Population bell rings 1,27,42,39,769 Indians, rising

India will have 1.63 billion people by 2050 and will surpass China

Update: 2015-07-12 04:48 GMT
A man pedals his cycle as school students take part in a walkathon on occasion of World Population Day at Raisina hill in New Delhi on Saturday (Photo: PTI)

New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded a population of 127,42,39,769, which is growing at a rate of 1.6 per cent a year, and could make the country the most populous nation in the world by 2050.

At 5 pm on Saturday, the World Population Day, the number of Indians hit 127,42,39,769, and is 17.25 per cent of the global population, as per Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh or National Population Stabilisation Fund (NPSF), an autonomous body under the Union health ministry which raised concerns about over-population related problems, if the rate persists.

Noting that India’s population was growing at a faster rate than China, which is now the world’s most populous country at around 1.39 billion, an official of the Fund said that India could become the most populated one by 2050.

“If current growth rates continue, India will have 1.63 billion people by 2050 and will surpass China,” the official said. At a function on Saturday, health minister J.P. Nadda stressed on involvement of development partners and NGOs in assisting government to achieve population stabilisation goals.

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