India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous country, marking a historic moment for the two rivals expected to shape business and global affairs in the coming years, according to new UN figures.

India’s population surpassed 1.428 billion, just ahead of China’s 1.425 billion, according to the United Nations Population Fund’s World Population Dashboard released on Wednesday.

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25% of India’s population is in the age group 0 to 14, 18% from 10 to 19, 26% from 10 to 24, 68% from 15 to 64 and 7% over 65.

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— Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 19, 2023

The update to population estimates comes after the world’s main population tracking agency, UNFPA, released its annual State of the World Population report, which warns of growing “population problems” as the world’s total population exceeds 8 billion. Human. .

The UN has already pointed out that the population of India will exceed that of China, both because of the falling birth rate in China and because of the continued population growth in India.

Last year, China’s population declined for the first time in six decades, marking a historic turning point that is expected to mark the beginning of a long period of decline in the number of its citizens, with profound consequences for its economy and the world.

Population growth is a politically sensitive issue in China and India, and governments in both countries are showing restraint in their reactions to the demographic milestone.

India has a much younger population, a higher birth rate and a decline in infant mortality over the past three decades.

“In India, more babies are born every year than in any other country, while in China, as in European countries, there are more deaths than births every year,” said Dudley Poston Jr., professor emeritus of sociology at Texas A&M University.

According to APE-MPE, Reuters, AFP, FT.