🔆 India Population Facts 📍 Population Overview ✅ Total population of India ~ 1.42 billion, overtook China in 2023 to become the most populous country ✅ Composition of population: • 0 to 14 years = 25% • 15 to 64 years = 68% • Above 65 = 7% 📍 Demographic Indicators ✅ Total Fertility Rate = 2 (used to be 5.7 in 1950s) ✅ Crude Death Rate = 7.4 (used to be 22 in 1950s) ✅ Average age in India = 28 (China = 38, USA = 38, Japan = 48) 📍 Youth Concentration & Migration ✅ States of Bihar, UP, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan projected to have > 50% of the country’s youth ✅ Total migrant population in India: • 2001 = 300 million • 2011 = 450 million • 2021 = 600 million (estimated) #gs1 #mains