List of states and union territories of India by fertility rate
This is a list of the States and union territories of India of India ranked in order of number of children born for each woman. Recent surveys show that 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 stands at 2.2 as of 2017.[2]
| Rank | State/UT | Fertility rate 1981[2] | Fertility rate 1991[2] | Fertility rate 1999[3] | Fertility rate 2009 [2] | Fertility rate 2017[4] | Change (1981-99) | Change (1999-16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |  0.5 |
0.3
|
| 2 | Sikkim | - | - | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | — | 1.3
|
| 3 | Manipur | - | - | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | — | 1.0
|
| 4 | Andaman & Nicobar | - | - | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0.4
|
| 5 | Goa | - | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | — |  0.5
|
| 6 | Lakshadweep | - | - | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | — | 1.3
|
| 7 | Delhi | - | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | — | 0.1
|
| 8 | Chandigarh | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 9 | Punjab | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
0.9
|
| 10 | West Bengal | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
0.8
|
| 11 | Puduchery | - | - | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | — | 0.2
|
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
0.8
|
| 13 | Andhra Pradesh | 4.0* | 3.0* | 2.4* | 1.8* | 1.6 | 1.6 |
0.8
|
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 4.5 | - | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 15 | Tamil Nadu | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
0.4
|
| 16 | Tripura | - | - | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | — | 2.3
|
| 17 | Daman & Diu | - | - | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | — | 0.8
|
| 18 | Telangana | 4.0* | 3.0* | 2.4* | 1.8* | 1.7 | 1.6 |
0.7
|
| 19 | Karnataka | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
0.8
|
| 20 | Maharashtra | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
1.0
|
| 21 | Odisha | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
0.8
|
| 22 | Uttarakhand | - | - | - | 2.6 | 1.9 | — | — |
| 23 | Arunachal Pradesh | - | - | - | 2.7 | 2.1 | — | — |
| 24 | Gujarat | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
0.8
|
| 25 | Haryana | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1.0
|
| – |  India
|
4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.14 |
0.74
|
| 26 | Assam | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
0.9
|
| 27 | Dadra Nagar Haveli | - | - | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | — | 1.2
|
| 28 | Mizoram | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.3 | — | — |
| 29 | Chhattisgarh | - | - | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | — | 1.3
|
| 30 | Jharkhand | - | - | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | — | 1.2
|
| 31 | Nagaland | - | - | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | — | 1.0
|
| 32 | Rajasthan | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
1.5
|
| 33 | Madhya Pradesh | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
1.2
|
| 34 | Meghalaya | - | - | - | 3.1 | 2.9 | — | — |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
1.7
|
| 36 | Bihar | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
1.3
|
Country comparisons use data from the Population Reference Bureau.[4]
| Total Fertility Rate Yearwise [5] | ||||
| Rank in 2015 | State/UT | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 1.2 | 1.25 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 3 | West Bengal | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Andhra Pr. | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Delhi | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 6 | Himachal Pr. | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Punjab | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 8 | Karnataka | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 9 | J&K | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Odisha | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 13 | Haryana | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| * | All India | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Assam | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 15 | Chhattisgarh | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 17 | Rajasthan | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 18 | Madhya Pr. | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Uttar Pr. | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 20 | Bihar | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 21 | Telangana | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Visualisation
Google Chart TFR vs Area vs Population
Notes
- ^ "Three states hold the key". The Indian Express. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d Table in [1] Fourth National Family Health Survey of TFR, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
- ^ Table in [2] SRS Report (1999), Census Commission of India
- ^ Table in [3]
- ^ Table in Population Control Measures for States with High TFR Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 2958, 2017 Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India