List Of Countries By Past And Future Population
This article shows the (absolute) population of nearly all the political countries and dependencies in the world from 1950 to 2050. This one-century timespan provides a broad perspective on demographic change across the globe. According to these estimates, it can be seen that the United States surpassed the combined population of the fifteen republics of the former Soviet Union around the year 2000, and that by 2025 India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country.
Read more about List Of Countries By Past And Future Population: Introduction, Preliminary Notes, Formulas Used To Calculate Demographic Growth, Country and Territory Breakdown By Past or Historical (and Consolidated) Population, From 1950 To 19, Country and Territory Breakdown By Past and Near Future Population, Between 1985 and 2015, Country and Territory Breakdown By Future Population, From 2020 To 2050, Source, See Also
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