Page 2 - Demographic Dividend

India's life expectancy rises to 68.7 years: National Health Profile 2019

NCT of Delhi has the highest population density of 11,320 people per square km, while Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest of 17 per sq km

Massive job losses reveal India is failing to reap its demographic dividend

With unemployment at a 45-year high, poor health and low levels of education, India's demographic dividend is at risk

Myriad challenges that threaten to set off India's demographic time bomb

The ticking gets only louder with weak govt institutions, water crisis, minority targeting within and outside Parliament and an economy that refuses to kickstart

Statsguru: India's population profile explained through six charts

Sample Registration System data provides critical insights in to India's growing population which now stands at 133.92 crore

Economic Survey warns of aging population, says retirement age should rise

It also said that policymakers need to prepare for an increasing number of elderly people, estimating there will be 239.4 million Indians over the age of 60 in 2041 against 104.2 million in 2011

The rise of the silver generation

Senior citizens are now referred as silver generation in the new marketing lexicon

Increase in retirement age could be considered, says Economic Survey

Population growth in India has been slowing in recent decades

Eco survey calls for raising retirement age, merging schools as India ages

The conclusions in the study, "India's Demography at 2040: Planning Public Good Provision for the 21st Century," will have major implications for many companies

Is India going to miss some more of its potential demographic dividend?

For the country to fully reap its demographic dividend, people in the working age should actually be working, and those working should have proper education and skills, writes T N Ninan

No demographic dividend in India with 100 mn unskilled youth: Mohandas Pai

Because of the failure of the UPA era (2004-2014), we will add another 100 mn by 2025. A total 200 mn in the 21-45 age group with low skills, low education, says Pai