NEW DELHI -- India has dislodged neighboring Asian giant China as the world's most populous country, but its women are having fewer babies than before, a new United Nations report indicates.
Demography
India, world's most populous country, sees sign of future shrinking
Average woman now has 1.9 children, below replacement level of 2.1
Schoolchildren wash their plates before having their free mid-day meal at a village in the Indian state of Bihar. India has the world's biggest population but data in a U.N. report shows signs of a possible future decline. © Reuters
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