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 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% of global population, as per National Population Stabilisation Fund (NPSF), an autonomous body under the Union Health Ministry which has raised concerns about overpopulation 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 the country could become the most populated one by 2050.
At 5 pm on Saturday , the World Population Day , the number of Indians hit 127,42,39,769, and is 17.25% of global population, as per National Population Stabilisation Fund (NPSF), an autonomous body under the Union Health Ministry which has raised concerns about overpopulation 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 the country could become the most populated one by 2050.
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