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] 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]

RankState/UT Fertility rate 1981[2]Fertility rate 1991[2]Fertility rate 1999[4]Fertility rate 2009 [2]Fertility rate 2017[5]Fertility rate 2020 [6]Change (1981-99)Change (1999-16)
1Sikkim --2.52.11.21.1
2Andaman & Nicobar --1.91.51.51.3
3Goa 1.31.11.01.61.81.3 0.1 0.2
4Lakshadweep 6.34.83.82.61.91.4 0.2 1.5
5Delhi -2.11.61.91.57
6Kerala 2.42.01.81.81.61.8 1.7 0.7
7Chandigarh ---1.81.8
8Punjab 4.63.12.51.91.7
9West Bengal 4.23.22.41.91.81.6
10Puduchery --1.81.61.6
11Himachal Pradesh 3.83.12.42.01.91.7
12Andhra Pradesh 4.0*3.0*2.4*1.8*1.81.7 0.8 1.0
13Jammu and Kashmir 4.5--2.22.01.4
14Tamil Nadu 3.42.22.01.71.6 1.5 1.2
15Tripura --3.91.71.71.7
16Daman & Diu --2.51.91.7
17Telangana 4.0*3.0*2.4*1.8*1.71.7 1.0 0.6
18Karnataka 3.63.12.51.91.71.7 0.3 0.5
19Maharashtra 3.63.02.71.91.71.7
20Nagaland --1.52.02.51.7
21Odisha 4.33.32.72.41.9
22Assam 4.13.53.22.62.31.9
23Uttarakhand ---2.61.9
24Dadra Nagar Haveli --3.53.32.31.8
25Mizoram ---2.02.31.9
26Arunachal Pradesh ---2.72.1
– India 4.53.83.22.62.2N/A 0.14 0.74
27Manipur --2.41.51.42.2
28Gujarat 4.33.13.02.52.21.9
29Haryana 5.04.03.22.52.2
30Chhattisgarh --3.73.02.4
31Jharkhand --3.73.22.5
32Rajasthan 5.24.64.23.32.7
33Madhya Pradesh 5.24.63.93.32.7
34Meghalaya ---3.12.9
35Uttar Pradesh 5.85.14.73.73.0
36Bihar 5.74.44.53.93.23.0
States and union
territories of India
ordered by

Country comparisons use data from the Population Reference Bureau.


Total Fertility Rate Yearwise [7]
Rank in 2015State/UT201320142015
1Kerala1.81.81.8
2J&K1.91.71.6
3Tamil Nadu1.71.71.6
4West Bengal1.61.61.6
5Andhra Pr.1.81.81.7
6Delhi1.71.71.7
7Himachal Pr.1.71.71.7
8Punjab1.71.71.7
9Karnataka1.91.81.8
10Maharashtra1.81.81.8
11Odisha2.12.12
12Gujarat2.32.32.2
13Haryana2.22.32.2
*All India2.32.32.3
14Assam2.32.32.3
15Chhattisgarh2.62.62.5
16Jharkhand2.72.82.7
17Rajasthan2.82.82.7
18Madhya Pr.2.92.82.8
19Uttar Pr.3.13.23.1
20Bihar3.43.23.2
21Telangana1.81.8
22Uttarakhand2.62.62.6

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. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-works-for-india-s-family-planning-programme/story-ETZyCMNAYFIHa2P937ZTEP.html#:~:text=The%20programme%20may%20have%20its,Total%20Fertility%20Rate%20(TFR)%20target
  4. Table in SRS Report (1999), Census Commission of India
  5. Table in
  6. Table in
  7. Table in Population Control Measures for States with High TFR Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 2958, 2017 Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
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