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    The Youth in India 2022 report released by the Ministry of Statistics finds that while states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will continue to have over half the country's youth population, India's demographic dividend is reaching an inflection point with the youth population share starting to decline after 2021. The report also finds that the elderly population is set to rise significantly by 2036, with states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh projected to have more elderly than youth. This will create demands for improved healthcare services and welfare programs for senior citizens.

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    Youth in India 2022 report

    July 15, 2022


    In news– The Ministry of Statistics and Programme
    Implementation has released the ‘Youth in India 2022’ report
    recently.

    Key findings of the report-

    Following are some of the findings of the report:

    India’s favourable demographic dividend is at an


    inflection point of sorts, with the population share of
    the youth starting to taper off even as the share of the
    elderly is expected to steadily surge during 2021-2036.
    The states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which experienced
    a rise in proportion of youth population to total
    population till 2021, are expected to see a decline from
    hereon.

    These two states, along with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh


    and Rajasthan, are projected to have over half (52 per
    cent) of the country’s youth.

    States such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh


    are projected to see a higher elderly population than
    the youth by 2036.
    Citing the findings from the Report of Technical Group
    on Population Projections, 2020, constituted by Ministry
    of Health and Family Welfare, this report said youth in
    the age group of 15-29 years comprise 27.2 per cent of
    the population for 2021, which is expected to decrease
    to 22.7 by 2036.
    The proportion of the population aged under 15 years is
    projected to decline, the elderly in the population is
    expected to increase.
    The total youth population increased from 222.7 million
    in 1991 to 333.4 million in 2011 and is projected to
    reach 371.4 million by 2021 and, thereafter, decrease to
    345.5 million by 2036.
    For Kerala, which saw the youth population peak earlier
    than other states, the elderly population share in total
    population has been projected at 16.5 per cent compared
    with 22.1 per cent of youth population in 2021.
    The share of elderly in total population (22.8 per cent)
    in Kerala is then projected to cross the share of youth
    (19.2 per cent) by 2036.
    Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh are also projected to
    experience elderly population more than the youth by
    2036.
    A greater proportion of youth at present will result in
    a greater proportion of elderly in the population in
    future. This will create a demand for better healthcare
    facilities and development of welfare schemes/programmes
    for elderly people.
    Proportion of youth to the total population had
    increased from 26.6 per cent in 1991 to 27.9 per cent in
    2016 and then projected to start a downward trend and to
    reach 22.7 per cent by year 2036.
    On the contrary, the proportion of elderly population to
    the total population has increased from 6.8 per cent in
    1991 to 9.2 per cent in 2016 and is projected to reach
    14.9 per cent in 2036.
    United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP)-2022-

    As per the 2022 edition of the United Nations’ World


    Population Prospects (WPP), released in July, India is
    projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous
    country in 2023.
    The report pointed out that a sustained drop in
    fertility has led to an increased concentration of the
    population at working ages (between 25 and 64 years) and
    this shift in the age distribution provides a time-bound
    opportunity for accelerated economic growth known as the
    “demographic dividend”.
    The UN report, however, also noted that the population
    of older persons is increasing both in numbers and as a
    share of the total, with the share of the global
    population aged 65 years or above projected to rise from
    10 per cent in 2022 to 16 per cent in 2050, warning
    countries with ageing populations to take steps to adapt
    public programmes to the growing proportion of older
    persons, including by improving the sustainability of
    social security and pension systems and by establishing
    universal health care and long-term care systems.

    Further reading:
    https://journalsofindia.com/united-nations-world-population-pr
    ospects-wpp/

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