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What is the present rate of growth of population of the world and of our own country?

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Population in the world is currently (2018) growing at a rate of around 1.09% per year (down from 1.12% in 2017 and 1.14% in 2016). The current average population increase is estimated at 83 million people per year.

India's population growth rate is 1.2%, ranking 94th in the world in 2013. India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35.


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