Uttarakhand vs West Bengal: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Uttarakhand records 1.7 children per woman and West Bengal records 1.3.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Uttarakhand had about 1.9 children against a wanted 1.5, and women in West Bengal had about 1.6 against a wanted 1.4.

9.8% of women aged 20 to 24 in Uttarakhand were married before 18, compared with 41.6% in West Bengal.

Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.3 in Uttarakhand and fell by 0.3 in West Bengal.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceUttarakhandWest Bengal
Children per womanSRS 20231.71.3
Children per womanNFHS-51.91.6
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.51.4
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.40.2
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-59.8%41.6%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-52.5%16.4%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-520.518.0

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

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

West Bengal

Children per woman in West Bengal and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 West Bengal: 2.3 in 2003, 1.3 in 2023. All-India: 3.0 to 1.9. 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 200320132023 1.3 1.9
West Bengal All-India SRS, children per woman
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