According to projections, India will have estimated 1.4286 billion people compared to China's 1.4257 billion; combined they make up more than a third of the world’s population

UN report says populations of many sub-Saharan countries projected to double between 2022 and 2050, 'putting additional pressure on already strained resources'

World body also predicts that India will overtake China as most populous country by next year, says global population growing at slowest rate since 1950

Latest stats find 73.9% of population are Jews, 21.1% are Arabs and 5% are members of other religious groups; 191,000 babies born, 38,000 new immigrants arrived in past year

This year, 184,000 babies were born and 25,000 new immigrants arrived, with most coming from Russia, France, the US and Ukraine, official statistics show

Communist Party also agrees to raise retirement age to keep more people in workforce and improve pension and health services for elderly

Figures show those with average salaries must save up for 11.5 years to afford an apartment; economic recovery from COVID is sped up by vaccination drive

Jewish State expected to reach 10 million residents by 2024; Jewish Agency says 14.8 million Jews worldwide, a slight increase from last year