GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a significant development, India may have already surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. According to projections from the World Population Review (WPR), India’s population was 141.7 crore as of the end of 2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -The five most populous countries in 2022 are China, India, followed by the European Union (which is not a country), the United States, the island nation of Indonesia, and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The reasons estimated are the surging cost of living, the erstwhile ‘one-child policy’ (discontinued in 2016), and the ‘later, longer, fewer’ family planning campaigns. WPR predicts that while India’s population growth has slowed, it will continue to rise till 2050.