India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023, UN estimates

New Delhi, India Reuters India is on its way to becoming the world’s most populous nation, overtaking China with almost three million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. India’s population is estimated at 1,428.6 million, or 1.4286 billion, against 1.4257 billion for China in […]