How much is Indias population growth and what is its impact on Indian economy?
The projected population figures for India, for the year 2006 is 1,111,205,474, based on the census figures of 2001. The projection is on the basis of growth rate of 1.38%. If you are interested in knowing about the methods adopted for arriving at these projections do visit the web site of REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIA on Census of India at http://www.censusindia.net/. The second part of your question is difficult to answer because you have not defined parameters like time frame and aspects of economy. I would restrict my answer to two factors, increase in the working population till 2011, and increase in the population of older persons after 2016. The youthful profile of the population is an asset for the economy, and as it declines and leads to an increase in the number of old persons it starts straining the resources of the state leading to a decline in the availability of money for productive purposes.
