India’s population has grown by 1.56 per cent in the past year and is estimated to be 1,428,600,000 million (142.86 crore), and more than two-thirds of its population or 68 per cent comprises people between the ages of 15 and 64, considered the working population of a country, according to the latest edition of the UNFPA’s State of World Population (SOWP) report. Titled “8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: the case for Rights and Choices”, which was released Wednesday, shows that China is just behind India with a population of 1,425.7 million or 142.57 crore. In 2022, it was estimated at...