List of states and union territories of India by fertility rate

This is a list of the states and union territories of India ranked in order of number of children born for each woman.

Recent surveys show that in majority of Indian states, fertility rate has fallen well below the replacement level of 2.1 and the country is fast approaching the replacement level itself.[1] The total fertility rate of India in 2017 stood at 2.2.[2] Due to the large population, poverty and strain on resources, the Indian government initiated population control efforts to decrease birth rate with the current target being at 2.1 children per woman.[3] According to data from National Family Health Survey-5, India's total fertility rate dropped below the replacement level of 2.1, and currently stands at 2.0.[4]

List

National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21)[5]
No. State/UT Fertility Rate (Urban) Fertility Rate (Rural) Total Fertility Rate
1 Andhra Pradesh 1.5 1.8 1.7
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1.4 1.9 1.8
3 Assam 1.5 1.9 1.9
4 Bihar 2.4 3.1 3.0
5 Chhattisgarh 1.4 1.9 1.8
6 Goa 1.3 1.4 1.3
7 Gujarat 1.7 2.0 1.9
8 Haryana 1.7 2.0 1.9
9 Himachal Pradesh 1.4 1.7 1.7
* India 1.6 2.1 2.0
10 Jharkhand 1.6 2.5 2.3
11 Karnataka 1.5 1.8 1.7
12 Kerala 1.8 1.8 1.8
13 Madhya Pradesh 1.8 2.1 2.0
14 Maharashtra 1.5 1.9 1.7
15 Manipur 1.8 2.4 2.2
16 Meghalaya 1.6 3.3 2.9
17 Mizoram 1.6 2.2 1.9
18 Nagaland 1.2 2.0 1.7
19 Odisha 1.5 1.9 1.8
20 Punjab 1.6 1.7 1.6
21 Rajasthan 1.7 2.1 2.0
22 Sikkim 0.7 1.3 1.1
23 Tamil Nadu 1.6 1.9 1.8
24 Telangana 1.8 1.7 1.8
25 Tripura 1.4 1.8 1.7
26 Uttar Pradesh 1.9 2.5 2.4
27 Uttarakhand 1.8 1.9 1.9
28 West Bengal 1.4 1.7 1.6
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) 1.4 1.2 1.3
30 Chandigarh (UT) 1.4 - 1.4
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT) 1.7 1.9 1.8
32 NCT Delhi 1.6 2.5 1.6
33 Jammu & Kashmir (UT) 1.2 1.5 1.4
34 Ladakh (UT) 1.4 1.3 1.3
35 Lakshadweep (UT) 1.4 1.5 1.4
36 Puducherry (UT) 1.6 1.2 1.5

Total Fertility rate yearwise

Total Fertility Rate Yearwise
RankState/UTFertility rate 2021 Fertility rate 1981[2]Fertility rate 1991[2]Fertility rate 1999[6]Fertility rate 2009 [2]Fertility rate 2017[7]Fertility rate 2020 [8]Change (1981โ€“99)Change (1999-16)
1Sikkim 1.1--2.52.11.21.1Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
2Jammu and Kashmir 1.44.5--2.531.61.4Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
3West Bengal 1.64.23.22.41.91.81.6Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
4Delhi 1.6-2.11.61.91.571.6Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
5Punjab 1.64.63.12.51.91.71.5Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
6Andhra Pradesh 1.74.0*3.0*2.4*1.8*1.81.7Neutral decrease 0.8Neutral decrease 1.0
7Himachal Pradesh 1.73.83.12.42.01.91.7Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
8Karnataka 1.73.63.12.51.91.71.7Neutral decrease 0.3Neutral decrease 0.5
9Maharashtra 1.73.63.02.71.91.71.7Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
10Kerala 1.82.42.01.81.81.61.8Neutral decrease 1.7Neutral decrease 0.7
11Telangana 1.84.0*3.0*2.4*1.8*1.71.7Neutral decrease 1.0Neutral decrease 0.6
12Chhattisgarh 1.8--3.73.02.42.4Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
13Odisha 1.84.33.32.72.41.91.9Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
14Tamil Nadu 1.83.42.22.01.71.61.6Neutral decrease 1.5Neutral decrease 1.2
15Assam 1.94.13.53.22.62.31.9Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
16Gujarat 1.94.33.13.02.52.21.9Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
17Haryana 1.95.04.03.22.52.22.1Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
18Uttarakhand 1.9---2.61.91.8Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
19Madhya Pradesh 2.05.24.63.93.32.72.6Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
20Rajasthan 2.05.24.64.23.32.72.4Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
โ€“ India 2.04.53.83.22.62.22.0 Neutral decrease 0.14 Neutral decrease 0.74
21Jharkhand 2.3--3.73.22.52.5Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
22Uttar Pradesh 2.45.85.14.73.72.72.4Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
23Bihar 3.05.74.44.53.93.23.0Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
24Meghalaya ----3.12.92.9Neutral decrease
25Goa 1.31.11.01.61.81.3Neutral increase 0.1Neutral decrease 0.2
26Tripura ---3.91.71.71.7Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
27Nagaland ---1.52.02.51.7Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
28Mizoram ----2.02.31.9Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
29Arunachal Pradesh ----2.72.11.7Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
30Manipur ---2.41.51.42.2Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
โ€“Union Territories ------- Neutral decrease - Neutral decrease -
1Andaman & Nicobar ---1.91.51.51.3Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
2Lakshadweep -6.34.83.82.61.91.4Neutral increase 0.2Neutral decrease 1.5
3Chandigarh ----1.81.81.6Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
4Puduchery ---1.81.61.61.6Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
5Daman & Diu ---2.51.91.71.8Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease
6Ladakh ------1.3-
7Dadra Nagar Haveli ---3.53.32.31.8Neutral decreaseNeutral decrease

Country comparisons use data from the Population Reference Bureau.

Visualisation

Google Chart TFR vs Area vs Population

Notes

  1. "Three states hold the key". The Indian Express. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. Table in Fourth National Family Health Survey of TFR, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
  3. "What works for India's Family Planning Programme". Hindustan Times. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. "India's fertility rate drops below 2.1, contraceptive prevalence up: NFHS". Hindustan Times. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. "National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)". rchiips.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  6. Table in SRS Report (1999), Census Commission of India
  7. Table in
  8. Table in

See also

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