India now has the same number of residents as China, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, and is set to pull ahead next year, according to a new United Nations report.
India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, according to a United Nations report.
India's population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade.China's census data released last year revealed, posing a challenge to policymakers in Beijing.
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