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India, the second most populous country after China, covers 2.4% of the global surface area and holds 18% of the world’s population. The United Nations 2019 medium variant population estimates revealed that India would surpass China in the year 2030 and would maintain the first rank after 2030.
In this paper, we assess the economic benefits of demographic changes in India by employing econometric models and robustness checks based on panel data gathered over a period of more than three decades. Our analysis highlights four key points. First, the contribution of India’s demographic dividend is estimated to be around 1.9
Demographic change has been one of the salient and defining social revolutions taking place in India since the last few decades. The key demographic processes are experiencing extraordinary changes: Women's fertility has plunged rapidly and life expectancy has climbed to new highs.
1 sty 2010 · India is in the middle of its demographic transition. The 60-plus age group (elderly population) is projected to quadruple by 2050, while the 0–14 age group (child population) remains stagnant. India’s population structure and distribution would then...
Demographic transition is the single most important feature for understanding India’s development. The demographic transition represents both huge past achievements of the country, as well as substantial challenges that lie ahead. It provides an important overarching framework
mortality rates provide insight into how population change has come about in India. Taken as a whole, the factors underlying demographic change in India have been systematically different from any other major regions of the world. For instance, socioeconomic changes did not play such a vital role in effecting
Demographic change in India is opening up new economic opportunities. As in many countries, declining infant and child mortality helped to spark lower fertility, effectively resulting in a temporary baby boom.
