According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects, India had a population of 1,352,642,280.īetween 19, the population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 1998.

It accounts for about one-fifth of the world’s population. India is the second most populous country in the world in 2022. All these figures exclude the population of five self-governing American territories, as well as several smaller islands. The current estimates from the informal American Population Watch have a total number of 334 million inhabitants. According to the US Census Bureau, the United States had an estimated population of 328,239,523 in 2019.Īlso, the United States is the third most populous country in the world in 2022. Published at : 12:46 PM (IST) Tags: India China united nations world population day China Population global population Follow Breaking News on abp LIVE for more latest stories and trending topics.The United States had an estimated population of 333,766,000 in July 2021 according to United Nations data. In many of these countries, these outflows were due to temporary labour movements, such as Pakistan (net outflow of -16.5 million during 2010-2021), India (-3.5 million), Bangladesh (-2.9 million), Nepal (-1.6 million), and Sri Lanka (-1 million). It is estimated that 10 countries experienced a net outflow of more than 1 million migrants between 20. It is projected that more than half of the estimated increase in global population up to 2050 will be focused in eight countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. The world’s two most populous regions in 2022 were Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, with 2.3 billion people, representing 29 per cent of the global population, and Central and Southern Asia, with 2.1 billion, representing 26 per cent of the total world population.Ĭhina and India represented the largest populations in these regions, with more than 1.4 billion each in 2022. It is projected to reach a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s and to remain at that level until 2100. The world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050. The global population is rising at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under one per cent in 2020. India, which will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2023, is projected to have a population of 1.668 billion in 2050, compared to China’s 1.317 billion population by the middle of the century. India’s population stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, compared to China’s 1.426 billion. This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognise our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.ĪLSO READ: Contempt Case: SC Awards 4-Month Jail, Rs 2000 Fine To Fugitive Businessman Vijay Mallya () What are key projections for population growth?

“This year’s World Population Day (July 11) falls during a milestone year when we anticipate the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant. It leads the ranking of the global population by continent by far, reporting four times as many. The World Population Prospects 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division said that the global population is projected to reach eight billion on November 15, 2022, reported news agency PTI. Asia is the most populous continent on Earth 10 of the 20 largest countries are located there. New Delhi: In the latest projection by the United Nations, India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year and the world population is expected to touch eight billion by mid-November 2022.

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