Haryana vs Uttarakhand: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
In SRS 2023, Haryana records 1.9 children per woman and Uttarakhand records 1.7.
In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Haryana had about 1.9 children against a wanted 1.5, and women in Uttarakhand had about 1.9 against a wanted 1.5.
13% of women aged 20 to 24 in Haryana were married before 18, compared with 9.8% in Uttarakhand.
Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.4 in Haryana and fell by 0.3 in Uttarakhand.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Haryana | Uttarakhand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18* | NFHS-5 | 13% | 9.8% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing* | NFHS-5 | 4% | 2.5% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 20.6 | 20.5 |
* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.