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India's ageing villages: The new demographic reality
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India's ageing villages: The new demographic reality

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India's next demographic challenge is not population growth but rural ageing. NFHS-6 reveals villages growing older as migration, longer lives, and lower fertility reshape society.

09 Jul 2026
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India's demographic story is changing in ways that rarely make headlines. For decades, the country was defined by its youthful population, expanding workforce, and demographic dividend. But beneath this optimistic narrative, another transformation is quietly taking shape. As millions of young people migrate to cities and life expectancy continues to rise, rural India is ageing faster than ever before. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) reveals a shift that could reshape India's social fabric, healthcare priorities, and rural economy in the decades ahead. 




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