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In what year does India’s population overtake China’s? Answer at the bottom of the page.
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Quick question
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In what year does India’s population overtake China’s?
Answer: 2023.
The UN estimates that this took place in April 2023, using ‘mainland China’ as the definition of ‘China’. Adding Hong Kong (7.5 million population in 2023) delays this until November 2023.
