What Year Will India surpass China in population?

India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the country will cross China as the world’s most populous country by 2027.

How much population India can sustain?

However, it goes on to state that though India will be the world’s most populous country in 2100, its population is set to decline to 1.09 billion, or 109 crore, a drop of 32 per cent from the projection for 2048.

Is India an overpopulated country?

India is the second most populous nation in the world after China. The over population is exerting an ill impact on the growth of the society and nation with an increasing trend of unemployment, overcrowding of infrastructure and depletion of the natural and manmade resources.

Will India surpass China?

Demographers have known for some time that the number of people in India would surpass the number in China, the two most populous countries in the world. The United Nations reported on Wednesday that India’s population will probably surpass China’s by 2022, not 2028, as the organization had forecast just two years ago.

Why is India so populated?

India has a very high population density because of social, economic and geographical factors. India’s population is highly concentrated in areas with highly urbanized and industrialised sectors, as well as areas with high agricultural yields. With 18 million, the city of Mumbai is the most populated in India.

What is the population of India and China?

At that time, India is expected to have a population of more than 1.53 billion while China’s population is forecast to be at its peak of 1.46 billion (and will begin to drop in subsequent years). India is currently home to about 1.21 billion people, representing a full 17\% of the earth’s population.