Q.What is meant by demographic dividend?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →A demographic dividend refers to the potential boost to economic growth that occurs when a country's working-age population (conventionally 15–59 years) becomes proportionately larger than its dependent population (children below 15 and the elderly above 59). With Census 2011 showing roughly 63% of Indians in the working-age bracket, India is often described as sitting on a large demographic dividend. However, this potential is not automatic: the dividend is realised only if this large workforce is educated, skilled, healthy, and able to find productive employment. If job creation, education and health investment fail to keep pace, the very same age structure turns into a demographic burd …
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