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UN 2050 Forecasts for China and India’s Populations Overestimate by Hundreds of Millions

The UN reports that Asia has a total population of 4.78 billion but the UN overestimates China’s population by 16 million people. Asia is about 60% of global population. India and China make up about 60% of Asia’s population. The UN Population division has forecasted far high populations and fertility for India and China than ...

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