World Population Day is celebrated every year on 11th July all over the world. This day is very special as compared to other days because it makes people aware about the rapidly increasing population and the challenges associated with it. But do you know what will be the population of the world by 2050 and what will be the population of India, the country with the highest population. Today we will tell you about it.
World Population Day
All the countries of the world celebrate World Population Day on 11th July. Actually this day tells all of us that population control is a big issue and all the countries should work on it seriously. India has become the most populous country in the world. The population of the country is more than 142.86 crores, while China is now at number two.
the world’s growing population
Population growth is a global concern. It is believed that by 2050, the population of India and China will also increase rapidly along with the world. Let us tell you that in November 2022, the global population has officially reached eight billion people. You will be surprised to know that in 1955 there were 2.8 billion people on earth. But today it is equal to the population of India and China alone.
Population by 2050
According to reports, by the year 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populous country in the world after India and China. After which will be the United States, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Bangladesh respectively. Reports say that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion. In this, the population of India alone will reach 1.67 billion. After this, the population of China will reach 1.31 billion and the population of Nigeria will reach 377 million.
How many children are born every day?
Let us tell you that in 2022, about 134 million children were born worldwide. That is, an average of 367,000 newborns were born every day. Although this number may seem very high, in fact the figures show that this is actually the lowest number of newborns since 2001.
The number of deaths increased
Let us tell you that the number of deaths is also gradually increasing worldwide. It was less than 50 million before the 1990s and has increased to 58 million in 2019. However, there was a rapid increase in deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic. 63 million deaths were recorded in 2020 and after that a record 69 million deaths have been recorded in 2021. At the same time, about 67 million deaths have been recorded in 2022.
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