India could become the world’s most populous country in 2023 | Life

Pregnant women wait for a check-up at a hospital in Hyderabad, India. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

According to the results of a study conducted by the World Population Assessment Statistical Organization, India’s population is likely to surpass China’s in 2023 and “in terms of population growth rate, India will pass China become most populous country world.”

Present population India’s population is 1,422,706,266 and China’s is 1,425,831,275.

In addition, the population of India is predicted to increase steadily until 2050. As a result, following 27 years, there will be 1,670,490,000 people living in this South Asian country.

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Meanwhile, in China, the population in 2022 recorded a decrease for the first time since 1961. National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data released on January 17 showed that, by the end of the year, by the end of the year, the population will decline for the first time since 1961. Last year, the country’s population was 1,411,750,000, down from 1,412,600,000 recorded a year earlier.

According to analysts, the reason for China’s population decline is the high cost of raising children, the change in attitudes regarding marriage and family among the younger generation, as well as slow economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic. ./.

Hai Yen (VNA/Vietnam+)

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