Demography — Chapter Summary
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Economics
Summary of Demography for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Economics. Part of the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Economics syllabus.
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Overview
Demography is the study of population characteristics such as size, growth, distribution, age composition, sex ratio, and occupational structure. It helps in understanding how population changes affect economic development and social well-being. In India, rapid population growth has posed challenges
Key Concepts
India is the second most populous
India is the second most populous country with 1.21 billion people in 2011. The population grew slowly until 1921, then rapidly after 1951 due to decl
Birth rate is the number
Birth rate is the number of live births per 1000 people; death rate is deaths per 1000. In 2011, birth rate was 21.8 and death rate was 7.1. Infant Mo
Number of females per 1000 males
Number of females per 1000 males. It declined from 972 (1901) to 933 (2001), then improved to 940 (2011). Kerala has 1084 while Haryana has only 877.
Population divided into 0
Population divided into 0–14 (children), 15–60 (working age), and 60+ (elderly). Working-age group increased from 53% (1971) to 63.7% (2011), leading
Rapid population growth due to high
Rapid population growth due to high birth rate and low death rate. India saw this between 1951 and 1991. Malthus theory says population grows geometri
Learning Objectives
- Describe different aspects of demography
- Understand the consequences of current population trends for future wellbeing
- Explain the size of India's population and its growth in the last few decades
- Compare data on birth and death rates
- Explain 'Population Explosion', its causes and remedies
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