Comments on: Will India’s population rise to 2 billion?

By: indian

indian — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:09:15 +0000

according to the latest figures india will be the third economy and most populous nation by 2050.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:46:32 +0000

if india’s population is increasing to 2 billion, then I also think that could be a reasonable motivation for a big conflict between the holy india with its neighbours. Of course, at that time, china’s population will decrease to around a billion, russia is supposed to support india, china’s allied with Pakistan, the rest of the world will feel like the benefits of the wonderful war. At most, half counted will periled their lives. At least, it could become many continous wars, the God bring them what they deserved. The world will become not really crowded. maybe that evolved into the wWIiI or WwIv…. ..

By: stevenrembard

stevenrembard — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:35:04 +0000

Yes, there are too many people everywhere! As to whether Rohinton Mistry’s work, for example, has an emotional quality that’s dependent, somehow, on the overcrowdness of India, that could be stretching it. He’s just a great writer!

By: Senthil

Senthil — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:34:56 +0000

I got the below data from wikipedia(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India)

Year Under15 15–64 65+ Total
2000 361 604 45 1010
2005 368 673 51 1093
2010 370 747 58 1175
2015 372 819 65 1256
2020 373 882 76 1331

If we do a percentage analysis of the above age distribution we get,

Year Under15 15–64 65+
2000 35.74% 59.80% 4.46%
2005 33.67% 61.57% 4.67%
2010 31.49% 63.57% 4.94%
2015 29.62% 65.21% 5.18%
2020 28.02% 66.27% 5.71%

It can be seen that the Under15 category keeps getting smaller, while the 15-64, and the 65+ category keeps getting bigger. It would be interesting to find out when the 15-64 group reaches its maxima and starts getting smaller again, while I do doubt it would happen in this century. The way the Age Pyramid of India is changing can be had at http://www.nationmaster.com/country/in/Age_distribution

Have all the now ageing nations like Japan, gone through a similar age pyramid? What are the lessons that India can learn from these nations? Do we see India adopting China’s One Child Policy at some point in this century? – Any thoughts?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:12:14 +0000

So what exactly are we supposed to ‘learn’ about India in this blog? That there are too many people? Got it. I can think of more interesting things in India than it’s over population, such as henna painting for ceremonial practices to name one thing. The point is..there are too many people EVERYWHERE, not just in India. There is too much importance placed on having more and more children, and this goes for the U.S. as well where a woman can’t even say she’s choosing to not have children simply because she doesn’t want to. I know. I get looked at like i have 2 heads when I say this. Then there are cultures who subjugate women and force them to have sex and produce babies. I think an article on the cultures of today that force/advocate reproducing with reckless abandon (including the US) should be properly researched..free of opinion and published. It would be great read.

By: Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:54:53 +0000

What you’ve described here is true in many countries. Even in developed countries, there is a race going on between increasing population, pressure on natural resources, health care and the need for infrastructure. I’m nearly 60. When I was 20, the world had half as many people as now. We used to say, “Yes, there will be more people, but there will also be more smart people.” That has turned out to be true. Consider this wonderful Internet that is connecting us. It has been simply amazing to watch the progress. In my article above, I was trying to express my amazement over the population growth in India. A large percentage of the world’s population will be in India – at least according to the projections of experts – by the end of this century. I’m hopeful for India and for all of us, throughout the world. But, yes, there are many profound challenges.

Thank you for speaking in my blog.

Deborah

By: Rohan Sharma

Rohan Sharma — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:04:17 +0000

It is true that India\’s population will surely increase in the coming years. But I don\’t not see this only as a \”positive\” factor being a Doctor. More people just doesn\’t mean more brains to work but more mouths to feed, more jobs to create, more pressure on natural resources and health care and the need for infrastructure to manage the ever increasing population. Although I do find supportive comments for India encouraging, I do not see the reason to not appreciate the progress made by already developed countries. India is still at no. 142 on HDI. To move up in the list we will require action, not words. We tend to magnify our achievements while shying away from our shortcomings like corruption, poverty, women and children problems, justice and infrastructure. We have a difficult journey ahead. It was the duty of Indian men to protect this country from the invaders whether Muslim or British in which they failed. I don\’t see any point crying now on how they robbed us.

By: Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:36:04 +0000

Gurpreet Bal, thank you for these comments. Yes! My belief is that India has always been a mighty force in the world, thanks to its rich culture. For example, although I’m an American, every day I practice a form of yoga from India, and it enriches my life very much. In this, I’m the same as many people throughout the world.

In the coming years, the growing population in India will surely mean – as you say – that a huge percentage of the finest brains in the world reside there. India will be a force!

Thank you,

Deborah

By: Gurpreet Bal

Gurpreet Bal — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:04 +0000

Deborah, You won’t find a single renowned statistician anywhere who deny the potential India and China hold in Acumen irrespective of the field. We have the finest of brains COMING through our generations, unlike those of US & others whose youth holds little promise in terms of Intelligence. Its India who boasts an Economy growth of 7.2% in 2009 when the whole world’s economy is left in ruins. Like the most developed countries of today, our progress is based on our hard work and not on how much wealth we looted from other countries through Imperialism. Google the biggest economy by 2020 and the brightest of brains agree to the fact that this century belongs to India and China. For centuries we were plundered of our wealth by the non-asians And you know what the best part is ‘Not any more’.

By: SK

SK — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:12:54 +0000

Setu’s comments rock! More power to you.