By mid-2023, India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation by 2.9 million people.
As its young population soars, India will surpass China by mid-2023 as the world's most populous nation.
With 254 million people aged 15 to 24 - the largest number in the world - India hopes to drive economic growth for many years to come. India is anticipated to become a global economic and political power as China struggles with aging and stagnant populations.
Since 1950, the year the United Nations began publishing population data, China has had the world's largest population. Combined, China and India have more than 1.4 billion people, making up almost a third of the world's population.