Explain the commercial structure of Indian population at the time of independence.
Answers
Explanation:
India is the second most populated country in the world with nearly a fifth of the world's population. According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[1] population stood at 1,324,171,354.
India population density map en.svg
Map showing the population density of each district in India.
Population
1,324,171,354 (2016 est.)[1]
Density
382 people per.sq.km (2011 est.)
Growth rate
Increase 1.19% (2016) (96th)
Birth rate
19.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Death rate
7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Life expectancy
68.89 years (2009 est.)
• male
67.46 years (2009 est.)
• female
72.61 years (2009 est.)
Fertility rate
2.2 children born/woman (2016 est.)[2]
Infant mortality rate
41 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)[citation needed]
0–14 years
28.6% (male 190,075,426/female 172,799,553)[2]
15–64 years
63.6% (male 381,446,079/female 359,802,209) (2009 est.)
65 and over
5.3% (male 29,364,920/female 32,591,030) (2009 est.)
At birth
1.10 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Under 15
1.10 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
15–64 years
1.06 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
65 and over
0.90 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Major ethnic
See Ethnic Groups of India
Official
See Languages of India