{"id":6108,"date":"2023-04-24T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6108"},"modified":"2023-04-25T08:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T08:22:38","slug":"india-populationworld-populationindia-population-2023indian-populationindia-population-growthindia-china-populationindia-vs-china-populationchina-populationpopulationindia-population-dataind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/south-asia\/india\/india-populationworld-populationindia-population-2023indian-populationindia-population-growthindia-china-populationindia-vs-china-populationchina-populationpopulationindia-population-dataind\/2023\/04\/24\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"India is going to become the largest populated country according to UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW<\/span> DELHI<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> India<\/span> will<\/span> become<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> most<\/span> populous<\/span> country<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> month,<\/span> overwhelming<\/span> an<\/span> aging<\/span> China,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> said<\/span> Monday.<\/span> The<\/span> milestone<\/span> raises<\/span> the<\/span> question<\/span> of<\/span> whether<\/span> India<\/span> can<\/span> replicate<\/span> the<\/span> economic<\/span> successes<\/span> that<\/span> have<\/span> made<\/span> China<\/span> the<\/span> center<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> global<\/span> economy<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> leading<\/span> world<\/span> power.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> news<\/span> comes<\/span> as<\/span> India,<\/span> host<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> G20<\/span> summit<\/span> this<\/span> year,<\/span> is<\/span> establishing<\/span> itself<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> international<\/span> player.<\/span> It<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> becoming<\/span> an<\/span> attractive<\/span> destination<\/span> for<\/span> multinationals<\/span> looking<\/span> to<\/span> reduce<\/span> their<\/span> dependence<\/span> on<\/span> China.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>By<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> April,<\/span> India’s<\/span> population<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> 1.425<\/span> billion,<\/span> meaning<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> match<\/span> and<\/span> exceed<\/span> the<\/span> population<\/span> of<\/span> mainland<\/span> China,<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Economic<\/span> and<\/span> Social<\/span> Affairs<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> release.<\/span>This<\/span> forecast<\/span> is<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> estimates<\/span> of<\/span> world<\/span> population.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> clear<\/span> when<\/span> India’s<\/span> population<\/span> will<\/span> overtake<\/span> China’s.<\/span> You<\/span> may<\/span> already<\/span> be<\/span> doing<\/span> so.<\/span> Demographers<\/span> say<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> impossible<\/span> to<\/span> calculate<\/span> the<\/span> date<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> limited<\/span> population<\/span> data.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Another<\/span> UN<\/span> report<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> predicted<\/span> that<\/span> India<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> 2.9<\/span> million<\/span> more<\/span> people<\/span> than<\/span> China<\/span> by<\/span> midyear,<\/span> but<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> early<\/span> and<\/span> mid-year<\/span> population<\/span> snapshots.<\/span> Monday’s<\/span> announcement<\/span> is<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> analysis<\/span> that<\/span> attempts<\/span> to<\/span> estimate<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> population<\/span> transition<\/span> will<\/span> occur.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Indian<\/span> government,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> conducted<\/span> a<\/span> census<\/span> since<\/span> 2011,<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> publicly<\/span> commented<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> estimates.<\/span> The<\/span> timing<\/span> of<\/span> when<\/span> India<\/span> overtakes<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> population<\/span> is<\/span> likely<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> revised<\/span> when<\/span> India<\/span> conducts<\/span> its<\/span> next<\/span> census,<\/span> said<\/span> John<\/span> Wilmoth,<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> Population<\/span> Division,<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> news<\/span> conference<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> headquarters<\/span> in<\/span> New<\/span> York.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> young<\/span> workers<\/span> who<\/span> flocked<\/span> to<\/span> Chinese<\/span> cities<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> factory<\/span> jobs<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> 1990s<\/span> were<\/span> an<\/span> integral<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> boom<\/span> that<\/span> turned<\/span> China<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> second-largest<\/span> economy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> China’s<\/span> population<\/span> will<\/span> peak<\/span> in<\/span> 2022<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> declining<\/span> since<\/span> then.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> says<\/span> the<\/span> population<\/span> could<\/span> fall<\/span> below<\/span> 1<\/span> billion<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> century.<\/span> The<\/span> country’s<\/span> elderly<\/span> population<\/span> is<\/span> growing,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> fertility<\/span> rate<\/span> has<\/span> fallen<\/span> from<\/span> her<\/span> 1.7<\/span> babies<\/span> per<\/span> woman<\/span> in<\/span> 2017<\/span> to<\/span> her<\/span> 1.2<\/span> in<\/span> 2022,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>By<\/span> contrast,<\/span> India<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> largest<\/span> young<\/span> population,<\/span> high<\/span> fertility<\/span> rates<\/span> and<\/span> steadily<\/span> declining<\/span> infant<\/span> mortality<\/span> rates.<\/span> But<\/span> experts<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> fertility<\/span> rate<\/span> has<\/span> fallen<\/span> steadily<\/span> from<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> her<\/span> five<\/span> births<\/span> per<\/span> woman<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 1960s<\/span> to<\/span> her<\/span> two<\/span> in<\/span> 2022.<\/span> ,<\/span> warns<\/span> of<\/span> overpopulation<\/span> warnings.<\/span> India’s<\/span> huge<\/span> population<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> facing<\/span> many<\/span> challenges<\/span> at<\/span> scale,<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> growing<\/span> threat<\/span> of<\/span> climate<\/span> change,<\/span> urban-rural<\/span> inequality,<\/span> declining<\/span> numbers<\/span> of<\/span> women<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> workforce,<\/span> and<\/span> widening<\/span> religious<\/span> disparities.<\/span><\/p>\n

“To<\/span> attribute<\/span> this<\/span> century<\/span> to<\/span> India,<\/span> India<\/span> must<\/span> make<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> demographic<\/span> advantage,”<\/span> said<\/span> Brahma<\/span> Cherani,<\/span> a<\/span> professor<\/span> of<\/span> strategic<\/span> affairs<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Center<\/span> for<\/span> Policy<\/span> Studies.<\/span> “China’s<\/span> demographic<\/span> crisis<\/span> comes<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> time<\/span> for<\/span> India’s<\/span> growth,<\/span> but<\/span> only<\/span> if<\/span> it<\/span> can<\/span> find<\/span> enough<\/span> quality<\/span> jobs<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> abundant<\/span> young<\/span> people.”<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI (AP) – India will become the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, overwhelming an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. The milestone raises the question of whether India can replicate the economic successes that have made China the center of the global economy and a leading world power. […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2407,280,562],"tags":[4260,4261,4262,4263,4264,4265,4266,4267,4268,57,4269,805,4270,4101,4105,4106,4107,4108],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IND-1.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6108"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6108\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}