India due to become world’s most populous country

India will soon overtake China as the world's largest nation, even though Indian women are now having two children on average.
With the world's population believed to have hit the 8-billion mark — from 7 billion just 11 years ago — India is seen as one of the largest drivers of that growth.
Experts say that is due to better education and healthcare for women.

Al Jazeera's @Pavni Mittal reports from Rajasthan state, India.


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[kanthlk]

Also, India is the largest Democracy., 5th largest economy in the world, on the way to be become the third largest economy in 7 years. Meanwhile, Qatar remains an Islamic Monarchy with no freedom of choice, no religious freedom, no elections, no manufacturing, citizens with no skills.

[cnvramamoorthy]

North india has 2, 3 child, southern states having 1, 2 child

[emandas]

Population and corruption is major challenge in india's poverty slum. But India is rich or high income country but population has done middle income country according to IMF, World bank

[ansh_u_r]

Going to wrong side, just go to Muslim quarters of India and ask the views.

[armaangarg]

But India's population is much stable that most other countries. Sure China might soon not be the most populous, but their population is in trouble with fewer young people and more old people.

[Sankar_p]

Proud to be an Indian




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[Quantum-]

Oh no! 1 billion is 1 billion too many!

[elizabethvarghese]

If you show cities, it will be crowded. If you go to villages in India, there is much less population density. So don't show cities as symbolic of India's population growth. Why is there excessive migration to cities is a different question to answer.

[hunk]

Muslim are one who hving 12 children should be Boycott from society

[peace-hupn]

I don't want my nation to become super powers I want my nation people to live high quality of life

[Nehas]

What about paxistan Indonesian Nigeria and Bangladesh population?? In india Muslim is major reason and Bangladeshi illegal migrates for population growth other religion are started having less child's.

[timoorjadoon]

PAKISTAN is also having serious problem of rapidly growing population and food insecurity.india is already taking measures to control this over population whereas PAKISTAN is fast asleep.

[ankhideep]

very soon india become super power india now 5th largest economy in the world soon india become 3 largest economy in the world god bless india

[sidali]

Really like documentaries like these. The fertility rate varies from state to state Uttar Pradesh and bihar have high fertility rates and need family planning services

[gauravdas]

Government should not imposed any strict population control policy just need to focus on planning in states were fertility rate is above replacement level.

[Shahabuddin-xlmg]

Who wants Al-Jazeera reports in hindi.
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[desposition]

Thanks to those illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, they have contributed in this process, atleast in the Northeast part of India.

[mugiyono]

Populasi penduduk bukan tolak ukur menjadi kemiskinan tetapi jika bisa memanfaatkan dan tujuan arah yg sama akan tetap bisa di perdayakan maju bersama denga membangun SDM yg utama .... Sumber alam dengan penduduk yg banya sangat mudah untuk memanfaatkannya segala sumber yg ada .... Demi tercapaenya suatu kehidupan insan Umat manusia ... Hidup yg sesuae dengan fitrahnya .... Merawat membangun alam dan memanfaatkannya dengan sebaik baiknya begitulah kekuasaan Allah swt Bumi untuk kehidupan manusia semua atas kehendak dan seijinnya .

[santhoshv]

India is in control now. Fertility rate is just 2 and south state have less than that . My state is 1.5 so low. Go and ask to population control in Pakistan first instead of india. Oh I forgot muslim in India also have 3 to 4 child go there and lecture them first.

[beautifulempatheticliberal]

It's ok they can just go to Europe if it gets too crowded there. Western European nations have no borders or people of their own.