New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) As the global population reached 8 billion, the UN on Tuesday said India's population growth appears to be stabilising which shows that the country's national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working.
The world population touched eight billion on Tuesday and India was the largest contributor to the milestone, having added 177 million people, the United Nations said., noting that for China, which added 73 million people, the projection is its contribution to the next billion in the global population is to be in the negative.
"The good news is that India's population growth appears to be stabilising. The Total Fertility Rate — more or less the average number of children born per woman — has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level," the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said.
