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China is not the most populous nation

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Wei nihao
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India released their population survey of 2021. They have 14.1565 billion people, surpassing China's figure of the same year which was 14.126 billion.

China was the world's most populous nation for about 3500 years. Before that the population leader was Egypt. 

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Wei nihao
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move decimal one place left

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Bacano G
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  • The current population of India is 1,403,680,300 as of Saturday, April 2, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • India 2020 population is estimated at 1,380,004,385 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • India population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world population.
  • India ranks number 2 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in India is 464 per Km2 (1,202 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles)
  • 35.0 % of the population is urban (483,098,640 people in 2020)
  • The median age in India is 28.4 years.
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Bacano G
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  • The current population of China is 1,449,023,741 as of Saturday, April 2, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • China 2020 population is estimated at 1,439,323,776 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • China population is equivalent to 18.47% of the total world population.
  • China ranks number 1 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in China is 153 per Km2 (397 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 9,388,211 Km2 (3,624,807 sq. miles)
  • 60.8 % of the population is urban (875,075,919 people in 2020)
  • The median age in China is 38.4 years.
 
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Wei nihao
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@jose For mainland China, it was 1412.6 million at end of 2021.

2021年全国新增人口48万人_腾讯新闻 (qq.com)

 

your figure might include Taiwan, HK, and Macao. 

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Bacano G
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@wei-nihao that's good news

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One child policy

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Wei nihao
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@rr It ended in 2015. China went to 2 child, now 3 child. But birth rate keeps dropping. East Asian low birth problem now worst in China...

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@rr that's in the 60's to 80's

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