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

In SRS 2023, Uttar Pradesh records 2.6 children per woman and Uttarakhand records 1.7.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Uttar Pradesh had about 2.4 children against a wanted 1.8, and women in Uttarakhand had about 1.9 against a wanted 1.5.

15.8% of women aged 20 to 24 in Uttar Pradesh were married before 18, compared with 9.8% in Uttarakhand.

Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.6 in Uttar Pradesh and fell by 0.3 in Uttarakhand.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceUttar PradeshUttarakhand
Children per womanSRS 20232.61.7
Children per womanNFHS-52.41.9
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.81.5
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.60.4
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-515.8%9.8%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-52.9%2.5%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-519.720.5

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

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

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
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