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ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH IN INDIA HIGHLIGHTS FROM CENSUS 2011 Dr C CHANDRAMOULI REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIA
ADOLESCENTS AND YOUTH IN INDIA
HIGHLIGHTS FROM CENSUS 2011
Dr C CHANDRAMOULI REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIA
Today, every fifth person in India is an adolescent (10-19 years) and every third – a young person (10-24 years)
Investing in this segment of population is the best way to leverage the nation’s competitive advantage – its demographic dividend.
Population of Adolescents (10-19 Years)
World Population Prospects – The 2012 Revision, UN 2013
Country Population(in million)
Adolescent (10-19 yrs) Population
(in million)
Proportion of
Adolescents(%)
China 1358.8 191.2 14.1India 1205.6 236.5 19.6USA 312.2 43.0 13.8Indonesia 240.6 43.4 16.8Brazil 195.2 33.8 17.3Pakistan 173.1 30.9 23.1
Population of Youth (15-24 Years)
World Population Prospects – The 2012 Revision, UN 2013
Country Population(in million)
Youth(15-24 yrs) Population
(in million)
Proportionof Youths
(%)
China 1358.8 242.2 17.8India 1205.6 229.0 19.0USA 312.2 43.9 14.1Indonesia 240.6 40.5 16.8Brazil 195.2 33.6 17.2Pakistan 173.1 37.2 21.5
• Adolescents …… 10 -19 years
• Youth …………… 15 - 24 years
• Together, adolescents and youth are referred to as ‘Young people’, encompassing the ages 10-24 years.
Definition of Adolescents, Youth
HIGHLIGHTS FROM CENSUS OF INDIA
2011
0-910-1920-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-79
80+
25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Age-Sex Distribution, India, 2011
Females Males
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0
Age-Sex Distribution, India, 2001
Females Males
Population Pyramid (By 10 Years Grouping)India : 2001 & 2011 Censuses
The broad base is gradually shrinking and the bulge is moving upwards indicating an increase in the median age
Adolescents (10-19) : India
• Population (2011) 253 mn (225 mn)
• Decadal growth (2001-11) + 12.5%
• Sex Ratio (2011) 898 (882)
Youth (15-24) : India
• Population (2011) 231 mn (189 mn)
• Decadal growth (2001-11) + 22.1%
• Sex Ratio (2011) 908 (882)
• Since 1971 the proportion of adolescent population has remained around 21 per cent
• Proportion of youth population increased steadily from 16.5 per cent in 1971 to 19.2 per cent in 2011
Trends in Proportion of Population – India
1961 to 2011 Census
Trends in Sex Ratio (1961 to 2011 Census) – India
• Adolescent Sex Ratio has been very low, showing increase and decline in alternate censuses. Highest in 2011 at 898
• Youth Sex Ratio has shown consistent decline till 2001, then rising in 2011.
Sex Ratio Among Adolescents (10-19)Census 2011
Sex Ratio Among Youth (15-24)Census 2011
Trends in Literacy Rate by Sex and Gender Gap – IndiaADOLESCENTS (10-19)
YOUTH (15-24)
Adolescent and Youth Literacy Rates show consistent increase.
Appreciable increase in Female Literacy Rate - narrowing gender gap
Trends in Work Participation Rate – India
ADOLESCENTS (10-19)
YOUTH (15-24)
Decline in WPR by sex in Total and Rural areas from 2001 to 2011. No change in Urban areas.
Similar situation exists in case of Youth as well..
In Conclusion
• Population of Adolescents (253.2 million) and Youth (231.9 million) are quite large in the country
• There is considerable progress in achieving literacy among both the groups
• What remains as crucial element is the development of skills among Youth population to take up decent vocation.
