This year India will surpass China as the world’s most populous country!

The current population of India is 1,414,829,432 as of Friday, January 27, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. India 2020 population is estimated at 1,380,004,385 people at mid year according to UN data. India population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world population. India ranks number 2 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in India is 464 per Km2 (1,202 people per mi2). The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles) 35.0 % of the population is urban (483,098,640 people in 2020) The median age in India is 28.4 years. India’s growth rate has declined significantly over the past few decades, attributed to growing urbanization, rising education levels, specifically among women, and increasing alleviation of poverty. While India’s population growth has slowed remarkably over the last few years, it’s still growing faster than China and is expected to surpass China in population by 2026, when both will have about billion people. After 2030, India is expected to be the most populous country in the world. India is expected to reach its peak population of billion people by 2060, after which it will begin to decrease. The number of children in India peaked over a decade ago and is now decreasing. India Population Growth The 2011 census was the second largest the world has ever seen - second only to China’s census the previous year. It took place in two phases. The first phase, in April 2010, counted all of the buildings in India, and the second phase collected data about the people of India. The census was a massive exercise, employing millions of Indians. The total cost of the census came to $439 million which was actually considerably cheaper per person than most censuses held around the world. The average census costs over $4 per person, whereas the census in India cost just $.50 per person. The 2011 census was the fifteenth nationwide census carried out in India. The first was held in 1881, although it was not able to cover all of the British-held Indian territory. India Population Projections India’s population continues to grow fairly steadily as the years progress. Most notably, the population is growing faster than China’s. India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country around 2023, but like China, the growth is expected to stagnate and eventually decrease.