With Kerala registering the lowest growth rate of population in the last one decade, the state is all set to achieve “zero population growth“ in the coming years. While the national rate of growth of population in the last 10 years is 17.6%, the growth rate of state population during the period is 4.9%, the lowest rate among Indian states, according to the latest Economic Review by the state Planning Board. “The population growth trend shows that Kerala is moving towards zero population growth or towards negative growth,“ the review for the year 2014 said.
Quoting the final data published by the directorate of census, it said the state's population as on March 2011 was 3,34,06,061. It was 3,18,41,374 in 2001.
The report reveals that six southern districts -Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram -have lower growth rate.
However, the state's population density is much higher than that of the country -860 persons per sq km as compared to the national figure of 382 per sq km.
Quoting the final data published by the directorate of census, it said the state's population as on March 2011 was 3,34,06,061. It was 3,18,41,374 in 2001.
The report reveals that six southern districts -Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram -have lower growth rate.
However, the state's population density is much higher than that of the country -860 persons per sq km as compared to the national figure of 382 per sq km.
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