According to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2019 report. By 2050, India’s population may increase by another 273 million. Also, 35 per cent of the country’s population is concentrated in the states Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
Since 1990, people across the world have observed the World Population Day on July 11 every year. The aim of the day is to spread awareness on problems related to booming population worldwide. The first celebration of the World Population Day saw the participation of more than 90 countries.
The UN data further mentioned that the world’s population increases annually by 83 million approximately. They have also predicted that, by 2030, the world population will be at 8.6 billion. India will overtake China to become the world’s most populous country in 2027, according to the report. The world’s population is projected to increase by 2 billion people, from 7.7 billion now to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the report.
The figures should concern India more than any other country at the moment as a high birth rate continues. Poverty, illiteracy and a lack of family planning are the major contributing factors to this problem. Moreover, we accommodate 16 per cent of the world’s population despite sharing just 2 per cent of the land.
