India's biggest challenge

The world's largest population will have too few jobs

According to a projection from the population division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, India is set to become the world’s largest country by population next year. Over the current year, India’s population will converge on China’s with both having a total of just over 1.4 billion people. What is of particular importance, however, is that India’s population will continue to grow, while China’s will now begin to shrink unless there is a structural change in fertility rates in either country. By 2050, according to the same projections, India’s population will be around 1.7 billion and