India is projected to surpass China as the most populous country in the world next year, according to the UN report released on the occasion of World Population Day. The prospect of the 2022 world population by the United Nations Department of Economy and Social Affairs, the population division, said that the global population is projected to reach eight billion in mid -November, around 8.5 billion in 2030, and 9.7 billion in 2050. With global the population grows on The slowest level since World War II, is projected to peak around 10.4 billion during the 2080s and remain at that level up to 2100.
World population day this year (July 11) fell during the year of the milestone, when we anticipated the eighth birth of billions of inhabitants on earth. This is an opportunity to celebrate our diversity, recognize our same humanity, and be amazed at the progress of health that has extended life and dramatically reduces maternal and child mortality, “said UN Secretary General António Guterres.
“At the same time, this is a reminder of our shared responsibility to take care of our planet and for a moment to reflect where we are still falling from our commitment to each other,” he added.
The report said that “India is projected to surpass China as the most populous country in the world for 2023.”
More than half an increase in global population projected up to 2050 will be concentrated in only eight countries, including India.
The other seven countries are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.
Australian and New Zealand populations, North Africa and West Asia, and Oceania are expected to experience slower but positive growth until the end of this century.
East and East Asia, Central and South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and North America are likely to reach the peak of their population and witnesses decline before 2100.
India is between 10 countries with estimated migrant clean exit exceeding 1 million from 2010-2021. In many of these countries, outflows are caused by temporary labor movements. The highest clean exit from migrants reported from Pakistan (-16.5 million).
Countries such as Syria, Venezuela and Myanmar report migrant outflows due to insecurity and conflict.
Global life expectancy at birth fell to 71.0 years in 2021, down from 72.8 in 2019, mostly due to the impact of Pandemi Covid-19.
46 countries that are most advanced are among the fastest growth in the world in terms of population and many are expected to multiply in the population between 2022 and 2050.
Two thirds of the projected increase in the global population until 2050 will be driven by the momentum of past growth.
