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India’s population may peak much earlier than current estimates

India with one of the largest and youngest populations in the world is an attractive market for most countries and businesses. India is not only the largest importer of edible oil and third largest importer of crude oil; we are a significant importer of goods from small US$0.1toy to a US$200million supersonic jet. India thus offers an attractive market for most producers in the world. As per Fortune Business Insight The global big data analytics market size was valued at $271.83 billion in 2022 & it is projected to grow @13.5% CAGR to become $745.15 billion by 2030. Compared to this, as per Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report , in 2020 the global arms trade is estimated to be US$112bn (actual figures may be little higher). Clearly, data and data analytical services are emerging as one of the most product categories globally. Obviously, most businesses and states who want to do business would be interested in data pertaining to Indian population and ...

Demographic dividend dissipating fast

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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...