India population to surpass China’s by 2024, says UN
United Nations, June 21
India’s population could surpass that of China’s around 2024, two years later than previously estimated, and is projected to touch 1.5 billion in 2030, as per a UN forecast.
The World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said currently China with 1.41 billion inhabitants and India with 1.34 billion remain the two most populous countries, comprising 19 and 18 per cent of the total global population.
“In roughly seven years, or around 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China’s,” the report said. The 2017 Revision of World Population Prospects is 25th round of official UN population estimates.
In its 24th round of estimates released in 2015, it was projected the population of India will surpass that of China’s by 2022. The new estimates released here today said in 2024, India and China are expected to have roughly a population of 1.44 billion each. After that, India’s population is projected to continue growing for several decades to around 1.5 billion in 2030 and approaching 1.66 billion in 2050, while China count is projected to remain stable until 2030s, and then decline. — PTI
