Gujarat vs Madhya Pradesh: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
In SRS 2023, Madhya Pradesh records 2.4 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 Madhya Pradesh had about 2.0 against a wanted 1.6.
22% of women aged 20 to 24 in Gujarat were married before 18, compared with 23% in Madhya Pradesh.
Since 2003, the SRS figure fell by 1.0 in Gujarat and fell by 1.4 in Madhya Pradesh.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Gujarat | Madhya Pradesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18 | NFHS-5 | 22% | 23% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing | NFHS-5 | 5% | 5% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 20.3 | 19.1 |