Rankings
Birth rate and fertility by state
India’s total fertility rate fell to 1.9 in 2023, below the replacement level of 2.1, and the birth rate to 18.4 per 1,000 people.
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bihar | 25.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 23.6 | 2.6 |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 22.9 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 22.7 | – |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 22.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | 22.3 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Jharkhand | 20.6 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Assam | 19.8 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Haryana | 18.7 | 1.9 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 17.6 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 16.9 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 16.6 | – |
| 13 | Odisha | 16.0 | 1.7 |
| 14 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 15.9 | – |
| 15 | Telangana | 15.8 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Tripura | 15.3 | – |
| 17 | Karnataka | 15.2 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 15.0 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 14.8 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Sikkim | 14.7 | – |
| 21 | Ladakh | 14.6 | – |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 14.3 | 1.6 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 14.2 | – |
| 24 | Maharashtra | 14.0 | 1.4 |
| 25 | West Bengal | 14.0 | 1.3 |
| 26 | Punjab | 13.8 | 1.5 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 13.6 | – |
| 28 | Lakshadweep | 13.4 | – |
| 29 | Manipur | 13.0 | – |
| 30 | Delhi | 12.9 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Kerala | 12.3 | 1.5 |
| 32 | Puducherry | 12.1 | – |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu | 12.0 | 1.3 |
| 34 | Chandigarh | 11.1 | – |
| 35 | Goa | 10.8 | – |
| 36 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 10.1 | – |
Birth rate per 1,000 population; TFR is published for the larger states only.
Total fertility rate, 2023 (larger states)
- Bihar 2.8
- Uttar Pradesh 2.6
- Madhya Pradesh 2.4
- Rajasthan 2.3
- Chhattisgarh 2.2
- Jharkhand 2.1
- Assam 2.0
- Haryana 1.9
- Gujarat 1.8
- Odisha 1.7
- Uttarakhand 1.7
- Himachal Pradesh 1.6
- Andhra Pradesh 1.5
- Jammu and Kashmir 1.5
- Karnataka 1.5
- Kerala 1.5
- Punjab 1.5
- Telangana 1.5
- Maharashtra 1.4
- Tamil Nadu 1.3
- West Bengal 1.3
- Delhi 1.2
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