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UN projects world population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, India to be most populous nation soon

UN projects world population to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, India to be most populous nation soon

Jul 30, 2015, at 02:07 pm

New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): The world’s population is projected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050 and exceed 11 billion in 2100, with India expected to surpass China as the most populous around seven years from now and Nigeria overtaking the United States to become the world’s third largest country around 35 years from now, according to a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.