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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 5-6%
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Standard Reference VerifiedAround 2008, the proportion of India's population aged 65 years and above was approximately 5% to 6% (based on Census 2001 data where persons aged 60+ formed ~7.4% and 65+ formed ~5%). As of recent years, it has risen gradually to around 7%.
India has a strong demographic dividend / young age structure; the elderly population (>65) at that time was small (around 5-6%).
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