World Population Latest Updates: In the next 12 years, more than 80 crore people will join the world’s population and it will reach 900 crores. But do you know which 10 countries will contribute the most in increasing this population?
World population latest data: Rapid growing population remains a cause of concern not only India but for the whole world. Currently the world’s population is close to 8.24 billion, but in the coming 12 years, the world’s population will cross 9 billion. Do you know which countries will contribute the most in bringing the world population from 8 to 9 billion?
Which country will be the top in reaching the world’s population 9 billion?
According to the world meter, the world’s total population is 8,24,30,47,500 by 27 August 2025. But according to the speed at which it is growing, by 2037 the total population of the world will be more than 9 billion. The country that contributes the most in this will be no one else, but India. According to the UN World Population Prospects, India’s contribution will be the highest in the next 12 years (288 months) to increase the world’s population. According to this, by now, by 2037, about 14 crore people will be added to the population of India.
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Apart from India, who has three more countries from the continent of Asia?
This question must be coming in everyone’s mind that China will be second in this list after India, because its population is almost equal to us. But the reality is something else. After India, Nigeria will have the highest 7.6% contribution to increasing the world’s population. At the same time, there is no one else at number three but our neighbor Pakistan, which will contribute 6.8% to deliver 9 billion population.
The highest number of 5 countries in the list from which continent?
Dominican Republic Congo is at number four with 5.8% population in the list. At the same time, Ethiopia with 5.3% at number five, Tanzania at number six with 3.3%, Bangladesh at number seven with 2.9%, Indonesia at number eight with 2.9%, Egypt (Egypt) at number nine with 2.8% and US at number 10 with 2.5%.
How did India overtake China in population race
China (population in crores) | Year | India (population in crores) |
33 | 1800 | 20 |
40.9 | 1850 | 23.5 |
40.1 | 1900 | 29.1 |
54.3 | 1950 | 35.7 |
126 | 2000 | 106 |
141 | 2025 | 146 |
131 | 2050 | 167 |
Who is the top-10 countries with the world’s most populous country?
Order | Country | Population (in crores) |
1- | India | 146 crores |
2- | China | 141 crores |
3- | America | 34.72 crores |
4- | Indonesia | 28.57 crores |
5- | Pakistan | 25.52 crore |
6- | Nigeria | 23.75 crores |
7- | Brazil | 21.28 crores |
8- | Bangladesh | 17.56 crores |
9- | Russia | 14.39 crores |
10- | Ethiopia | 13.54 crores |
(Source – UN World Population Prospects, Gapminder, World Memor)
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