Punjab vs Rajasthan: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
In SRS 2023, Rajasthan records 2.3 children per woman and Punjab records 1.5.
In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Punjab had about 1.6 children against a wanted 1.4, and women in Rajasthan had about 2.0 against a wanted 1.6.
8.7% of women aged 20 to 24 in Punjab were married before 18, compared with 25% in Rajasthan.
Since 2003, the SRS figure fell by 0.8 in Punjab and fell by 1.5 in Rajasthan.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Punjab | Rajasthan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18* | NFHS-5 | 8.7% | 25% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing* | NFHS-5 | 3.1% | 4% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 23.0 | 19.2 |
* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.