India’s population is dropping because of education, social consciousness, and affluence, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday.
The author of “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” spoke about India’s population at an event in Gujarat when the Gujarati translation of his book was released “The population of India is growing less quickly.
The causes are social awareness, education, and economic success. As time goes on, there are fewer families among each of us.”
Mr. Jaishankar continued, “Forced population control might have very grave results, such as a gender imbalance.
India’s demographic makeup has undergone a significant change since gaining independence.
Census data from 1951 shows that it saw a population explosion and a fall in the overall fertility rate.
According to the UN World Population Prospects (WPP), 2022, India will surpass China as the most populous nation by 2023, with a population of 140 crore.
Presently, 17.5% of the world’s population lives in India.
It is anticipated that India would number 150 crores by 2030 and 166 crores by 2050.
India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) dropped to two children per woman in 2021, which is below the replacement threshold of fertility (2.1).
