After the demographic dividend

Urgent almost always triumphs over important, and nothing could be less urgent than a demographic future that awaits India in year 2050. But as euphoria over declining fertility passes, the nation must prepare for a rapidly growing elderly population. Today, only eight per cent of the Indian population is over age 60 according to United Nations estimates; by 2050, it will be 19 per cent; and by 2085, it will be 30 per cent. Compare this with 19 per cent in today’s United States and 30 per cent in Germany and you will have a sense what the demographic burden may have in store for India.

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