India is the most populous country in the world, — United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Newyork, April 20, Jankranti News,: —- India has set a record as the most populous country in the world. The population of India is recorded as 142.86 crores. China, which is by far the most populous country, is limited to the second position. There are 142.57 crore people in that country. While the world population is 804.5 crores, one third of this population lives in India and China. To this extent, the latest report of the United Nations has revealed.
According to the United Nations Population Fund, 804.5 million people live in nearly 200 countries of the world. It revealed that India is at the first position with a population of 142.86 crores. It explained that China (142.57 crore) is in the second position with a population of about 29 lakh less than India. To this extent, a report titled ‘State of World Population Report-2023’ has been released on Wednesday. It is said that these estimates have been made based on the information available up to February 2023. It is noteworthy that India has come to the first place in the world population list for the first time since the United Nations began to disclose population information in 1950.
“”Decreasing population in China.. Increasing population in India,”””
The report estimated that one-third of the world’s population resides in India and China alone. The United Nations Population Fund report believes that while the population growth in China has decreased significantly over the past few years, India’s population is increasing. It has been calculated that India’s population has increased by 1.56 percent in the past year. According to the report, 68 percent of the total population of India is in the age group of 15-64 years. The youth population in the age group of 15-24 is 21.5 crores. Fertility rate was calculated as 2 on average. The average life expectancy of the people is 71 years for men and 74 years for women.
‘”” Quality matters not quantity,””
China made cheap comments about India reaching the top position in population. Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of the country’s foreign ministry, told the media on Wednesday.. ‘The benefits of population do not depend on quantity. They are based on quality (quality, efficiency)’ he commented. China’s population is over 140 crores. The number of people working in it (work force) is around 90 crores. Our population dividend has not disappeared. It is growing and standing as an inspiration for development,’ said Wenbin.
“” Countries that will be in the top 10 demographically by 2050,””
1, India, 2, China, 3, Nigeria, 4, America, 5, Pakistan, 6, Indonesia, 7, Brazil, 8, Ethiopia, 9, Congo, 10, Bangladesh.
—— M Venkata T Reddy, News Editor, MP Jankranti News,