Demographics of India Population of India Religions Age structure Literacy rate Unemployment Rate Population projections Effects of growth

of Population Measures should be taken to control the Population

The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people. Growth rate: 1.41% Birth rate: 22.22 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.) Life expectancy: 69.89 years (2009 est.) male: 67.46 years (2009 est.) female: 72.61 years (2009 est.) Fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman Infant mortality rate: 30.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Hindu 80.5% Muslim 13.4% Christian 2.3% Sikh 1.8% Buddhists 0.8% Jains 0.4% others 0.7% unspecified 0.1% (2001 Census)

0-14 years: 31.1% (male 190,075,426/female 172,799,553) (2009 est.) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 381,446,079/female 359,802,209) (2009 est.) 65-over: 5.3% (male 29,364,920/female 32,591,030) (2009 est.)

71.7% (Age 7 & above, as of 2001)

81.4% (Total population, Age 15-25, as of 2006)

At birth: 1.12 male(s)/female Under 10 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 1524 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 2464 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.908 male(s)/female Total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2030. India's population growth has raised concerns that it would lead to widespread unemployment and political instability ESTIMATION: 2020: 1,326,093,000 2030: 1,460,743,000 2040: 1,571,715,000 2050: 1,656,554,000

Adverse Effects on Savings. Unproductive Investment Adverse effect on Quality of Population Growing pressure on Land Decease in Per Capita Income As birth rates climb, natural resources get used up faster than they can be replaced. Increase the rate of Unemployment.

Rise in Per-capita Income Urbanization and Industrialization Late Marriage Lowering Infant Mortality Rate Spread of Education Women education and employment Family Planning Facilities Incentives Publicity Legislation