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Kerala Demographic Conclave: Navigating Population Transition and Policy Realities

Date
January 2nd Week 2026
Time
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Demographic Conclave: Navigating Population Transition and Policy Realities photograph

About this event

A one-day conclave in Thiruvananthapuram on Kerala’s population transition and what it means for policy, bringing together demographers, economists, sociologists, public finance specialists and municipal administrators.

Focus areas

  1. Demographic transition. Fertility declines across communities, and longitudinal trends in Census, SRS and CRS registries

  2. Dual-pressure age structure. Policies for youth human capital development alongside social security, pensions and elder-care infrastructure

  3. Population sensitivity in fiscal planning. Equitable municipal allocation models that account for age structures, dependency ratios and migration

  4. Long-term population projections. Cohort-component projections through 2045 to inform future investment in education, health and urban infrastructure

  5. Evidence-based public discourse. Countering demographic misinformation with empirical, open-access population datasets

Speakers & participants

  • Key participants

    Demographers, development economists, sociologists, public finance specialists and municipal administrators