Overall, the UNFPA report called for a “radical rethink” of how population numbers are framed. Primary reasons include rising costs of living, childcare, and education. The number of births in China did not increase as expected since Beijing abolished the one-child policy and then allowed even three children. “For example, an ageing population in southern India can meet its labour demands from the greater proportion of the youthful population in the northern and eastern parts of the country through conducive policies on inter-state migration,” Wojner said.Ĭhina’s population decreased by 850,000 people in 2022, the first such decline since 1961.
Different states are at various stages of demographic transition. India’s demographic diversity among states also provides unique opportunities to reap the benefits of demographic dividends. “.it can be translated into comparative strengths on many other fronts as well if India can take advantage of it.” Huang said India has a much bigger demographic strength than China.
“.the key is not whether the total population of India has surpassed that of China but India now has more than twice as many new babies as China with a total fertility rate about twice as much as China’s, which means that India’s population will be much bigger than China’s in the long run,” said Huang, a researcher at the Beijing-based Centre for China and Globalisation. “The country will not just enjoy an abundant supply of labour from this working age cohort, but the rising domestic consumption should help the nation tide over any external shocks, a fact well demonstrated during the Covid-19 pandemic.”Ĭhinese demography expert Huang Wenzheng said India’s advantage is that it is still growing even as it is slower than before. “Its young population in a consumer-driven economy will be a major factor in driving the country’s development, and presents an enormous opportunity for the country’s economic growth,” said Andrea Wojner, UNFPA’s India representative. The figures for India are 74 and 71, according to the report.Įxperts said India has a clear demographic advantage. The corresponding figures for China are 17%, 12%, 18%, 69%, and 14%, which means the country has nearly 200 million above the age of 65.Ĭhina is doing better than India in the context of life expectancy, which in the case of women is 82 and 76 that of men. The UNFPA report said 25% of India’s population is in the age group of 0-14, 18% in 10-19, 26% in 10-24, 68% in 15-64, and 7% above 65. Jefferys said there is no perfect population number for either country, but more important is how India and China can support their populations. “.India’s population is growing its rate of population growth has been declining since 1980.” It will be the first time that India’s population will overtake China’s since 1950 when the UN began to collect and release population data.Īnna Jefferys, UNFPA’s media and crisis communications advisor, said China’s population reached its peak last year and started to decline. The latest figures were given under the category of ‘Demographic Indicators’ in the report. The UNFPA’s ‘The State of World Population Report, 2023’, titled ‘8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The Case for Rights and Choices’ released on Wednesday said India’s population is projected to be 1,428.6 million while that of China’s 1,425.7 million, a difference of 2.9 million.Īlso Read: We are many, we are one: Ambi Parameswaran on India’s population milestone The UNFPA report said 25% of India’s population is in the age group of 0-14, 18% in 10-19, 26% in 10-24, 68% in 15-64. According to information made public by the National Statistics Bureau, China's population decreased by 8.5 lakh in 2022 compared to the previous year.India is expected to be the most populous country by the middle of this year and overtake China, according to the latest data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In his January 18 report, Bloomberg Economist Eric Zhu referred to the minor recession that China is currently experiencing as a "growth crushing headwind for a long time". In addition, it is the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world.
India is the third-largest market for the purchase of crude oil, the second-largest consumer of steel and gold. While being the leading importer of edible oils, it is also the largest consumer of sugar. In terms of rice, wheat, and sugar production, it ranks second. The third-largest economy in Asia is currently self-sufficient in food production.
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The largest programme of its kind in the world, free food rations are still used by around 80 crore people in India, despite the country's relatively good recovery from the pandemic and its rapid economic expansion prior to COVID-19.
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