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How has India's share in the world population changed since 1950?

India is set to take over China as the world's most populous country in a few months from now. Let us find out how India's share in the world population has changed since 1950

How has India's share in the world population changed since 1950?

India is set to take over China as the world's most populous country in a few months from now. Let us find out how India's share in the world population has changed since 1950

Statsguru: The next billion people will come from poorer nations

Lower fertility rates indicate that the addition of the next 1 billion will take 15 years

Something deficient in fiscal deficit

GDP alone isn't an adequate measure to calculate a safe level of budget deficit. Population also has to be worked into the method. It is just common sense

Watch this count: India's share in world population peaking, to cross China

According to the UN's projections, world population will cross nine billion in 2037 and by then, India's share of the total population would have crossed China's

Global population hits 8 bn: How it changes the world over next few decades

Much of the world's population growth has come in the last century as better living standards and health advancements extended life expectancy

With 177 mn, India largest contributor to global population milestone: UN

As the world population touched 8 billion on Tuesday, India was the largest contributor to the milestone, having added 177 million people, while China, whose contribution to the next billion in the global population is projected to be in the negative, the UN said. India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation by next year. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in a special graphic to mark the global population reaching eight billion, said Asia and Africa has driven much of this growth is expected to drive the next billion by 2037, while Europe's contribution will be negative due to declining population. The world added a billion people in the last 12 years. UNFPA said that as the world adds the next billion to its tally of inhabitants, China's contribution will be negative. India, the largest contributor to the 8 billion (177 million) will surpass China, which was the second largest contributor (73 million) and whose contribution to the next billion will be ...

Story in charts: World nears 8 bn mark, India must focus on human capital

In 2026, the age group of 25 and 29 will have the highest number of people, and in 2036, India's largest population group will be in the late 30s

No need for population control, says Owaisi on RSS chief's comments

There is no need for population control as the country has already achieved replacement rate, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday, reacting to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comment on population policy. In a tweet, Owaisi said, If Hindus & Muslims have same DNA then where's the imbalance?" There's no need for population control as we've already achieved replacement rate. The worry is an ageing population & unemployed youth who cannot support elderly. Muslims have sharpest decline in fertility rate. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Dussehra rally in Nagpur today, Bhagwat said that India should have a population policy prepared after comprehensive thought and it should be applicable to all communities equally. The RSS chief said community-based population imbalance is an important subject and should not be ignored. Owaisi further said, For Mohan, it is Annual Day of Dog Whistles & Hate Speech. Fear-mongering over population imbalance has resulted in ...

RSS chief bats for comprehensive population policy for all communities

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said India should have a population policy prepared after comprehensive thought and be applicable to all communities equally. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Dussehra rally in Nagpur, Bhagwat said community-based population imbalance is an important subject and should not be ignored. Population imbalances lead to changes in geographical boundaries, he said. The new population policy should be applicable to all communities equally to strike a balance, he said. There has to be a balance among the communities in this country, he added. Pointing out at China's One family one child policy, Bhagwat said, While we are trying to control the population, we should see what happened in China. That country went for the one child policy and now it is getting older. With 57 crore youth population in India, we will remain a young nation for next 30 years, Bhagwat said. However, what will happen to India after 50 years? Will we have enough food t

Significant rural-urban divide in fertility rate in India: GFR estimates

A significant rural-urban divide in the fertility rate could be seen in the country in a latest data that says the fertility rate varies from 53.7 in urban areas to 73.7 in rural areas

Cloudy prospects for India's youth

The country's demographic dividend is dissipating, with seriously adverse consequences for young India

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences wins UNESCO's Int'l Literacy Prize

KISS became the fifth recipient from India and the only one in Odisha till date to receive the recognition

Actor-BJP MP Ravi Kishan to introduce Population Control bill in Lok Sabha

Actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Kishan on Friday said he was going to introduce a private member's bill on population control in the Lok Sabha

No bill on population control in the offing, says Union Minister

Pawar said the government seeks to stabilise population by 2045, in line with the National Population Policy 2000 and National Health Policy 2017

Statsguru: India's massive population challenge explained in six charts

Life expectancy at birth reduced from 70.9 years in 2019 to 67.2 years in 2021

TMS Ep216: Aviation employees, population, two-wheeler stocks, temperature

When will employee unrest in Indian aviation end? What are the implications of being the most populous country? Are two-wheeler stocks ready to roll? Why do we find Delhi heat so brutal? Answers here

India to overtake China as the most populous country. What does this mean?

India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country sometime next year, according to a United Nations estimate. Should we be worried? What does this actually mean for the economy?

Expert speculates India's claim to permanent UNSC seat could strengthen

A UN population expert has speculated that India becoming the world's most populous country could strengthen its claim to a permanent seat on the Security Council

India to overtake China as world's most populated country in 2023: UN

Economic impact: People's productivity will have to increase to support larger numbers, say experts