India will overtake China as the world's most populous country around 2022, several years earlier than previously predicted, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday.
The report also projects that the world's population will reach 8.5 billion — up from its current 7.3 billion — by 2030, and 9.7 billion in 2050. By the year 2100, the U.N. projects, there will be 11.2 billion people on Earth
The population estimates factor into decision making on issues from how to combat global warming to ways to eradicate poverty and hunger. Already, China and India combined have more than one billion people Read more...
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