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According to statistics, India may cross China to reach the state of the country with
the highest population in the upcoming years. But some economists say that this is
a good sign because India is one of the countries with the highest number of
productive people, and this is a factor that helps to make India the country with the
potential to grow as an economic superpower.
Currently, according to demographics, the population of the country is over 132
crores as in 2016.
Let us have a look at advantages and disadvantages of population growth in India.

Scenario
The growth of population in India has its own benefits. Some of them are of the view
that the growth of population helps to overcome the shortage of manpower. This
helps to improve the productivity of the nation and supports its economic growth. The
population growth in India may be a factor for supporting the growth of skilled people
in India.

These consequences may support the initiatives like “make in India”. Population
growth in India supports improvement in the production and export of goods in the
nation. The improvement in the productivity of the nation supports improvement in
industrial and technological growth of the nation. The increase in manpower supports
the utilization of human resources to the greater extent and thus helps to overcome
issues like unemployment and import of skilled people overseas.
Analyzing the disadvantages of overpopulation on the grounds of the norms
discussed above, even if the manpower increases with the growth of population, the
opportunities of employment may not increase according to the growing needs of the
people. These consequences may lead to economic inequalities and disturbances
in the social life.

In some cases, the productive age group may turn old and this huge population may
lag the nation back in the economic development. Overpopulation of the country in
the earlier decades is one of the reasons for migration of skilled people to overseas
in search of a living. In India, above 30 percent of the population are below the

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