The graph below shows the population of India and China from the year 2000 to the present day with projections for growth to the year 2050. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph above reveals data about the

population

of

India

and

China

between 2000 and 2024,

as well as

future predictions till 2050. The numbers are measured in billions.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that both countries have been observing an upward trend till today,

however

, the trend will change for

China

in the future following a gradual decrease. Moving to a more detailed analysis, in 2000,

China

stood at 1000, which was lower than that of

India

by a margin of 250.

Then

, both countries rose slightly and today the gap between them

is

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has

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narrowed. Looking at the future predictions, it is expected that in 2030 the

population

of

China

and

India

will be at the same level (nearly 1450). During the following years,

China

's

population

will decline gradually and will reach 1400, which is higher than its initial

population

in 2000.

In contrast

,

India

will maintain the growing pattern in the next years, after finishing a 50-year period at 1600.