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SBI has released a report regarding the population of the country.
India is the fourth youngest country in the world. In this list, Nigeria is first, Philippines is second and Bangladesh is third. But it is a matter of concern that the country is also aging rapidly.
The average age of the country has increased to 28-29 years in 2024, which was only 24 years in 2021. This means that the number of elderly people in the population is increasing rapidly and that of youth is decreasing.
The biggest reason for this is that the growth rate of the country’s population will reach 1% in 2024, which is the slowest since 1951. Then it was 1.25%. It was at its highest in 1972 with 2.2%.
This growth rate in 2021 was 1.63%. The population of the country was 121.1 crore in 2011, which has now increased to around 142 crore. These estimates have been made in the latest research report on population of SBI.
What is the share of which age group in the country’s population?
| age category | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2024* |
| 0-14 | 37.2 | 35.3 | 30.9 | 24.3 |
| 15-59 | 55.4 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 65.0 |
| 60+ | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
All figures in %, figures for 2024 are estimated…
The share of working people aged 15-59 in the country’s total population is to increase to 65% by 2024. It was 55.4% in 1991, 56.9% in 2001 and 60.7% in 2011.
If we look at the numbers, in 2024 there will be 34 crore people aged 0-14, 91 crore people aged 15-59 and 15 crore people above 60 years of age.
The share of elderly people in the country’s population increased by about 2% Between 2011 and 2024, the share of elderly people in the country’s population has increased by about 2%, which is the fastest increase. In 2024, 10.6% i.e. 15 crores of the population will become elderly, which was 8.6% i.e. 10.4 crores in 2011.
At the same time, the share in the population of 0-14 years has reduced to 24.3% in 2024, which was 30.9% in 2011. At the same time, cities have also grown rapidly. Cities with population of more than 10 lakh have increased to 80, which was only 52 in 2011.
Kerala has the highest (16.5%) elderly population. Tamil Nadu (13.6%) is at second place, Himachal (13.1%) at third place, Punjab (12.6%) at fourth place and Andhra Pradesh (12.4%) at 5th place.
There are 8.6% elderly people in Rajasthan, 8.5% in Madhya Pradesh, 8.8% in Chhattisgarh, 10.2% in Gujarat and 11.7% in Maharashtra.
100% urban population in Chandigarh, 29% in Madhya Pradesh
The country’s urban population was 31.1% in 2011, which has now increased to around 37%. If we look at the numbers, 16.6% of the population is urban, which was 16% in 2021.
- Chandigarh is 100% urban and Delhi is 99.7% urban union territory.
- Goa (76%) is the state with the highest urban population. Kerala (77.4%) is at second place.
- Among the large states, Tamil Nadu leads with the urban population (54%). Maharashtra (48.8%) on second.
- The urban population in Madhya Pradesh (29.1%), Rajasthan (26.8%), Jharkhand (26.3%) is lower than the national average of 35.4%.
- Gujarat (49.2%), Haryana (42.7%) and Punjab (42%) are the states with the leading urban population.
- Himachal (10.3%) is the state with the lowest urban population. Bihar (12.4%) is second, Assam (15.7%) is third, Odisha (19%) is fourth.
- On the basis of numbers, Maharashtra is number one. 12.5% (6.2 crore) urban population of the country lives here. 5.75 crore population in UP and 4.17 crore population in Tamil Nadu live in cities.
Population increased least in South India, most in North. The growth rate of population in the southern states is decreasing rapidly. In comparison, it is increasing in the northern states.
Between 2011 and 2024, it remained 12% in the South and reached 29% in the North. Between 2001 and 2011 the rate was 15% in the south and 27% in the north.
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