Distinguish between Productive population and Dependent population.

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Productive populationDependent population(i) Persons engaged in some useful productive occupations constitute a producti...

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Productive populationDependent population(i) Persons engaged in some useful productive occupations constitute a producti...

Productive population	Dependent population
(i) Persons engaged in some useful productive occupations constitute a productive population.	(i) Persons who no longer contribute directly to an economic activity constitute a dependent population.
(ii) These persons are also called the working population.	(ii) These persons are also called non- workers.
(iii) Generally the persons between 15 to 60 years age group belong to it.	(iii) Generally persons above 60 years and children below 15 years belong to this group.
(iv) These persons contribute something to economic activities and earn their living.	(iv) These persons depend upon workers for their living. These are unemployed persons.
(v) About 33% of the total population of India is productive.	(v) About 67% of the total population of India is dependent.