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1.3 %
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1.4 %
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1.2 %
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1.5 %
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Detailed explanation-1: -India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund.
Detailed explanation-2: -But India’s annual population growth has averaged 1.2% since 2011, compared with 1.7% in the 10 years previously, government figures show. Further slowing can be expected.
Detailed explanation-3: -The population of India in 2022 was 1,417,173,173, a 0.68% increase from 2021. The population of India in 2021 was 1,407,563,842, a 0.8% increase from 2020. The population of India in 2020 was 1,396,387,127, a 0.96% increase from 2019.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rate of increase of 2 % per annum means that in a given year there was an increase of two persons for every 100 persons in the base population. This is referred as annual growth rate. India’s population has been steadily increasing from 361 million in 1951 to 1028 million in 2001.
Detailed explanation-5: -Percentage growth in 2001-2011 is 17.64; males 17.19 and females 18.12.