India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to the latest United Nations data. China now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous country, the UN world population dashboard showed.

According to a UNFPA’s State of the World Population Report (SWOP) 2023, about 25 per cent of India’s population is in the age group of 0-14 years, 18 per cent in the 10 to 19 age group, 26 per cent in the age bracket of 10 to 24 years, 68 per cent in 15 to 64 years age group, and 7 per cent above 65 years.