![]() ![]() Specifically, it’s projected that Bangalore (India) and Lahore (Pakistan) will boot out Tianjin and Buenos Aires. By 2035, two new cities are expected to crack the top 20 list. However, the population of 61 countries is projected to decrease by 1 per cent or more between 20, driven by a fall in fertility. Here’s a closer look at the top 20 most populous cities. The United Nations said more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries - Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania.Ĭountries of sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050. Referring to an earlier World Health Organization report - estimating about 14.9 million deaths relating to the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021, the UN report said global life expectancy at birth fell to 71 years in 2021 from 72.8 years in 2019, mostly due to the pandemic. Still, a growing population was a reminder of a shared responsibility of care for the planet and to "reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another", he said. Iran experienced a rapid population growth between 19, with the population. Iran completes the list of the top ten populous countries in Asia with a population of approximately 78.8 million people as of 2017, accounting for 1.74 of the total Asian population. "This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. Here are the ten most populated countries in Asia. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050. In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. The world's population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1 per cent in 2020, UN estimates showed. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India's population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The world's population, estimated to reach 8 billion by Nov 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day. Their numbers range from 82 million (Germany) to just under 60 million (Italy). The United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy are all among the top ten largest economies and all have populations of under 100 million. ![]() Pitcairn Islands is the least populous country in the world with a population of only 56 people as on 2014. It is notable that a number of the largest economies in the world have smaller populations, particularly in Europe. NEW DELHI: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday (Jul 11), warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth. China is the most populated country in the world with about 1.3 billion people as on September 26, 2015. ![]()
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