India is now officially the world's most populous nation

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Posted on AllSides April 19, 2023

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India is now the world’s most populous nation.

The south Asian country has 1.4286 billion people now against China’s 1.4257 billion, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) data released today (April 19) show. The US is at a distant third spot with an estimated 340 million.

The UNFPA data was for until February 2023.

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