Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Jharkhand records 2.1 children per woman and Uttarakhand records 1.7.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Jharkhand had about 2.3 children against a wanted 1.9, and women in Uttarakhand had about 1.9 against a wanted 1.5.

32.2% of women aged 20 to 24 in Jharkhand were married before 18, compared with 9.8% in Uttarakhand.

Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.7 in Jharkhand and fell by 0.3 in Uttarakhand.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceJharkhandUttarakhand
Children per womanSRS 20232.11.7
Children per womanNFHS-52.31.9
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.91.5
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.40.4
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-532.2%9.8%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-59.8%2.5%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-518.420.5

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

Uttarakhand

Children per woman in Uttarakhand and all-India, SRS 2014 to 2023 Uttarakhand: 2.0 in 2014, 1.7 in 2023. All-India: 2.3 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 200320132023 1.7 1.9
Uttarakhand All-India SRS, children per woman
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