India has emerged the most populated country in the world with an estimated population of over 1.425 billion people, the Guinness World Records published.
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| Map of India. Photo: Getty Images |
The United Nations Population Division has released new figures on India which says, the Asian country has an estimated number of residents to be 1,425,775,850.
This is to say, India now officially holds the record for the highest population, country.
According to guinnessworldrecords.com:
India has surpassed China, which had a peak of 1.426 billion inhabitants in 2022, followed by a decline.
China had held the record ever since the UN started keeping track of population sizes around the globe in the 1950s.
Surprisingly, India has overtaken China despite being almost THREE TIMES smaller.
India has an area of 3.287 million sq km (1.269 m sq mi), while China covers a whopping 9.597 m sq km (4 m sq mi).
The United States (US) is only slightly largest than China.
China is the largest country in Asia and the fourth largest country in the world.
India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of total area.
