Population
Life expectancy
A child born in India today can expect to live much longer than her parents and grandparents. In this piece we examine what life expectancy is, how it has grown, and where inequalities in outcomes persist.
Ageing
Population
Is India's demographic dividend over?
India's relative youth has set it up for demographic and economic opportunities. But what is the demographic dividend, and is India still in a position to take advantage of it?
Updates
Data update: births and deaths in India
Newer Indian and international data on population growth, fertility, mortality and ageing have allowed us to substantially update our work on these topics. We outline the changes in Indian demographics that our updates reflect.
Population
Age distribution in Indian states
Whether in the north or the south, Indian states are all seeing their populations begin to age. However over a decade separates India's youngest and oldest states, and the southern states are already seeing a shrinking working-age population.
Population
Population growth in India
After decades of growing faster than the world, India's population growth has slowed down dramatically.
