Population

India’s Demographic Dividend: Going, Going, Gone

Poor learning outcomes, limited employment skills and the continued exclusion of girls and women from the development process stand in the way of India reaping the demographic dividend. We need…
▶04-Sep-2024
Shireen Jejeebhoy, Sanjay Kumar

Implications of India’s Regional Demographic Diversity

The striking regional diversity in India’s demography which is expected to widen during this century calls for a multifaceted and nuanced approach to ensure the well-being of people in all regions,…
▶25-Aug-2024
K. S. James, Shubhra Kriti

Prospective Changes in the Age Structure of India’s Population: The Regional Dimension

Rapid population growth is no longer a major issue in India as it was in the 1970s. Current challenges include harnessing the demographic dividend, developing elderly care systems, addressing inter-…
▶15-Jul-2024
Purushottam M. Kulkarni

Rapid Convergence of Fertility across all Socio-Religious Groups in India

The differences in fertility between communities in India are no longer a matter of concern. All socio-religious groups show a significant decline in the average number of children per woman, and…
▶10-Jul-2024
Srinivas Goli, Shubhra Kriti

How Far Have We Come in Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Adolescents?

The sexual and reproductive health and rights situation of adolescents in India has undoubtedly improved. But the National Family Health Survey also shows that progress has been slow and uneven, and…
▶24-Jul-2023
K.G. Santhya

The Right Lessons to Draw as India Overtakes China's Population

India will become the world’s most populous country earlier than anticipated. It would however be counterproductive to take coercive steps towards population control.
▶11-Jul-2022
Christophe Z. Guilmoto, Aprajita Sarcar

India’s Fertility Transition and Differences between Religious Groups

‘Overpopulation’ can no longer be a concern in India, as across states and across religious groups fertility has been falling in recent decades and approaching replacement level. Fears about a…
▶01-Nov-2021
K. S. James, Md Juel Rana

Evolution of Demographic Thought and Concern for Human Well-being

Demography has been detached from political theory and political economy, and population is now considered a part of the problem. A new chapter emphasising the economic value of a population is…
▶19-Jul-2021
R.B. Bhagat

Planning the Family, Planning the Nation

India’s family planning programme advertised the small middle-class family as a means to develop the nation. But its top-down approach meant that sterilisations became the default contraceptive…
▶08-Apr-2021
Aprajita Sarcar