[Text/Observer Network Liu Qian]
July 11th is "World Population Day", and the United Nations released the "World Population Prospects 2022" report on that day. The world's population is expected to grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and India's population will surpass China's in 2023, becoming the world's most populous country.
Regarding this news, the Indian media has "both joy and worry". New Delhi TV quoted an analysis by a United Nations official as saying that surpassing China's population would help India become one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Indian media such as "Hindustan Times" believe that India should formulate policies as early as possible to avoid the negative impact of overpopulation on national development.
New Delhi TV report screenshot
According to the "World Population Prospects 2022" report, the world's population is expected to grow to 8 billion on November 15 this year, to 8.5 billion around 2030, to 9.5 billion in 2050, and to around 2080. It peaked at about 10.4 billion and remained at this value until 2100. The
report shows that in 2022, China's population will be 1.426 billion and India's population will be 1.412 billion. India's population is expected to surpass China's in 2023, becoming the world's most populous country. By 2050, India's population is expected to be 1.668 billion, and China's population is expected to be 1.317 billion.
The red box is the population data and ranking of China and India in 2050. Screenshot of the report
According to the seventh national census data released by China in May 2021, the total population of the country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) is 1443,497,378 people, of which the mainland area ( The total population (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) is 1411778724.
The United Nations report also stated that the average life expectancy of the world's population was 72.8 years in 2019 and will increase to 77.2 years by 2050. In the next 28 years, it is expected that more than half of the world's population growth will be concentrated in 8 countries, namely: India, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and tanzania .
Indian media had different attitudes when reporting this news. Some believed that surpassing China's population might bring practical political benefits, while others were worried that the "population explosion" would bring various problems to the country's development.
According to a report by New Delhi Television (NDTV) on the 12th, John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said in response to "What impact does India's population exceed China's" that this may have an impact on India's hope The idea of becoming a permanent member of the Security Council has had an impact.
He said: "If India becomes the largest country (by population), then they may believe that they have the right to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. They have made similar claims and this may strengthen that claim."
It is worth noting that Wilmoth’s words were relatively euphemistic, and he only speculated that India might use this to strengthen its own claims. However, the report directly interpreted it as: United Nations officials stated that surpassing China in population will help India join the five permanent members.
On July 10, 2022 local time, New Delhi, India, on the eve of World Population Day, people shopped in a crowded market in the commercial district Connaught Place . Picture from IC Photo
India's "Daily News and Analysis" (DNA India) issued an article on the 12th saying that India should be wary of "population explosion" because of poverty, hunger, unemployment, fragile education system, and poor medical services. , increasing crime, pollution, lack of drinking water and other problems, the biggest reason behind them is the population explosion.
India's Zee News news channel also pointed out that on World Population Day, it is crucial to pay attention to the issue of "population explosion" and how big a threat this threat is to Indians.
The Indian government is also aware of this. According to the "Hindustan Times" report, in June this year, senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Patel revealed to the media that the government is currently formulating a population planning policy to ensure that India can better plan and utilize the demographic dividend. Avoid the negative impact of overpopulation on national development.
India was one of the first countries to implement a population planning policy. As early as 1952, it proposed a policy aimed at controlling population size. However, it encountered great resistance during implementation and failed to be effectively implemented for a long time.
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