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Population Trends: India
Population Trends: India
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Introduction
India, with a current population of 967 million, will most likely surpass China in population size by about the middle of the next century. India's population is currently growing at a rate (1.7 percent annually) about 70 percent higher than that of China and will continue growing faster than China for many years in the future.
Currently, India has a young population, which will grow somewhat older largely as a result of the fertility decline which is already underway. Between now and 2020, both the working age population and the number of women in childbearing ages will grow more rapidly and will become larger proportions of the total population and now.
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