The percentage shares of china, india and rest of south asia of the world population have remained at similar levels for the last few thousand years of recorded history [1][2] the world's population is predominantly urban and suburban, [3] and there has been significant migration toward cities and urban centers. India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories [1] as of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, india is the world's most populous country India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population According to united nations forecasts, india overtook china as the world's most populous country by the end of april 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population
[41][42][43] in addition to the indian population, the indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in former british colonies due to the historical. List of countries and dependencies by population (united nations)this is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by estimated total population It is based on estimates published by the united nations in the 2024 revision of world population prospects It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present List of countries and dependencies by populationcartogram of the world's population in 2018 Each square represents 500,000 people
It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the iso standard iso. India, officially the republic of india, [j][20] is a country in south asia The most populous country since 2023 [21] and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy [22][23][24] bounded by the indian ocean on the south, the arabian sea on the southwest, and the bay of bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with.
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