India's population at the end of 2022, according to the World Population Review (WPR), was 1.417 billion people, which is 5 million more than China's, where, according to official data, the figure was 1.412 billion, writes Bloomberg. According to WPR data on January 18, India's population has grown even further to 1.423 billion people.
The United Nations predicted that India would surpass China as the world's most populous country, but is expected later. The organization believes that in 2050 India's population will be 1.688 billion people, while China will have 1.317 billion people.
