India's Fertility Rate Drops Below Replacement Level for First Time, Reveals Government Report

India's fertility decline has been dramatic over the past five decades. The TFR dropped from 5.2 during 1971-1981 to 4.5, and further from 3.6 in 1991 to 1.9 in 2024.
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All States Except Six in North India are Below Replacement Fertility Levels, Govt Report Suggests

Delhi had the lowest Total Fertility Rate at 1.2, followed by Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with TFRs of 1.3, as per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report of 2024. This ...
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Report: Federal statistical system needs help to meet its ‘basic mission’ in the face of upheaval

The federal statistical system is facing “unprecedented strain, uncertainty and transformation” in the face of staffing losses, funding pressures and threats to statistical integrity, according to a ...

India's fertility rate now below required level to maintain stable population, says govt report

India’s total fertility rate has declined, according to the government report. Notably, the national TFR has moved below the ...

India population 'decline'? Fertility rate falls below level needed to maintain stable…: Govt report

India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen below the replacement level for the first time, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024 released by the Office of the ...