Andhra Pradesh vs Jharkhand: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Jharkhand records 2.1 children per woman and Andhra Pradesh records 1.5.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Andhra Pradesh had about 1.7 children against a wanted 1.6, and women in Jharkhand had about 2.3 against a wanted 1.9.

29.3% of women aged 20 to 24 in Andhra Pradesh were married before 18, compared with 32.2% in Jharkhand.

Since 2004, the SRS figure fell by 0.6 in Andhra Pradesh and fell by 1.4 in Jharkhand.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceAndhra PradeshJharkhand
Children per womanSRS 20231.52.1
Children per womanNFHS-51.72.3
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.61.9
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.10.4
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-529.3%32.2%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-512.6%9.8%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-518.918.4

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

Andhra Pradesh

Children per woman in Andhra Pradesh and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 Andhra Pradesh: 2.2 in 2003, 1.5 in 2023. All-India: 3.0 to 1.9. 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 200320132023 1.5 1.9
Andhra Pradesh All-India SRS, children per woman

Jharkhand

Children per woman in Jharkhand and all-India, SRS 2004 to 2023 Jharkhand: 3.5 in 2004, 2.1 in 2023. All-India: 2.9 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 200320132023 2.1 1.9
Jharkhand All-India SRS, children per woman
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