Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed a German cartoon for mocking India's population as it exceeded that of China. Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister said that it's not smart to mock India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as in a few years, India's economy will be bigger than Germany's.
"Dear Cartoonist at @derspiegel Notwithstanding your attempt at mocking India, it's not smart to bet against India under PM Narendra Modi... In a few years, India's economy will be bigger than Germany's," tweeted Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology.
India set to dethrone China as world's most populated country
India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion by end of this month, dethroning China as the world’s most populous nation, the UN said on Monday.
According to the forecast based on the latest United Nations estimates and projections of the global population, China's population could drop below one billion before the end of the century while India’s population is expected to continue growing for several decades.
China’s population reached its peak size of 1.426 billion in 2022 and has started to fall. Projections indicate that the “size of the Chinese population could drop below 1 billion before the end of the century, the projections said.
“China will soon cede its long-held status as the world’s most populous country. By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China,” it said Monday.
By contrast, India’s population is expected to continue growing for several decades,” it said.
The UN projection came nearly a week after the UN's world population dashboard showed that India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people.
China now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous country, the UN world population dashboard showed on April 19 based on figures of February 2023.
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