India to overtake China as most populous country in world by mid-year: UN

India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by mid-year with almost three million more people, according to the UN.

India's population will be 1.4286 billion compared to China's 1.4257 billion at mid-year, the UN Population Fund's State of World Population report showed on Wednesday.

China's population decreased last year for the first time in more than six decades, according to official data shown earlier this year.

The report also estimated that the global population will hit 8.045 billion by the same date.