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Comparative analysis of population growth and women employment patterns in agriculture and service sectors: Evidence from China and India

Zezhen Gong(1), Chenyu Ma(2),


(1) School of Accounting, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, JiNan 250220, China; King’s College London, Strand London WC2R 2LS, Britain
(2) King’s College London, Strand London WC2R 2LS, Britain
Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study uses a comparative approach to investigate population growth patterns and women employment in two strategic sectors of China and India from 2005 to 2021. Consequently, a descriptive statistic was used to estimate the performance of each of the variables of interest. The results showed that the average mean value of population growth rate in China is 0.52 % while that of India is 1.23%. The mean value of women employed in agriculture in India is higher comparing to the average percentage of women in agriculture in China. Moreover, Chinese service sector accounts for 45.27% of female workforce but its India counterpart engages 21.71% of women working population. This implies that the Chinese service sector engages a significant proportion of the female working population. In the light of this, policymakers in India should prioritise investment in human development of the female population in order to ensure gender balancing in the service sector of the country. Also, the policymakers in India need to embark on a proactive measure in controlling its increasing population in order to ensure that the country’s population growth rate does not overshoot the means of sustenance in the country. (Afr J Reprod Health 2023; 27 [12]: 86-93).

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