Population Of World 2024 In Billion In India. India is set to overtake china to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the united nations shows. The un projects that the global population will peak at 10.3 billion in 2084, driven by falling fertility rates and migration movements.
Not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are china and india, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. ( 2 ) census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) eurostat: