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1 mar 2017 · This article critically examines the assumptions behind the demographic dividend hypothesis and tries to assess to what extent India is in a position to tap the potential demographic dividend.
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.
These changes would be crucial for India to stabilize its population before reaching 1.65 billion. India’s demographic journey through the path of the classical demographic transition suggests that India is very close to achieving replacement fertility.
The study of India’s demography is essential to understand the dynamics of economic development and economic welfare. Theory of demographic transition helps to understand and analyse the change in the magnitude of population.
13 kwi 2024 · Q. Discuss the significance of India's demographic transition in the context of its potential economic growth and global competitiveness. Highlight the opportunities presented by declining fertility rates, increased women's participation in the workforce, and spatial redistribution of labour.
2 lis 2023 · Today, with 1.4 billion persons, India accounts for 18% of world population and is expected to be the most populous country surpassing China in the year 2023. Though India has achieved replacement levels of fertility (a TFR of 2 children per woman), the absolute size of the population will continue to increase due to the phenomenon of ...
I. RECENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS 7.1 Population growth in India has been slowing in recent decades from an annual growth rate of 2.5 per cent during 1971-81 to an estimated 1.3 per cent as of 2011-16 (Figure 1). All major states have witnessed a marked deceleration in population growth during India's Demography at 2040:
