India will overtake China as most populous country in 2023, says UN report


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Register now for FREE unlimited access to Nation World News NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (Reuters) – India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023, each with more than 1.4 billion people this year, a United Nations report said on Monday. fair, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth. The world population, estimated at 8 billion as of November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030 and 10.4 billion in 2100 as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day. . India’s population was 1.21 billion...