‘Demographics Is...’: Elon Musk On India Becoming World's Most Populous Country

Developed countries are facing the dire problem of ageing and population decline due to low birth rate and delayed marriage. Their demographic dividend has shifted towards older people.

New Delhi: India is on track to becoming the world’s most populous country with 142.86 crore people, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report. India will overtake China, whose population is declining and ageing. Having big population in the country is a challenge and nightmare for authorities, it can become a boon as well for India. According to the report, India has an advantage in demographic dividend – having about 50% population below the age of 25 years.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has also believed that the country’s population will decide its future. He has long advocated to fight against ageing population – a dire problem facing by developed countries such as USA, European Union, Japan, etc. where deomographic dividend has shifted to older people more in numbers than younger ones.

Elon Musk commented on a post that ranked countries based on population estimates, with India at the top of the list and said, “Demographics is destiny”.   

Demographics is destiny — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2023

 He hinted that India might have become one of the leading countries in the future.

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