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India's population to top China by midyear
By Agence France-Presse
Apr 20, 2023 12:12 am

(UPDATE) NEW DELHI: India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by the middle of 2023 with almost 3 million more people, United Nations estimates showed on Wednesday.

India's population will be 1.4286 billion, compared to China's 1.4257 billion, at midyear, the UN Population Fund's State of World Population report revealed.

PEOPLE APLENTY People walk in a market in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab province, northern India on Oct. 23, 2022. AFP FILE PHOTO

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