Tag: India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023

The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day. India’s population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once…