India, May 28 -- India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime assuming she lives through her reproductive years (15-49 years), has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024 published by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

The TFR for India is estimated at 1.9 in 2024. In the same year, Bihar recorded the highest TFR at 2.9, while Delhi had the lowest at 1.2.

"The TFR for India in 2024 was 1.9, with a higher TFR in rural areas (2.1) than in urban areas (1.5). Bihar had the highest TFR among the bigger States/UTs with 2.9, followed by Uttar Pradesh (2.6) and ...