Demographic Profile

Population

1,19 Crore (July 2011 estimate.)

Population growth rate

1.34% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

20.9 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

7.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.7% (male 187,450,635/female 165,415,758)
15-64 years: 64.9% (male 398,757,331/female 372,719,379)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 30,831,190/female 33,998,613) (2011 estimates.)

 

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 49.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 66.8 years
Male: 65.77 years
Female: 67.95 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.62 children born/woman (2011 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

 

Literacy

Total population: 64%
Male: 73.4%
Female: 51%

Education expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2006)

Maternal mortality rate

230 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)

Health expenditures

2.4% of GDP (2009)

Hospital bed density

1 bed/1,000 population