Do one religion have more children than others
- Census data on religious groups is now 13 years old, and no reliable updated figures about religious groups is available.
Growth of India’s Muslim population
- The population of Muslims was 17.22 crore in the Census of 2011, which was 14.2% of India’s population of 121.08 crore at the time.
- The population of Muslims in the previous Census (2001) was 13.81 crore, which was 13.43% of the population of India (102.8 crore) at the time.
- The population of Muslims increased by 24.69% between 2001 and 2011.
- This was the slowest increase in the population of Muslims in India’s history.
- Between 1991 and 2001, India’s Muslim population increased by 29.49%.
Average household size among religious groups
- According to data from the National Sample Survey 68th round (July 2011-June 2012), the average household size of major religious groups was as follows:
- The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for Muslims is the lowest amongst all religious groups.
- It is also the only religious group whose LFPR and WPR are falling, as per the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
- The Unemployment Rate (UR) among Muslims is, however, lower than the All-India number.
- Labour force participation rate is defined as the section of the working population in the age group of 16-64 in the economy currently employed or seeking employment.
- People who are still undergoing studies, housewives and persons above the age of 64 are not counted in the labour force.
- The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) launched the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017.
The Unemployment Rate
- The unemployed are people of working age who are without work, are available for work, and have taken
- The uniform application of this definition results in estimates of unemployment rates
- That are more internationally comparable than estimates based on national definitions of unemployment
The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold:
- To estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators (viz. Worker Population Ratio, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment Rate)
- In the short time interval of three months for the urban areas only in the ‘Current Weekly Status’ (CWS).
- To estimate employment and unemployment indicators in both ‘Usual Status’ (ps+ss) and CWS in both rural and urban areas annually.
- Female participation in labour force has remained lower than male participation as women account for
- most of the unpaid work, and when women are employed in paid work, they are overrepresented in theinformal sector and among the poor.
- They also face significant wage differentials vis-à-vis their malecounterparts. It has bee observed that LFPR is the lowest for urban females