Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Working-Age Population
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *31

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2017

## WORKING-AGE POPULATION

- *31.   DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and ratio of working-age population to non-working age population  of  India  in  comparison  to  China,  Korea,  and  Brazil  at present;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to improve the ratio of workingage population in the country by 2030; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of  human  resource  for increasing productivity in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. **

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *31 DUE FOR REPLY ON 18.12.2017 BY DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD, M.P. REGARDING 'WORKING-AGE POPULATION'. (a) to (c): International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines Working Age as persons of the age 15 years and above. As per International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates, the details of ratio of working-age population  to  non-working  age  population  of  India  during  2016  and projections  upto  2030  in  comparison  to  China,  Korea,  and  Brazil  at present are at Annex. As per the Census 2011, the ratio of population of 15 years and above to below 15 years is 2.25. It can be observed that India has a favourable demographic dividend in the form of working age population in comparison to the countries mentioned in the question. In order to improve the quality of human resources, the Government has taken various steps for improving on employability of youth. Around 22 Ministries/Departments  are  running  skill  development  schemes  across various  sectors.  According  to  the  data  compiled  by  National  Skill Development Agency (NSDA), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,  1.04  crore  numbers  of  persons  were  skilled  across various  sectors  during  2015-16.  Beside  this,  MUDRA  and  START  UPS scheme  are  being  initiated  by  the  Government  for  facilitating  selfemployment.

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Annex

Annex  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *31  for  answer  on 18.12.2017

## ILO's Comparison of working age population to the non-working age population

| 15 PLUS DEFINITION           |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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|                              | 2016    | 2017    | 2018    | 2019    | 2020    | 2021    | 2022    | 2023    | 2024    | 2025    | 2026    | 2027    | 2028    | 2029    | 2030    |
| CHINA on 15 plus             |    4.65 |    4.66 |    4.68 |    4.7  |    4.73 |    4.77 |    4.82 |    4.87 |    4.93 |    5.01 |    5.09 |    5.18 |    5.29 |    5.39 |    5.5  |
| INDIA on 15 Plus definition  |    2.55 |    2.6  |    2.65 |    2.7  |    2.76 |    2.81 |    2.87 |    2.93 |    2.98 |    3.04 |    3.08 |    3.13 |    3.16 |    3.2  |    3.25 |
| KOREA on 15 Plus definition  |    6.33 |    6.42 |    6.49 |    6.53 |    6.58 |    6.61 |    6.63 |    6.65 |    6.66 |    6.67 |    6.67 |    6.66 |    6.65 |    6.64 |    6.64 |
| BRAZIL on 15 Plus definition |    3.52 |    3.6  |    3.68 |    3.76 |    3.83 |    3.91 |    3.97 |    4.03 |    4.1  |    4.17 |    4.23 |    4.31 |    4.38 |    4.46 |    4.54 |

Source: United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA)