Where does the population of India rank in the world?

The second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1.3952 billion.

On 2011March 3 1 day, the Indian Population Census Committee conducted a census of the Indian population. The results show that the population of India reaches 1, 2 10, 193422, making it the second largest country in the world after China. From 200 1 to 20 1 1, the average annual population growth rate was 1.76%, which was lower than 2./kloc in the previous decade (19 1 to 200 1).

The sex ratio is 0.94 female/male, and the median age in 200 1 census is 24.9 years old.

By 20 19, the population of India will be1368,737,513, with an annual increase of 1.08%. ? Medical progress and green revolution in the past 50 years have improved agricultural productivity and promoted rapid population growth, but India still faces several challenges related to public health.

According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, 900,000 people in India die every year from drinking polluted water and breathing polluted air, and there are about 50 doctors for every 654.38+10,000 people. From 199 1 to 200 1, the urban population increased by 3 1.2%. However, more than 70% of China residents still live in rural areas.

According to the statistics of 200 1 census, there are 27 cities in India with a population of over one million, among which Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai have the largest populations. The population is mainly distributed in the Ganges Plain. According to the 200 1 census, 72.22% people live in more than 550,000 villages, and the rest live in more than 2,000 towns.

The literacy rate of 20 1 1 in India is 74.04% (male: 82.14%; Female: 65.46%), the literacy rate is the highest in Kerala and the lowest in Bihari; The sex ratio is 1.064 male/female, the life expectancy is 68.59 years, the population growth rate is 1.606%, and the birth rate is 22.69/ 1 .000.

nation

The main ethnic groups in India include 72% Indian Aryans and 25% Dravidians. There are also a number of non-settled ethnic groups in India, such as the Lohar people in Gatulia, who are famous for striking the iron, and the Labari people who make a living as nomads; There are also people who collect and hunt for a living, or engage in salt merchants, fortune tellers, magicians, Ayurvedic therapists, jugglers, grinders, tattooists and other industries.

Anthropologists have determined that there are about 500 homeless groups in India, and the number may reach 80 million.