Demography
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Hindu philosophy was mathematical, but Hindu nationalists are innumerate
Razib Khan recalls early-2000s alarm that Islam would dominate European societies, says Philip Jenkins’s work changed his mind, and applies the same demographic reasoning to argue that Hindu nationalists, despite…
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The Afro-Asian world
Notes that by 2050 Europe and its offshoots, the Americas and Oceania will fall from 35 per cent of world population in 1950 to 20 per cent, making it ‘an…
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India’s massive fertility gradient
Razib Khan points to the fertility gap between Bihar (total fertility rate about 3.3) and West Bengal (about 1.6) as one of the largest in the world, comparing it with…
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The end of the European age
Using a chart of Europe’s share of world population falling from 28 per cent in 1913 to about 10 per cent now, the author argues that talk of colonisers and…
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Live Blogging – the Economics of Religion in India
Live notes on Dr Sri Iyer’s talk about her book on the economics of religion in India, defining religion, surveying affiliation and median ages across faiths, and citing findings that…
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Vital stats in South Asia
Shares vital statistics for South Asia, noting that Pakistan and Bangladesh have diverged and puzzling over Bangladesh’s high adolescent fertility, while warning that India’s averages hide regional variation.
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Browncast Ep 39: Carl Zha, Pakistan, and China’s demographic crisis
On Browncast Episode 39, returning guest Carl Zha joins the hosts to discuss the controversy over Pakistani brides in China and wider demographic concerns in Chinese society, with the host…
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China’s demographic disaster impacts Pakistan
Discussing an AP report on Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides, the author says China’s male surplus drives bride imports, that poor Christian women are easier targets, and…
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The religious and genetic structure of Bengal & Partition
Razib Khan notes that Partition sorted Bengal by religion, with Hindus falling from about a quarter to a tenth of Bangladesh, mostly through migration. He argues that this one-way movement…
