India population to surpass China by nearly 3m in mid-2023: U.N.

Report confirms inevitable change atop global leaderboard as challenges loom

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A crowd gathers at a beach in Mumbai for New Year's celebrations: The United Nations says that by mid-year, India will have nearly 3 million more people than China. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India will have nearly 3 million more people than China by the middle of this year, becoming the world's most populous nation -- if it is not already -- a United Nations report released on Wednesday shows.

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