Indian Population News: India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a UN report, which states that the world population is projected to reach eight billion by mid-November 2022.
The World Population Prospect 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Department of Population stated that the global population is projected to reach eight billion on November 15, 2022.
The global population is growing at the slowest pace since 1950, falling to less than one percent in 2020.
The latest UN projections suggest that the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050. It is projected to reach a peak of about 10.4 billion people during 2080 and remain at that level until 2100.
“This year’s World Population Day (July 11) comes during a milestone year when we look forward to the birth of Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant. It celebrates our diversity, our Common humanity has an opportunity to recognize and marvel at advances in health, which have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality.
“At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still miss our commitments to each other,” he said.
The report said that “India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country during 2023.” The world’s two most populous regions in 2022 were East and South-East Asia, with 2.3 billion people, representing 29 percent of the global population, and Central and Southern Asia, with 2.1 billion, which account for the total world population. represented 26 percent.
China and India account for the largest populations in these regions, with over 1.4 billion in 2022.
More than half of the projected growth in global population by 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.
“Uneven population growth rates among the world’s largest countries will alter their ranking by size: for example, India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in 2023,” the report said. Have an estimate.”
According to the report, the population of India in 2022 is 1.412 billion, while that of China is 1.426 billion.
India, which will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023, is projected to have a population of 1.668 billion in 2050, far ahead of China’s 1.317 billion people by the middle of the century.
It is estimated that ten countries experienced a net outflow of more than 1 million migrants between 2010 and 2021, the report said.
In many of these countries, these outflows were due to temporary labor 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). million) ) and Sri Lanka (-1 million).
In other countries, including the Syrian Arab Republic (-4.6 million), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) (-4.8 million), and Myanmar (-1 million), insecurity and conflicts have driven a net outflow of migrants over the decade.
Global life expectancy at birth reached 72.8 years in 2019, an improvement of nearly 9 years since 1990. A further reduction in mortality is projected to result in an average global longevity of approximately 77.2 years in 2050.
Yet in 2021, the life expectancy of the least developed countries fell 7 years behind the global average. Alternative long-term population estimates have also been made by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
In its most recent projections, the IHME projected the global population to reach 11.8 billion from 8.8 billion in 2100 to 6.8 billion.