A government study shows that over a decade India The population is expected to reach one billion fifty two million and during this time the number of weak people will also increase rapidly.
According to the ‘Women and Men in India’ report released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation on Monday, by 2036 India’s current population An increase of 10 crores is expected in one billion 40 crores.
The report also states that the number of people aged 60 years and above will increase during this period, while the number of people under 15 years of age will decrease compared to the 2011 census.
According to the study, the decline in the youth population is due to a decline in the fertility rate, however, the country’s sex ratio will improve, increasing from 943 females to 952 females per 1,000 males by 2036.
Although India’s working-age population is expected to grow by 2036, the report also highlights how the population will decline thereafter.
It shows that 60.7 percent of India’s population was within the working age range of 15-59 years in 2011, a percentage expected to increase to 64.9 percent by the year 2036.
Experts have called for strengthening India’s health system. Dr AB Dey, head of the Geriatrics Department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, said that age-related diseases such as cataracts and macular degeneration that affect vision need to be addressed.
He told IndiaSpend, ‘Elderly people are usually victims of memory loss, frail health, infections, heart attacks, strokes, cancer, vision impairment, deafness, depression in the health system.
In April last year, the United Nations declared India the most populous country in the world and estimated its population to reach 1.42 billion.
He said that ‘China will soon lose its longstanding status as the world’s most populous country.
In the long term, UN experts say China’s population will drop to 1.9 billion by 2050, more than triple their 2019 forecast.
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This will mean that the workforce will be reduced and the burden of health and other social security costs will increase.
Poonam Mitreja, executive director of the Population Foundation of India, a private organization, told the New York Times that ‘youth have the potential to contribute to the economy, but for them to do so, the country needs not only education but also health, nutrition and employment. So one has to invest in acquiring skills.’
The United Nations, in its World Population Prospects 2024 report last month, said that India’s population will reach about 1.7 billion in the early 2060s and then decline by 12 percent, but the country will continue to grow by 12 percent throughout the century. It will be the most populous country in the world.
The report added that China’s population, which was 1.41 billion in 2024, will shrink to 1.21 billion in the next three decades, and is expected to lose more than half of its current population to 1950 levels. will return to decade levels.
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2024-08-15 06:46:04
