The United Nations (UN) estimated on Monday that the world’s population, currently 7.942 billion, will rise to eight billion by November 15, with India expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023.
According to the UN’s report titled World Population Prospects 2022, published on 11 July, “The world population is expected to reach 8 billion by 15 November 2022”.
The Population Department of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs publishes such a report, which is scheduled to coincide with “World Population Day” on 11 July each year.
“India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023,” this year’s analysis said.
The report, which details the popularity of China and India as the two most populous countries at the moment, states:
By 2022, the two most populated regions will be in Asia: East and Southeast Asia with 2.3 billion people (29 percent of the world’s population) and Central and South Asia with 2.1 billion people (26 percent). China and India have the largest populations in these regions, with over 1.4 billion people in 2022.
John Wilmot, director of the population division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, told reporters on Monday that India’s chances of having a permanent member on the UN Security Council will likely increase if its population is to become the world’s largest. next year. , as predicted.
“What is important to become the world’s largest population? I think you have claims on some things. I wonder what will happen in the debate about their role in the UN and the roles of the five permanent members of the Security Council,” Wilmot said at a press conference by the Press Trust of India (PTI) on July 11. .
“They might think that if India becomes the largest country, it gives them the right to be a part of it… they said they should still be part of this group (permanent member of the Security Council). But you know, that might strengthen their claims,” he said.
“India has been spearheading efforts to reform the Security Council for years, saying it should become a permanent member of the Council, which in its current form does not reflect the geopolitical realities of the 21st century. PTI said on Tuesday.
The UN Security Council is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization. The body’s responsibilities include making decisions that affect international security, such as authorizing military action. The UN Security Council consists of 15 member states (five permanent and ten elected). The current permanent members of the Council are China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, who have the power to veto this body.
Source: Breitbart
