Emerging Demographic Transition in India

S. Sunitha

doi:10.51983/arss-2019.8.2.1566

Authors

S. Sunitha Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/arss-2019.8.2.1566

Keywords:

Demographic Transition, Population Policy, Population Explosion, Mortality, Fertility, Brain Drain and Life Expectancy

Abstract

Demographics of India is remarkably diverse. India is the second most populous country in the world with more than one sixth of the world population. The stock of any population changes with time. There are three components of population changes which are fertility, mortality and migration. Socio economic phenomena of population development and their impact and differentials like urbanization, infant mortality rate, migration and causes of death are important to understand the population characteristics. It is observed that the growth of population depends on birth rate and death rates in India. During first phase birth rate as well as death rate was high. In the fourth phase birth rate and death rates are decline. It was also found that life expectancy at birth had been gradually increased in India. There is a need to coordinate the population policy with education policy. Employment generation programmes has been launched in the country to solve unemployment problem and mitigate rural unemployment.

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