Q32 of 34 Page 1

Answer the following questions on the basis of the following data:

a) Comment upon the population growth rates among the three countries. 3


b) Which country has most skewed in sex ratio? 1



Source: World Development Indicators, 2015, www.worldbank.org


a) From the above data that we can see that the annual growth rate of population is maximum in Pakistan which is 2.1%, whereas the least among the three nations is China. The population growth in India is more than 2% which is a threat for the nation. India may surpass China in growth rate of population and crowned as the most populous country in the world in the coming future.

b) Amongst all the countries given above, India has most skewed data sex ratio which is 929 female per 1000 males. For the demographers it is the major concern in India.


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