March 19, 2024

Populations


General Studies Paper 1 Context: The State of World Population Report, 2023 by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) was recently released. About the Report The State of World Population report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication. It has been published yearly since 1978. It shines a light on emerging issues in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights, bringing them into the mainstream and exploring the challenges and opportunities they present for international development. Report highlights Population data: India Overtaking China: India is set to overtake China to become the world’s most populous country by the middle of 2023, according to data released....Read More

General Studies Paper 1 Context: Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released Women and Men in India 2022 report. What are the Findings of the Report? Sex Ratio: The sex ratio  at birth went up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. India’s sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) is expected to improve to952 by 2036, up significantly from 943 in 2011. Labour Force Participation: India’s Labour Force Participation Rate for those above 15 years of age has been on the rise since 2017-2018. However, women are severely lagging behind The rate was 77.2 for....Read More

General Studies Paper 1 Context: Population growth is a function of fertility and life expectancy. India had about 1.38 billion (138 crore) people in 2020. Two recent studies estimate the country’s population to peak at 1. 5-1. 6 billion somewhere between 2040 and 2048. India’s population has been on a decline,and several figures point in this direction. Every year since 2003 the number of live births has been falling consistently. Fertility rate(average number of children born to a woman) came down to 2 – well below the world average in 2019. It took only 14 years for the fertility rate to fall by 50% (from 3....Read More

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