Claim
Japan's population today is only 123.3 million, while India's population is 1.46 billion.
“आज जापान की जनसंख्या सिर्फ 12 करोड़ 33 लाख है... जबकि भारत की जनसंख्या है 146 करोड़।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both figures match recent official estimates. Japan's Statistics Bureau and UN estimates placed Japan's population at approximately 123.3–123.4 million in 2025, and UNFPA's 2025 report put India at 1.46 billion (146 crore). As of the July 2026 broadcast, the freshest mid-2026 estimates are marginally different (Japan ~122.5 million, India ~1.47 billion), but the anchor's numbers are accurate to within about 1% and reflect the most recent widely published official figures, so the claim is factually sound.
Evidence
- https://www.unfpa.org/data/world-population/IN UNFPA's 2025 State of World Population data put India's population at about 1.46 billion (1,463.9 million), the widely reported figure making India the world's most populous country. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/japan-population/ UN-based estimates put Japan's population at roughly 123.4 million in early-to-mid 2025, declining to about 122.4–122.7 million by mid-2026 — the 123.3 million figure matches Japan's official 2025 estimates. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/india-population/ UN World Population Prospects data show India at about 1.46 billion in mid-2025 and approaching 1.48 billion by mid-2026. ✓ reachable · archived