The UN estimates that the world's population will reach 8 billion on November 15 this year. In terms of population, India will overtake China to become the world's most populous country in 2023, according to a report released by the United Nations on Monday. Meanwhile, after 1950, the population is at a lower rate than before.
By 2030, the world population will reach 850 crores, and by 2050, it will rise to 970 crores. The report estimates that the population will rise to 1040 crores in 2080. After that, the population will not increase significantly until 2100. According to the report, more than half of the world's population growth in the next decade will be mainly in Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Tanzania.
