India with an estimated population of 142.86 crore has overtaken China with a headcount of 142.57 crore to become the most populous country in the world, according to the State of World Population report released on April 19 by the United Nations
The world population will reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022, according to the World Population Prospects report, which also projects that India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023. The latest projections from the United Nations, published on