WION, in partnership with Mobius Foundation, is taking the vision of the Government of India forward and launching a one-year-long social initiative called ‘Mission Sustainability – Population v\/s Planet’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The campaign commenced with a two-hour-long Thought Leadership Conclave on February 20, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World population has witnessed an increase from 1 billion in the year 1800 to 7.8 billion today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though India’s population has increased from 36 crore in 1951 to 121.02 crore in 2011, the country has witnessed significant decline in both fertility and mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crude birth rate which was recorded at 40.8 per 1000 in 1951 has declined to 20.0 in 2018;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined from 6.0 in 1951 to 2.2 in 2015-16. Death rate in India has declined from 7 in 2012 to 6.2 in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Population projection for India and States 2011-2036, released in July 2020, indicates that the Total Fertility Rate is expected to decline from 2.37 during 2011-2015 to 1.73 during 2031-35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The youth population in the age group of 15-24 years is projected to decline from 233 million in 2011 to 227 million in 2036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the proportion of the working age population is expected to increase from 61% in 2011 to 65% in 2036. India is adding 12 million people to the working age population each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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