Tamil Nadu vs West Bengal: fertility, marriage age and wanted children
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal both record 1.3 children per woman in SRS 2023.
In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Tamil Nadu had about 1.8 children against a wanted 1.6, and women in West Bengal had about 1.6 against a wanted 1.4.
13% of women aged 20 to 24 in Tamil Nadu were married before 18, compared with 41.6% in West Bengal.
Since 2003, the SRS figure fell by 0.6 in Tamil Nadu and fell by 1.0 in West Bengal.
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Side by side
| Measure | Source | Tamil Nadu | West Bengal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children per woman | SRS 2023 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Wanted children per woman | NFHS-5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Actual minus wanted | NFHS-5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Women 20-24 married before 18* | NFHS-5 | 13% | 41.6% |
| Women 15-19 who have begun childbearing* | NFHS-5 | 6% | 16.4% |
| Median age at first marriage, women 25-29 | NFHS-5 | 22.0 | 18.0 |
* Rounded in source: one of these states' NFHS-5 state report publishes whole percents, the other's fact sheet one decimal.