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  As per the recent projections made by the United Nations (UN), India may have overtaken China to become the most populous country in the world. The current population of India is projected to be 1.417bn as compared to China’s 1.412bn. Notably, China has reportedly recorded a decline in population in the year 2022, as compared to the previous year. This could possibly be due to Covid related restrictions and deaths, but there is no denial that Chinese population growth has been plateauing for a few years, forcing the government to shed its legacy ‘One Child’ policy and encouraging people to have more children. In respect of India, the official data is not available as no official Census has been conducted since 2011. The data is therefore based on various estimates and extrapolations. Interestingly, The Diplomat , reported that “India’s population has consistently been undercounted. For example, India’s last census, held in 2011, missed 27.85 million people. On the other hand...

A recent survey report released by the census office of India highlighted many important characteristics of the latest Indian demographics. As per the report, now more than half the population across segments (rural, urban, male, female) is above the 25yrs of age. With the steady fall in fertility rate and rise in life expectancy, the share of young population in Indian demography is declining steadily. The key highlights of the data could be listed as follows: The Sample Registration System (SRS) in India is carried out by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India with an objective of providing reliable annual estimates of birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate and various other fertility and mortality indicators. SRS is one of the largest demographic surveys in the world covering about 8.1 million population. It serves as the main source of information on fertility and mortality both at the State and National levels. Presently two th...