Demographic Indicators of India, China and Pakistan

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS

Indicator India China Pakistan

Population (in million) 1103.6 1303.7 162.4

Annual Growth rate 1.7 1.0 2.5

Density (sq km) 358 1.38 193

Sex ratio (out of 100 persons)

933 937 922

Fertility rate 3.0 1.8 5.1

Urbanisation 27.8 36.1 33.4

The population of Pakistan is comparatively very smal l. It accounts for about one tenth of China's or India's. The combined population of India and China is over

2600 mil lion people. The average annual growth rate is lowest in China

(because of the adoption of One Child Family) and highest in Pakistan.

There are only two countries in the World with population in excess of 1000 mil lion.

Demographic Features

China has got the lowest density of population The low density in China is due to its large geographical

area. Sex ratio is more or less similar in al l the three countries China got the lowest fertility rate and the highest is in

Pakistan Among the three, China is having more urban areas and

India is having lowest.

Demographic Features

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PAKISTAN

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