Question.
Despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing. Why?
( Chapter - 6 Population, Cass 9 NCERT Contemporary India -I )
Answer.
The following table gives us information about the total population of India from 1951 to 2011, the relative increase in decadal population, and the annual growth rate of the population.
Both images sources: NCERT
As per the above table, the number of people added every decade from 1971 to 2001 is continuously increasing while the population growth rate is declining. Despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing because India's population base is very large and even if there is a minimum growth rate or even a decline in growth rate, then the total population increment would be much higher.
For example,
As far as the population growth from 1981 to 1991 is concerned, the decadal growth decreased from 24.66 to 23.87, while the increase in the number of people from 1971 to 1981 was 135.17 lakhs, while the increase in the number of people from 1981 to 1991 was 163.08 lakhs, which is the higher than the previous decade.
As far as population growth from 1991 to 2001 is concerned, the decadal growth rate decreased from 23.87 in 1991 to 21.54 in 2001, and however, the absolute growth of the decade increased from 163.06 lakh in 1991 to 182.32 lakh in 2001.
So due to the very large base of India's population, despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added every decade is steadily increasing.
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