India vs China: Population Race 1950–2023 (8 Billion People)

India vs China: the 10 most populous countries, year by year from 1950 to 2023. No narration — just the numbers. Watch China hold #1 for 72 years straight — then India passes it in 2022, the first change at the top in history. USA holds third the whole way, Nigeria climbs from tenth to sixth, and the planet goes from 2.5 to 8.1 billion people. By 2023: India 1.438B, China 1.423B, USA 343.5M. CHAPTERS 0:00 The most populous nations on Earth 0:05 The 1950s — China 544M, India 346M 1:04 The 1960s — China 655M, India 436M 2:04 The 1970s — the climb continues 3:04 The 1980s — China 983M, India 687M 4:03 The 1990s — billion-plus club grows 5:03 The 2000s — China 1.27B, India 1.06B 6:03 The 2010s — China 1.35B, India 1.24B, gap closing 7:03 2020 to 2023 — neck and neck, then India takes #1 8:00 India takes the crown DATA UN World Population Prospects (via Our World in Data), 1950–2023. Flags and values shown at decade snapshots. Made as a slow bar chart race. More data in motion every week: rankings, bar races and stats. Subscribe:    / @rankinsightdata   #Population #India #China #DataVisualization #BarChartRace #Demographics #Ranking #Countries #Statistics