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What is the meaning of dependency ratio?

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It is a measure comparing the portion of a population which is composed of dependents (elderly people who are too old to work and children who are too young to work) with the portion i.e. in the working age group (15-64 years).

Some More Questions From The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society Chapter

When did demography acquire its modern form?

During which time-period census began in India?

From which year decennial censuses are being conducted in a regular manner in India?

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The Demographic Structure Of The Indian Society

What is the meaning of dependency ratio?

Some More Questions From The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society Chapter

When did demography acquire its modern form?

During which time-period census began in India?

From which year decennial censuses are being conducted in a regular manner in India?

For what purposes the importance of demographic data is much greater?

What does Emile Durkheim state in a report after survey of different countries in the world?

Why is distinction made between formal and social demography?

What problems have in India because of over-population?

Who was Thomas Robert Malthus and why is he famous?

What does Malthus write in an essay on the principle of population, 1798 CE?

What are the chief characteristics of Malthusian theory of population growth?

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