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India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. [53] However, because Africa's population growth is extremely high compared to the rest of the world, [54] [55] it is expected to surpass both China and India by the early 2030s. [56]
Palestine *. 2.4. ^ Mainland only. Excludes SARs and Taiwan. ^ Includes Mayotte. ^ Metropolitan France only. ^ Recent official estimates show a growth rate of 1.00 per annum[6]
Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and a small portion of Southeast Europe. ^ Asian population includes only the Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts comprising North Asia.[20] Total population includes the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
according to the United Nations, India now has more people than China, an epochal shift in global demographics that happened sometime in late April.
China was the world's most populous country from at least 1950 [ 4 ] until being surpassed by India in 2023. [ 5 ][ 6 ] By one estimate, in 2023 China's population stood at 1.409 billion, down from the 1.412 billion recorded in the 2020 census. [ 7 ] By another, the population was likely 1.28 billion in 2020 and had been surpassed by India some ...
India: 450 B.C., ... Populstat historic tables used as source for current nations with dates before 2003, e.g. CHINA: population growth of the whole country, ...
Thus, the figures after the 1960 column show the percentage annual growth for the 1955-60 period; the figures after the 1980 column calculate the same value for 1975–80; and so on. The formulas used for the annual growth rates are the standard ones, used both by the United Nations Statistics Division and by National Census Offices worldwide.
The combined population of both China and India is estimated to be over 2.8 billion people as of 2022. Asia's population is projected to grow to 5.25 billion by 2055, or about 54% of projected world population at that time. [1] Population growth in Asia was close to 0.55% p.a. as of 2022, with highly disparate rates.