Fertility Rate

India achieves total fertility rate of 2.0

India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per NFHS-5 (2019–21). This is aligned with the National Population Policy 2000 and the National Health Policy 2017 (TFR of 2.1).

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Fertility rate falls, obesity goes up , says NFH survey

The rate depicts an average number of children per woman.

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As fertility falls and life expectancy increases worldwide, the number of children under five is forecast to decline by more than 40 percent, from 681 million in 2017 to 401 million in 2100, the study found.

To reduce fertility rate in Bihar, Nitish govt to open higher secondary schools in all Panchayat

Kumar said the state’s fertility rate has come down to 3.3 from 4.3 in 2005 when he had taken over the reins of the state, it said.

Fertility Rate

India achieves total fertility rate of 2.0

Fertility rate falls, obesity goes up , says NFH survey

World population to decline in 2100 contrary to UN projections, says new study

To reduce fertility rate in Bihar, Nitish govt to open higher secondary schools in all Panchayat

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