How many children does an Indian woman have on average?
ORGI · released 20 May 2026 · next due by 19 Jul 2027
| Period | Value (children per woman) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 2.3 |
Use in your answer
India's total fertility rate was 1.9 children per woman in 2024 (SRS), compared with 1.9 children per woman in 2023. Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024.
Cite as: Sample Registration System (SRS), Statistical Report 2024 (Registrar General of India)
What this shows
- India's total fertility rate was 1.9 in 2024, the same as in 2023 and below the replacement level of 2.1. It was 2.3 in 2014.
- Rural TFR was 2.1 and urban TFR 1.5 in 2024.
- Among bigger states, Bihar had the highest TFR (2.9) and Delhi the lowest (1.2) in 2024.
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Source and method
What exactly is measured
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at the age-specific birth rates of that year, from the Sample Registration System of the Registrar General of India. A rate of about 2.1 keeps a population stable in the long run (replacement level).
Fertility by state
Total fertility rate (children per woman), 2024, bigger states and UTs, Sample Registration System. Replacement level is about 2.1. Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024, 2024.
Where
Ranked
How are the states spread?
8 of 22 states fall between 1.0 children per woman and 1.5 children per woman. Each column counts the states in one band of fertility; the dashed line is the all-India figure.
Hover a column for the states in it. Bands are equal widths of the state figures, 2024.
History: every published version
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No figure in this series has been revised since we began recording on 18 Oct 2026.
- 11 periods, latest 2024: 1.9 children per woman · first snapshotArchived source
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Release notes (1)
- 1.92024, SRS Statistical Report 2024
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