India

Population

Population(millions/1998)

980

Annual population growth rate (%)

1.3

Population density (people per sq. km)

330

Rural population (%)

72

Female Population (%)

 48.4

Age dependency ratio(dependents as proportion of working-age population)

60

Population aged 65 and above (% of total)

4.7

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking (2000)

128(out of 174)

Annual GNP growth (%) (1997-1998)

6.2

GNP

(in billions USD)

427.4

GNP per capita
(USD/1998)

440

Health

Crude birth rate (per 1000 people/1998)

27

Crude death rate (per 1000 people/1998)

9

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births/ 1998)

70

Life expectancy at birth (years)

62.9

Total fertility rate (births per woman/1998)

3.2

Public health expenditure

(% of GDP/1990-98)

0.6

Population with access to...(%)

 

-health services:

75

 

-safe water:

81

 

-sanitation:

29

Education

Adult literacy rate (%):

67/43 (male/female)

Public education expenditure: (% of GNP/1997)

3.2

Tertiary students in science(% of total tertiary/ 1995-97)

25

Net primary enrolment ratio (1997)

83/71(male/female)

Primary pupil-teacher ratio (pupils per teacher)

64

Expected years of schooling

..

Employment

Total labour force (millions/1998)

431

Unemployment rate

..

female % of labour force

32.1

% of labour force in...(1980)

 

-Agriculture (male/female)

63/83

 

-Industry (male/female)

15/9

 

-Services (male/female)

22/8

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI-1 ranking (1998)

58 (out of 85)

Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank (2000)

-7

Population below the national poverty line (1997)

43.5/33.7(rural/urban)

GDI ranking (1998)

108(out of 143)


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