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

In SRS 2023, Uttar Pradesh records 2.6 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 Uttar Pradesh had about 2.4 against a wanted 1.8.

8.7% of women aged 20 to 24 in Punjab were married before 18, compared with 15.8% in Uttar Pradesh.

Since 2003, the SRS figure fell by 0.8 in Punjab and fell by 1.8 in Uttar Pradesh.

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Side by side

MeasureSourcePunjabUttar Pradesh
Children per womanSRS 20231.52.6
Children per womanNFHS-51.62.4
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.41.8
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.20.6
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-58.7%15.8%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-53.1%2.9%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-523.019.7

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

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

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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