would each be home to more than 1.4 billion people by 2022. “India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2023,” the UN said. According to the Indian government census...