Does Differential Pace of Demographic Transition Have a Bearing on Demographic Dividend: Evidence from Indian States?

The age structure of a population plays an important role in promoting economic growth through an increase the working age population absolute and relative to the child population. This paper investigates the effect the differential pace of demographic transition on the demographic dividend in Indian scenario and gives the opportunity that some state like Kerala and Tamil Nadu is completing first demographic dividend in year 2011 working and age population are decreasing on the other hand some state like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh their demographic transition start from the 2001 and till late 2030’s. The highest magnitude of dividend was in Andhra Pradesh due to the fast decline of the fertility rate. But in future fertility will also decline in the BIMARU state that will leads to decline in the dependency ratio. These state will provide labour force but in this context internal migration is critical important.