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Choose a correct statement. |
A low demographic dividend is good for the country. A high dependency rate is Good for a country. An increase in the birth rate is a sign of progress. The age structure of the Indian population shows that in the coming decades India will have an increase in the working population |
The age structure of the Indian population shows that in the coming decades India will have an increase in the working population |
But the age composition of the Indian population is expected to change significantly in the next two decades. Most of this change will be at the two ends of the age spectrum – as Table 2 shows, the 0 -14 age group will reduce its share by about 11% (from 34% in 2001 to 23% in 2026) while the 60 plus age group will increase its share by about 5% (from 7% in 2001 to about 12% in 2026.) |
