India Seeks More Children
This is a India news story, published by BBC.
India news
For more India news, you can click here:
more India newsNews about India politics
For more India politics news, you can click here:
more India politics newsBBC news
For more news from BBC, you can click here:
more news from BBCAbout the Otherweb
Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best world news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like this article about India politics, you might also like this article about
total fertility rates. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest fertility decline news, low fertility rates news, news about India politics, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
fertility ratesBBC
•India already has 1.45 billion people. Why does it want more children?
89% Informative
India 's fertility rate has fallen substantially - from 5.7 births per woman in 1950 to the current rate of two .
The five southern Indian states lead India 's demographic transition, achieving replacement-level fertility well ahead of others.
Fertility rates in these states match or are less than many European countries.
Demographers warn that India 's rapid ageing is tied to India 's unique success in fertility decline.
A fertility rate of 1.8 births per woman leads to a slow, manageable population decline.
But 1.6 or lower could trigger "rapid, unmanageable population decline" Demographers say India will need to extend retirement ages meaningfully.
India must also leverage its demographic dividend better - economic growth that occurs when a large, working-age population.
VR Score
93
Informative language
94
Neutral language
60
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
66
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
11
Source diversity
8
Affiliate links
no affiliate links