Kids' population to drop by 106mn in 25 yrs in India

NEW DELHI: The global population of children is projected to stabilise around 2.3 billion in the next 25 years, according to the Unicef's State of the World's Children 2024 report released on Wednesday, with India estimated to have the largest share at 350 million.

- Rhythma Kaul

The share of children in the population will decline in every region, but some will still have a high proportion, it said. India, for example, will see a decline of 106 million children from the current figure, but will still account for 15% of the global population of children, facing extreme climate risk. India, China, Nigeria and Pakistan together are expected to account for more than a third of the world's population of children by 2050.

India ranks 26th out of the 163 ranked countries globally, according to Children's Climate Risk Index, with children particularly exposed to risks such as extreme heat, floods, droughts, and air pollution.