POPULATION

INDIA
LIKELY TO SURPAAS
CHINA IN
POPULATION BY 2030.
 INDIA’S POPULATION

With 1,150,000,000 (1.15 Billion)

people, India is currently the world’s
second largest country in population.
Consists 17% of the world’s population.
1 out of every 6 people lives in India.
India’s population is growing at the rate
of 1.9% per year.
 INDIA’S POPULATION
In 1947 : 342 Million.
In 1951 : 361 Million.
In 1991 : 846 Million.
In 2001 : 1027 Million.
In 2009 : 1150 Million.
 INDIA’s FUTURE
POPULATION
In 2025 : 1.4 Billion.
In 2050 : 1.8 Billion.
In 2100 : 2.2 Billion.

Expected to be the 1st and only country on

planet to reach a population of more than
2 Billion.
 INDIA’s contribution to
world’s population

India contributes in 2001 :

1.03 Billion Out of 6.14 Billion population.
India will contribute in 2025 :
1.36 Billion Out of 7.82 Billion population.
India will contribute in 2050 :
1.63 Billion Out of 9.04 Billion population.
 POPULATION FACTS

Birth Rate :
25.94 births / 1000 population.

Death Rate :
9.61 deaths / 1000 population.
 POPULATION FACTS

Age Structure :
0 – 14 years : 34 %
15 – 64 years : 62 %
65 years & above : 4 %
 POPULATION FACTS

Sex Ratio :
At birth : 1.05 Male / Female.
Under 15 : 1.06 Male / Female.
15 – 64 years : 1.08 Male / Female.
65 years & above : 0.98 Male / Female.
 POPULATION FACTS

Life Expectancy at birth :

Total Population : 63.9 years.
Male : 63.2 years.
Female : 64.6 years.
 POPULATION FACTS

Infant Mortality Rate :

Total : 57.92 deaths / 1000 live births.

Male : 57.29 deaths / 1000 live births.
Female : 58.52 deaths / 1000 live births.
 POPULATION FACTS

Literacy Rate :
Total Population : 59.5%
Male : 70.2 %
Female : 48.3 %
 POPULATION FACTS

Fertility Rate :
An Indian women has an average of 36
children.Rates vary widely from region
to region.
Kerala ( Southern ) : 2 children.
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh : 6 children.
 POPULATION FACTS
According to the New National Policy.
Total Fertility Rate in 2000 was expected
to be 1.7, but actually it was 2.1
Expectations of the New National Policy.
Total Fertilty Rate in 2010 will be 2.1,
but in 2009, it is 2.6
 Population census of states
(2001).

Uttar Pradesh – Highest populated state.

Its population – 166,197,921.

West Bengal – Densely populated state.

Its population – 8,017,619.
 Comparing population of state with respective economic
performance.

Maharastra - Per Capita Income is Rs.

4853. per month with a population of 96
Million.

Bihar – Per Capita Income is Rs. 1010.

per month with a population of 82
 Population census of cities
(2001).
Mumbai – Most populated city of the country
with 11,914,398 of population & ranks 3 rd in
the world after Tokyo and Mexico.
Delhi – 9,817,439 of population.
Kolkata – 4,580,544 of population.
Banglore – 4,292,233 of population.
Chennai – 4,216,268 of population.
 Sources of population

Availability & Acceptability of

contraceptives and Health services for
women & children.
Cultural preferences for sons.
Educational status of women.
Infant Mortality Rate.
 Sources of population
Illiteracy.
Sex Imbalance.
High Fertility.
Low Mortality.
Increasing Rural – Urban migration.
Industrialisation.
 Sources of population

Poverty :-
30 – 40 % of the population live in
poverty.
 4 out of 5 of India’s poor live in rural
areas.
 Effects of population growth.
Shortage of water & food.
Climatic changes.
Shortage of Resources.
Depletion of Forests.
Half of remaining Rainforest could soon
dissappear.
Growth of deadly diseases.
 Effects of population growth.

Environmental Pollution :
Air Pollution from Industries &
Factories.
Vehicular Pollution.
Pollution from Energy production.
Water Pollution.
Land Pollution.
 Effects of population growth.
Soil Erosion :
Due to Soil Erosion, It affects 83 to 163 million
hectares of Agricultural Land every year, which
leads
to the loss of productivity equal to US $ 2.4
Billion.
 Effects of population growth.
Shortage of Land & Water Resources.
Shortage of Mineral Resources.
Increased pressure on Arable land.
Traffic congestions.
Effects of population growth.
Every year India pays to the World
Bank,

US $ 10 Billion for Environmental

Damage.
US $ 1.3 Billion for Air Pollution.
US $ 5.7 Billion for Water Degradation.
 MEASURES

Special efforts for educating general

masses should be undertaken.
Family Planning.
Reducing environmental pollution.
MEASURES & CONCLUSION
Rapid population growth continues to be matter of
concern for the country as it has manifold effects, one
of the most important being environment degradation.

From various effects of environmental degradation on

human beings, it appears that if human beings wants
to exists on earth, there is now high to give top
priority to control pollution of all types for a healthy
leaving.
 CONCLUSION

It can be said that even after 50 years of

Independence, India is unable to achieve
the desirable standards of health for its
population as consequences of
environmental degradation.