Age composition (SRS Report 2016)

Percentage distribution of Population by broad age groups to Total Population by sex and residence,
India, 2016:-

RESIDENCE SEX BROAD AGE GROUP

0-4 5-9 10-14 0-14 15-59 60+ 15-64 65+
Total Total 8.5 8.9 9.6 27.0 64.7 8.3 67.8 5.2
Male 8.7 9.1 9.8 27.5 64.4 8.0 67.5 5.0
Female 8.2 8.8 9.4 26.4 65.0 8.6 68.1 5.5
Rural Total 9.1 9.4 10.1 28.6 63.2 8.3 66.2 5.3
Male 9.3 9.6 10.3 29.1 63.0 7.9 65.9 5.0
Female 8.8 9.2 9.9 28.0 63.4 8.6 66.5 5.5
Urban Total 7.2 7.9 8.5 23.6 67.9 8.4 71.2 5.2
Male 7.4 8.1 8.7 24.2 67.5 8.3 70.8 5.0
Female 7.0 7.8 8.3 23.1 68.4 8.6 71.6 5.4
Source : SRS Statistical Report 2016 (censusindia.gov.in)

Total Indian population is 1.3 billion which is around 18.5% of world’s total population. As
per UN Reports, India has world’s largest youth population. It has 440mil Millennials &
about 390mil of its population is Gen Z. Young population : around 64% of the total
population (born after 1980).