India Population Pyramid 1979

India
1979
Population: 671,155,746

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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India in 1979

In 1979, India had a total population of 671,155,746 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.7%, up from 533,880,543 in 1969. With a median age of 19.8 years, India had a youth dependency ratio of 71.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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