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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] [2] initiated population control efforts to decrease birth rate with the current target being at 2.1 children per woman.[3] National Family Health Survey-5 , India's total fertility rate dropped below the replacement level of around 2.3,[4] [5]
Total Fertility rate in India by state and union territory [ edit ]
State/UT
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.60
2.35
2.25
2.00
1.48
Andhra Pradesh
5.82
5.60
4.60
3.32
3.61
2.52
1.80
1.80
1.70
Arunachal Pradesh
6.08
5.89
5.42
4.11
N/A
3.24
3.00
2.10
2.11
Assam
5.93
5.66
4.54
3.54
3.53
3.05
2.42
2.30
1.90
Bihar
6.49
6.18
5.88
4.71
4.00
3.80
3.98
3.41
3.00
Chandigarh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.00
1.80
1.39
Chhattisgarh
6.23
5.98
5.72
4.13
N/A
N/A
3.31
2.66
1.96
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.50
3.22
2.98
2.30
2.20
Daman & Diu
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.20
2.70
2.30
1.80
1.70
Delhi
5.83
5.61
5.18
3.49
3.02
2.60
2.10
1.57
1.50
Goa
5.89
5.73
5.22
3.26
2.35
1.90
1.79
1.70
1.30
Gujarat
5.81
5.61
4.74
3.31
3.22
2.89
2.70
2.24
2.00
Haryana
6.01
5.79
5.22
3.73
3.96
3.51
2.89
2.11
1.99
Himachal Pradesh
5.85
5.77
5.21
3.71
3.01
2.50
2.62
1.92
1.70
Jammu & Kashmir
6.01
5.91
5.39
3.57
3.00
2.59
2.71
2.16
1.40
Jharkhand
6.23
6.01
5.79
4.14
N/A
N/A
3.31
2.62
2.30
Karnataka
5.64
5.22
4.20
2.92
3.22
2.48
2.08
1.80
1.70
Kerala
5.86
4.72
3.42
2.40
2.00
1.96
1.93
1.80
1.80
Lakshadweep
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.40
3.20
2.70
2.00
1.80
Madhya Pradesh
6.05
5.94
5.44
3.85
4.00
3.31
3.12
2.81
2.00
Maharashtra
5.89
5.44
4.65
3.25
3.29
2.52
2.11
1.83
1.63
Manipur
5.85
5.55
4.57
3.82
3.04
3.04
3.03
2.57
2.20
Meghalaya
5.85
5.72
5.21
4.12
4.00
3.83
3.80
3.04
2.90
Mizoram
5.65
5.51
4.53
3.80
3.19
2.86
2.88
2.27
2.10
Nagaland
5.85
5.72
5.21
4.12
3.50
3.30
3.02
2.72
2.20
Odisha
5.92
5.74
4.93
3.13
3.50
2.92
2.88
2.11
2.00
Puducherry
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.40
2.20
2.00
1.70
1.60
Punjab
6.02
5.54
4.35
2.91
2.89
2.69
2.30
1.65
1.60
Rajasthan
6.23
6.10
5.52
4.15
4.00
3.78
3.21
2.55
2.00
Sikkim
5.87
5.71
5.21
4.12
3.09
2.66
2.02
1.77
1.90
Tamil Nadu
5.62
4.55
3.52
2.91
2.48
2.19
1.80
1.63
1.40
Tripura
5.72
5.61
5.22
4.01
3.02
2.50
2.53
2.00
1.80
Uttar Pradesh
6.55
6.23
5.91
4.78
4.82
4.15
3.82
2.74
2.35
Uttarakhand
5.90
5.72
5.41
4.03
N/A
N/A
2.54
2.06
1.90
West Bengal
5.73
5.43
4.15
2.76
2.94
2.61
2.40
1.80
1.60
Total Fertility rate in India by region [ edit ] Fertility Rates in India by Region (1951-2021)
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
North India (average)
6.03
5.80
5.20
3.73
3.68
3.28
2.90
2.23
2.00
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
South India (average)
5.74
5.08
4.00
3.03
2.69
2.29
1.98
1.79
1.64
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
West India (average)
5.85
5.53
4.58
3.30
3.18
2.67
2.27
1.96
1.81
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
East India (average)
6.07
5.85
5.15
3.60
3.68
3.13
2.92
2.42
2.00
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
Central India (average)
6.20
6.00
5.70
4.07
4.18
3.52
3.05
2.72
2.10
Region
1951-1961
1961-1971
1971-1981
1981-1991
NFHS-1 (1992-93)
NFHS-2 (1998-99)
NFHS-3 (2005-06)
NFHS-4 (2015-16)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
Northeast India (average)
5.82
5.63
5.12
4.00
3.46
3.09
2.96
2.34
2.15
Urban and Rural Fertility Rates in India by State/UT (NFHS-5, 2019-21) [ edit ] Fertility Rates in Urban and Rural Areas of Indian States and Union Territories According to NFHS-5.
Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India[2] .
State/UT
Total
Urban
Rural
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1.48
1.36
1.60
Andhra Pradesh
1.70
1.62
1.74
Arunachal Pradesh
2.11
1.58
2.24
Assam
1.90
1.57
2.01
Bihar
3.00
2.25
3.19
Chandigarh
1.39
1.39
N/A
Chhattisgarh
1.96
1.63
2.08
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
1.93
1.80
2.12
Delhi
1.57
1.57
N/A
Goa
1.32
1.28
1.41
Gujarat
1.90
1.63
2.15
Haryana
2.00
1.67
2.18
Himachal Pradesh
1.70
1.38
1.75
Jammu & Kashmir
1.40
1.20
1.50
Jharkhand
2.30
1.84
2.42
Karnataka
1.70
1.54
1.81
Kerala
1.80
1.64
1.92
Ladakh
1.30
1.30
1.33
Lakshadweep
1.40
1.40
N/A
Madhya Pradesh
2.00
1.62
2.23
Maharashtra
1.68
1.44
1.89
Manipur
2.17
1.85
2.29
Meghalaya
2.91
2.32
3.00
Mizoram
2.07
1.87
2.31
Nagaland
1.71
1.50
1.77
Odisha
1.80
1.54
1.88
Puducherry
1.70
1.47
1.87
Punjab
1.63
1.42
1.74
Rajasthan
2.00
1.73
2.10
Sikkim
1.05
0.98
1.12
Tamil Nadu
1.80
1.65
1.91
Telangana
1.82
1.63
1.95
Tripura
1.77
1.70
1.80
Uttar Pradesh
2.35
2.01
2.47
Uttarakhand
1.90
1.60
2.04
West Bengal
1.60
1.40
1.80
Sources [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Visualisation [ edit ] Google Chart TFR vs Area vs Population
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