Kerala has highest share of elderly in population, Bihar lowest

Kerala, as per 2021 data, has the maximum proportion (16.5%) of elderly people in its population, followed by Tamil Nadu (13.6%), Himachal Pradesh (13.1%), Punjab (12.6%) and Andhra (12.4%), according to a government report. The proportion is the least in Bihar (7.7%) followed by UP (8.1%) and Assam (8.2%), according to the report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States for 2011-2036.

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