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China stopped the one-child policy in 2016 and allowed two children, but it has had very limited impact to halt the declining population (AFP) BEIJING: Chinese demographers say India will become the world s most populous country earlier than the United Nations projection of 2027, surpassing China where a steady drop in the birth rate has been recorded in the last few years. India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the country will cross China as the world s most populous country by 2027. India will remain the most populated country through the end of the current century, the report said. ....
The Chinese labour force population of people aged between 16-59 has fallen for eight straight years Beijing has tinkered with policies to encourage population growth but examining gender balance among core leadership might be a starting point, say observers ....