Question

Collect the official data about present and a decade old population of various Asian countries and plot a graph of the data. With the help of it, draw your conclusion about demographic changes

Answer 1

1. China

   Population (According to 2010 census) = 1,339,724,852

   Population (According to 2000 census) = 1,265,825,048

  Decadal growth = 5.84%

2. India

   Population (According to 2011 census) = 1,210,193,422

   Population (According to 2001 census) = 1,028,737,436

   Decadal growth = 17.64%

3. Pakistan

   Population (According to 2017 census) = 207,774,521

   Population (According to 1998 census) = 135,352,279

   Average Decadal growth = 26.7 %

4. Sri Lanka

  Population (According to 2012 census) = 20,359,439

  Population (According to 2001 census for 18 districts) = 16,864,544

  The population for entire country could not be calculated.

5. Japan

   Population (According to 2015 census) = 127.11 million

   Population (According to 2005 census) = 127.8 million

   Decadal decline in population is observed