Rajasthan vs Uttarakhand: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Rajasthan records 2.3 children per woman and Uttarakhand records 1.7.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Rajasthan had about 2.0 children against a wanted 1.6, and women in Uttarakhand had about 1.9 against a wanted 1.5.

25% of women aged 20 to 24 in Rajasthan were married before 18, compared with 9.8% in Uttarakhand.

Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.5 in Rajasthan and fell by 0.3 in Uttarakhand.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceRajasthanUttarakhand
Children per womanSRS 20232.31.7
Children per womanNFHS-52.01.9
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.61.5
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.40.4
Women 20-24 married before 18*NFHS-525%9.8%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing*NFHS-54%2.5%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-519.220.5

* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

Rajasthan

Children per woman in Rajasthan and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 Rajasthan: 3.8 in 2003, 2.3 in 2023. All-India: 3.0 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 200320132023 2.3 1.9
Rajasthan 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