India on track to become world’s most populous country, UN says

Hindu devotees at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers (AP)

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations.

The South Asian country will have an estimated 1.4286 billion people against China’s 1.4257 billion by the middle of the year, according to UN projections.