“It’s proof of the power of persuasion over more direct interventions such as China’s notorious one-child policy. A combination of voluntary family planning and putting more girls into education has proved a winning formula. Moreover, as Poonam Muttreja, executive director of the Population Foundation Of India, points out, India has managed this slowing down without China’s draconian one-child policy. These statistics show that, if anything, India’s population is nearing its peak, and stand in stark contrast to the 1950s when women in the country had an average of six children each. In urban areas it was even lower, with women having an average of 1.6 children. Government data last year showed India’s total fertility rate – the average number of children being born per household – had dropped to 2.0, below the so-called replacement rate of 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. The India figure is daunting but it is also slightly misleading because the country’s population growth has, in fact, slowed down. The predictions are from the UN’s latest World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also says the world’s population is projected to reach eight billion on November 15 this year. The surging numbers will mean the country gaining the dubious distinction of overtaking China to become the most populous country in the world with 1.429 billion people – five years earlier than predicted.Ĭhina, which has held this title for decades, will have a slightly smaller population of 1.426 billion people. In the next 12 months, India will add 12 million people to its population. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders.
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