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The Importance of Demographic Diplomacy in a Diverse World of 8 Billion People -Devender Singh

-TheWire.in

The role of demographic diplomacy is not limited to migration only. It could also help countries navigate the emerging trends in population dynamics.

As the world population touched 8 billion, Rachel Snow, head of the population and development branch of UNFPA, or the United Nations Population Fund, suggested that ‘demographic diplomacy’ could provide answers to a demographically diverse world.

This is an interesting and timely concept because, as we know, the world population is only going to increase in the near future and the demographics of different regions and countries are going to be even more diverse.

In November this year, the world population reached the milestone of 8 billion. Projections show that it will be 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. This increase in population is largely due to decreased mortality rates and enhanced life longevity.

What we have to keep in mind is that though the population numbers are important, more focus should be on the make-up of the population – its characteristics, its age and sex structures, and its distribution within and across regions.

While the average world fertility is 2.3 children per woman, it ranges from 4.6 in sub-Saharan Africa to 1.5 in Europe and Northern America. The World Population Prospects 2022 projects that more than half of the population increase by 2050 will be accounted for by just eight countries. India is one of them.

While the population is expected to stabilise in India by 2060, sub-Saharan African countries will keep growing; they will contribute most of the population growth from 2050 to 2100.

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