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

In SRS 2023, Uttar Pradesh records 2.6 children per woman and Jharkhand records 2.1.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Jharkhand had about 2.3 children against a wanted 1.9, and women in Uttar Pradesh had about 2.4 against a wanted 1.8.

32.2% of women aged 20 to 24 in Jharkhand were married before 18, compared with 15.8% in Uttar Pradesh.

Since 2004, the SRS figure fell by 1.4 in Jharkhand and fell by 1.8 in Uttar Pradesh.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceJharkhandUttar Pradesh
Children per womanSRS 20232.12.6
Children per womanNFHS-52.32.4
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.91.8
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.40.6
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-532.2%15.8%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-59.8%2.9%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-518.419.7

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

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

Uttar Pradesh

Children per woman in Uttar Pradesh and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 Uttar Pradesh: 4.4 in 2003, 2.6 in 2023. All-India: 3.0 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 200320132023 2.6 1.9
Uttar Pradesh All-India SRS, children per woman
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