Moody’s forecasts that India’s population will age sharply later this century as the country’s fertility rate falls below replacement level. The assessments cited by outlets say the transition begins even though India’s population is currently relatively young.
The reporting also places India’s trend within a wider global shift. One outlet notes that more than 70% of the world’s population lives in countries where fertility is at or below replacement, including several emerging markets that are now ageing. Mint focuses on how the changing age structure is likely to reshape India’s economy, while NDTV emphasizes the timing and scale of the demographic shift later in the century. Both accounts attribute the outlook to falling fertility and the resulting changes in age distribution.
