Ans. The following table presents the salient demographic indicators of China, Pakistan and India:
The table shows that:
(i) China has the largest population, closely followed by India. Pakistan has a very small population, roughly one-tenth the size of China or India.
(ii) China has the lowest population density and India has the highest.
(iii) Pakistan has the most people, followed by India and China. The one-child policy in China has slowed the country’s population growth rate.
(iv) In all three countries, the sex ratio is low and skewed toward females.
(v) China has the lowest fertility rate and Pakistan has the highest.
(vi) China has the highest level of urbanisation, followed by Pakistan, whereas India still has a large rural population.