There has been no significant difference in the growth rate of the Hindu and Muslim populations in India since 1951. However, in the last few decades, there has been a decline in the birth rate of people of all major religions of the country. There has also been a sharp decline in the population growth rate, especially for Muslims.
The American non-profit organization Pew Research Center has revealed this in research. According to the report of the Center, apart from Hindus and Muslims, there is a decrease in the birth rate of people of Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain communities in India.
A recent study by the Pew Research Center has found that the birth rate in all the religions of India has decreased continuously, due to which there have been minor changes in the basic religious structure of the country. In a country with a population of 1.2 billion, 94 percent of people belong to Hindu and Muslim religions. Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains make up the remaining six percent of the population.
According to the report, there has been a sharp decline in the population growth rate of Muslims in India from 1992 to 2015. The population growth rate of Muslims was 4.4 in 1992, which has come down to 2.6 in 2015. On the other hand, the growth rate of Hindus has come down from 3.3 percent to 2.1. With this, the difference in population growth rate between Muslims and Hindus has now narrowed.
Now the population growth rate of Hindus is 0.5 less than that of Muslims, which once used to be a difference of 1.1. From this perspective, even though the population growth rate of Muslims is still higher than that of other communities, their growth rate has declined significantly.
