Record #00151Human Society archive
The United Nations Population Division confirms that India overtook China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country; on the 1 January basis used in World Population Prospects 2024, India's 2024 population is about 1.444 billion.
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about1.444 billionpeople
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The United Nations Population Division confirms that India overtook China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country.
On the 1 January basis used in World Population Prospects 2024, India's 2024 population is estimated at 1,444,436,000.
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about 1.444 billion people
2024 population snapshot using the 1 January basis in UN World Population Prospects 2024. India became the world's most populous country in 2023; the period here denotes the statistical year for this population value.
about 1.427 billion people
2021 population snapshot. UN World Population Prospects 2024 places China's population peak in 2021 at about 1,426,776,000; China was still the world's most populous country at that time.
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