The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released Women and Men in India 2022 report.
India’s sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) is expected to improve to 952 by 2036.
The sex ratio at birth went up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19.
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate for those above 15 years of age has been on the rise since 2017-2018.
The rate was 77.2 for males and 32.8 for females in 2021-22.
The population growth is on a downward trend from 2.2% in 1971 to 1.1% in 2021.
It is projected to fall further to 0.58% in 2036.
The age-specific fertility rate for the 20-24 years and 25-29 years age group between 2016 and 2020 reduced from 135.4 and 166.0 to 113.6 and 139.6 respectively.
The same indicator for the 35-39 years age group increased from 32.7 in 2016 to 35.6 in 2020.
The mean age for marriage has improved marginally up from 22.1 years in 2017 to 22.7 years in 2020.
The population under 15 years of age is expected to decline and the population above 60 years is expected to increase by 2036.