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The United Nations forecast India’s population will exceed the number in China in 2050
The United Nations Population Fund report said that in 2050, the world major population growth is mainly from Africa with an average 2.3 percent rate of increase, while in Asia, the growth rate is 1.1 percent. The report said that by 2050 India’s population will be 1.658 billion (now 1.186 billion), China’s population will be 1.408 billion (now 1.326 billion). As a result, India will surpass China to become the biggest population country.

India’s population has 100 million net increase in 8 years
From the population, India is only second to China in the world. In recent years, India’s population is growing, particularly in respect of the urban population. In some ways, India’s population is similar to China’s population. In May 2000, India official population figures firstly reach one billion, while so far, India has 1.1 billion population, in 8 years, there is 100 million net increase. With current growth trends, by 2050 India’s population will be more than 1.7 billion, which will exceed China as the world’s most populous country.

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