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Large population decline expected in China and India

Passengers travel in a crowded suburban train at a railway station in Mumbai February 26, 2008. India's Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav announced a cut of 50 rupees ($1.25) in passenger fares for express trains as he presented the annual budget for one of the world's largest networks on Tuesday.   REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA) - GM1E42Q1DYJ01

This will make Nigeria the second-largest nation on Earth ahead of China by 2094. Image: REUTERS/Arko Datta

Katharina Buchholz
Data Journalist, Statista
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