The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released it’s State of World Population – 2024 report titled “Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending Inequalities in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights”.
Key points
- India leads globally with an estimated population of 1.44 billion, followed by China at 1.425 billion.
- An estimated 24 per cent of India’s population is aged 0-14 while 17 per cent is within the 10-19 age range.
- The segment aged 10-24 is estimated to constitute 26 per cent, with the 15-64 age group making up 68 per cent.
- Additionally, 7 per cent of India’s population is aged 65 years and above, with men having a life expectancy of 71 years and women 74 years.
- India’s population is estimated to double in 77 years.
- 30 years of progress in sexual and reproductive health has mostly ignored the most marginalised communities worldwide.
- The child marriage percentage in India was at 23 between 2006-2023.
