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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By YP Rajesh

India to surpass China as world's most populous country in April, UN says

FILE PHOTO: People shop at a crowded market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

India’s population is expected to match China’s by the end of April and then to surpass it as the world’s most populous country, the United Nations said on Monday.

The announcement by the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) comes days after the UN Population Fund said last week India would have 2.9 million more people than China by the middle of 2023.

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