32.1 C
Delhi
Monday, September 8, 2025

India to become world’s most populous country by April end: UN

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

United Nations: India will become the world’s most populous country by April end, according to UN projections.

By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to amount to 1,425,775,850, becoming the most populous country in the world, said the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on Monday in a press release.

This forecast is based on the latest UN estimates and projections of the global population.

India’s population is expected to continue growing for several decades, said the UN department.

Fertility is a key driver of population trends. India’s current fertility rate (2.0 births per woman) is just below the “replacement” threshold of 2.1, the level required for population stabilization in the long run in the absence of migration, it said.

In India, the number of adults of working age is projected to continue increasing both in number and as a proportion of the total population through the mid-century.

Related articles

Modi, Trump, and the Mandala Chessboard: India’s Diplomatic Balancing Act

The current phase of India–U.S. relations is not one of polite smiles, ceremonial handshakes, or orchestrated trade deals....

Sikh Delegation Seeks Fresh Probe into Chittisinghpora Massacre, LG Assures Justice

A delegation of 35 Shaheed Singhs Welfare Organization, Chittisinghpora led by its Chairman, S Jagjeet Singh, called on...

When America Spoke Down to India – A Journey of Words That Wound

India and the U.S. have built a strategic bond. They share values. They have trade. They cooperate. Yet...

India Is Not Lost to China, President Trump—It Is Defining Its Own Future

U.S. President Donald J. Trump recently declared on Truth Social that America has “lost India and Russia to...