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SOUTH ASIA: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
| Year | India | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Bhutan | Maldives | South Asia (weighted average) | Developing Countries | |
| Population ( in Millions) | 1960 | 442 | 50 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 563 T | 2070 T |
| 2000 | 1014 | 138 | 129 | 24 | 19 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1326 T | 4867 T | |
| Population growth rate (annual) % | 1960-70 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1970-80 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| 1980-90 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| 1990-95 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 18 | |
| 1995-2000 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| Population doubling date( at current growth rate) | 1995 | 2036 | 2022 | 2039 | 2021 | 2058 | 2018 | 2014 | 2034 | 2039 |
| Crude birth rate (per 1000 live births) | 1960 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 42 |
| 1998 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 25 | |
| % decline | 1960-97 | 42 | 27 | 40 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 40 |
| Crude death rate (per 1000 live births) | 1960 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 1998 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| % decline | 1960-97 | 57 | 65 | 55 | 58 | 33 | 62 | 67 | 57 | 55 |
| Total fertility rate | 1960 | 6 | 7 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.4 | 6 | 7 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 3.1 | 5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3 | |
| % decline | 1960-98 | 48 | 29 | 54 | 27 | 61 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 48 |
| Total labour force ( in millions) | 1998 | 431 | 49 | 64 | 11 | 8 | - | - | 563 T | 2416 T |
| Male labour force ( in millions) | 1998 | 293 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 376 T | 1447 T |
| Female labour force ( in millions) | 1998 | 138 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0.3 | - | - | 187 T | 969 T |
| Percent annual growth in labour force | 1970-80 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | - | - | 1.8 | - |
| 1980-98 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Unemployed / Underemployed labour (as a % of total ) | 1993 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 21 | - |
| Employed labour force (%) 1997 | ||||||||||
| Agriculture | 60 | 46 | 60 | 94 | 46 | 94 | 20 | 59 | - | |
| Industry | 18 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 19 | - | |
| Services | 22 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 48 | 22 | - | |
| Real earnings per employee annual | ||||||||||
| growth rate (%) | 1980-92 | 2.5 | - | - 0.7 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 2.2 | - |
source: Human Development in South Asia : 2000: The Gender Question , Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, OUP , Karachi, 2000. Population doubling date.