Hindu birth rate to drop |
Hindus will witness a “dramatic” drop off in births between 2055 and 2060 due to declining fertility in India, which is home to 94 per cent of the community`s global population, according to a new Pew research. The study also said that the number of babies born to Muslim women is expected to overtake those born to Christians world-wide within two decades, making Islam the world`s largest religion by 2075. Beyond 2015, Christian and Muslim mothers are expected to give birth to increasing numbers of babies through 2060. The drop off in births will be especially dramatic for Hindus — who are expected to see 33 million fewer births between 2055 and 2060 than between 2010 and 2015 — due in large part to declining fertility in India, which is home to 94 per cent of the global Hindu population as of 2015.
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