India on track to have almost 3m more people than China by June, says UN

United States is distant third, with estimated population of 340 million people by end of June, finds UN report

India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country with almost 3 million more people by the middle of this year, according to UN figures.

The State of World Population 2023 report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates India's population will be 1.4286 billion by the end of June, compared with China's 1.4257 billion.