Jammu & Kashmir vs Punjab: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab both record 1.5 children per woman in SRS 2023.

Since 2004, the SRS figure fell by 0.9 in Jammu & Kashmir and fell by 0.7 in Punjab.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceJammu & KashmirPunjab
Children per womanSRS 20231.51.5

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

Jammu & Kashmir

Children per woman in Jammu & Kashmir and all-India, SRS 2004 to 2023 Jammu & Kashmir: 2.4 in 2004, 1.5 in 2023. All-India: 2.9 to 1.9. 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 200320132023 1.5 1.9
Jammu & Kashmir All-India SRS, children per woman

Punjab

Children per woman in Punjab and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 Punjab: 2.3 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
Punjab All-India SRS, children per woman
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