US EditionIndia's Population to Peak at 1.7 Billion as Fertility Drops Below Replacement Rate: UN
- A recent United Nations report reveals that by 2025, the average number of children born to each woman in India has fallen to 1.9, which is below the threshold needed to sustain the population size without considering migration.
- This decline follows decades of social and health improvements including greater education, increased access to reproductive healthcare, and women's empowerment since the 1960s.
- India's current population is about 1.46 billion and is projected to reach 1.7 billion before starting to decline roughly 40 years from now, reflecting a major demographic transition.
- The country has 68% working-age population and life expectancy is projected at 71 years for men by 2025, offering a potential demographic dividend if adequate employment and policies support it.
- Despite progress, significant inequalities and lack of full reproductive autonomy persist, highlighting that real demographic gains depend on people's freedom to make informed fertility choices.
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Indian women are having fewer children. Is this good news or bad?
India’s total fertility rate (TFR) has declined to 1.9 births per woman, below the replacement level of 2.1, as per a recent United Nations demographic report. This means women are having fewer children than required to maintain a stable population. But is it a cause of concern yet?
India's population to peak at 1.7 billion as fertility drops below replacement rate: UN
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India's Population To Reach 1.46 Billion This Year: UN Report
India's population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the highest in the world, according to a new UN demographic report, which also revealed the country's total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement rate.
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The Economic TimesIndia's population touches 1.46 billion, fertility drops below replacement rate: UN
On an average, Indian women are having fewer children than needed to maintain the population size from one generation to the next, without migration
India’s population to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, fertility drops below replacement rate: UN report
India is now the world’s most populous nation, with nearly 1.5 billion people — a number expected to grow to about 1.7 billion before it begins to fall, around 40 years from now
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