Gujarat vs Jharkhand: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
In SRS 2023, Jharkhand records 2.1 children per woman and Gujarat records 1.8.
In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Gujarat had about 1.9 children against a wanted 1.5, and women in Jharkhand had about 2.3 against a wanted 1.9.
22% of women aged 20 to 24 in Gujarat were married before 18, compared with 32.2% in Jharkhand.
Since 2004, the SRS figure fell by 1.0 in Gujarat and fell by 1.4 in Jharkhand.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Gujarat | Jharkhand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18* | NFHS-5 | 22% | 32.2% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing* | NFHS-5 | 5% | 9.8% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 20.3 | 18.4 |
* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.