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Top 10 most populous countries in the world in 2025: Where India stands against China, Pakistan and the US
September 05, 2025 6:12 am
Top 10 most populous countries in the world in 2025 list: UN data shows India leading the world’s population charts in 2025, with China in second place and the US third.
China wants more children. But its people cannot afford them
August 05, 2025 4:14 pm
Despite government efforts to address population, including scrapping the draconian one child policy, the rising cost of childcare and education remains a hurdle
China's population falls for third straight year, posing challenges for its government, economy
January 17, 2025 9:48 am
The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide, but especially in East Asia, where Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and other nations have seen their birth rates plummet
China's population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
January 17, 2024 8:38 am
The drop in births reflected a fall in the birth rate that is a long-running economic and societal challenge for China.
The world is getting older. Can India cope?
November 04, 2023 10:00 am
By the turn of the century, India will have declined in numbers and will have a substantial senior citizen composition. It must prepare
The 360° UPSC Debate: India's Growing Population- Dividend or Burden?
May 31, 2023 3:56 pm
The annual State of World Population report from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says that India will have 1,428 million people by the middle of 2023. India's population has been slowly growing over the years, and experts have different views about whether this is dividend or burden?
India's missing Census and its consequences
May 27, 2023 6:54 pm
While there is no legal requirement that the Census be held every 10 years, its sheer utility had so far ensured it was a regular exercise. The current delay can have wide-ranging consequences
China's population falls: How India's situation is different, and possibly better
January 19, 2023 2:01 pm
The potential implications, especially economic, of China's shrinking population and India's surging ahead, are huge. But the first question to ask is: what has been behind these shifts? There are two primary drivers of population change.
China’s population drops for first time in 60 years: How this happened, road ahead
January 18, 2023 5:57 pm
The drop in China's population, the worst since 1961, also makes it more probable that India will become the world's most populous nation this year.
Divorce is down in China, but so are marriages
March 23, 2022 2:48 pm
The fall in marriages has contributed to a plummet in birthrates, a worrying sign in China’s rapidly graying society and a phenomenon more familiar in countries like Japan and South Korea.
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