Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
In SRS 2023, Uttar Pradesh records 2.6 children per woman and Tamil Nadu records 1.3.
In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Tamil Nadu had about 1.8 children against a wanted 1.6, and women in Uttar Pradesh had about 2.4 against a wanted 1.8.
13% of women aged 20 to 24 in Tamil Nadu were married before 18, compared with 15.8% in Uttar Pradesh.
Since 2003, the SRS figure fell by 0.6 in Tamil Nadu and fell by 1.8 in Uttar Pradesh.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Tamil Nadu | Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18* | NFHS-5 | 13% | 15.8% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing* | NFHS-5 | 6% | 2.9% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 22.0 | 19.7 |
* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.