Every sixth person in the world in an Indian
India will take over China in terms of population by 2025, an analysis of the provisional Census, 2011 data suggests.
With more than 1.2 billion people, India contains about 17.5 per cent (every sixth person in the world is an Indian) of humanity. China is the only country with a larger population, with 144 million more people. The United Nations has estimated that the Indian population grew at an annual rate of 1.43 per cent during 2005-10. In comparison, China registered a much lower annual growth rate of 0.7 per cent during corresponding period.
In fact, the population growth is now almost at par with that of the developed nations.
Demographers expect India's population to surpass that of China, which is currently the most populous country in the world. At that time, India is expected to have a population of more than 1.4 billion, which will begin to drop in subsequent years.
27 m. born every year
Analysing the provisional Census, 2011 data, Management Institute of Population and Development has quoted the Population Reference Bureau's 2010 estimates which says that India had 1189 million people whereas China's has 1338 million. Nearly 27 million children are born every year in India and only 16 million in China.
In the last 20 years, India's population has increased by more than 350 million, while China's has increased only by 210 million. With China successfully managing the population issue, it has been able to improve the rate of economic growth. “One fails to understand why some experts and policy makers have stated that India's population is its strength,” the analysts point out.
Keywords: census, population
India's population is projected to rise to 1.69 billion in 2050 and peak at 1.72 billion in 2065 (UN World Population Projections, 2010 revision). To raise India's cereal production per capita from the present 230 kg to the world average of 360 kg by 2050 would mean increasing yield from the present 2.6 tons per hectare to over 6 tons per hectare (assuming a constant harvested area of 100 million hectares). It is virtually certain that this cannot be achieved; the world average yield in 2050 is very unlikely to exceed 5 tons per hectare, and India's yield has been substantially lower than the world average since the 1930s, and probably for much longer. A satisfactory average diet for Indians is a distant prospect.
The truth is that current Congress government headed by Sonia doesn't give a damn on any issue! Be it Bofors, 2G or currency scams(fake money in RBI) , she has created such a complex web of dependencies (illegal ofcourse), even when she has to flee by ship like Moubarak did, country would be badly bruised and battered!
Govt. is full of old and senile people who have no vision whatsoever! All educated citizens should leave the comfort of their homes and should come on street to protest! That's the only solution to change this country!
The policy makers probably think that more population will give them more votes without thinking of the consequences of having such a large population
One fails to understand why some experts and policy makers have stated that India's population is its strength. These experts needs to change their point of view. The way India's population is increasing it will only lead to poverty , unemployment , riots .
People talk about this as something to be proud of--- I do not understand... .. India should strive to surpass China in EVERYTHING but this one aspect. Now that would be progress.
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