is china or india more populated
India is on track to become the worldâs most populous nation in less than a decade â or six years earlier than previously thought, according to the U.N. With 1.38 billion people compared with Indiaâs 1.31 billion, China is currently the worldâs most populous country. Figures for both countries are expected to swell to around 1.4 billion by 2022, at which point Indiaâs population is likely to expand beyond Chinaâs.