India has topped the world in population with 1.44 bln people living there now, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a report, Ednews reports citing TASS.
China came second with 1.425 bln people.
The Foundation attributes India's population growth to the country's improving economic situation and declining maternal mortality rates.
The last census was conducted in 2011 and put India's population at 1.21 bln.