China News Service, November 27. According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao” citing AFP’s report on the 25th, statistics from Indian government departments show that for the first time since records, India’s population structure has more women than men.
According to reports, the latest national family health survey report data released by the Ministry of Health of India shows that the current ratio of men to women in India is 1,000 to 1,020.
The country’s first census was launched in 1876, and this was the first time that there were more women than men.
Data map: Indian women dressed in costumes to celebrate the traditional Lohri Festival.
Experts from the Indian Population Fund said that this data reflects a positive improvement in the gender ratio of the population, but India still has a lot of work to do in the field of gender equality.
According to reports, India has always had a tradition of patriarchal patriarchalism. According to Indian marriage traditions, daughters must prepare a dowry when they marry. Therefore, giving birth to a daughter is regarded as a burden by many Indians.
The survey also found that the current birth rate of male babies in India is still significantly higher than that of female babies, with a ratio of 1,000 to 929 males.
Analysis believes that India currently has more women than men, mainly because women live longer than men.
Data map: Indian elderly.
According to the report, India's total population is about 1.3 billion. The United Nations previously predicted that India will surpass China in 2027 to become the world's most populous country.
It is worth noting that the survey found that the birth rate of India's population is declining.
Survey data from 2015 to 2016 show that each Indian woman had an average of 2.2 children.
The survey data shows that each woman has two children on average.