India's Total Fertility Rate Holds Steady at 2.0 in 2021: SRS Report
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | SRS 2021 Report Released |
| Date | May 7, 2025 |
| Released by | Registrar General of India (RGI) |
| Purpose | Provides demographic estimates in the absence of the delayed 2021 Census. |
| Key Highlight | Total Fertility Rate (TFR) at 2.0 in 2021, same as 2020. |
| Highest TFR | Bihar: 3.0 |
| Lowest TFR | Delhi & West Bengal: 1.4 |
| TFR Below Replacement | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, etc. |
| TFR at/Above Replacement | Assam (2.1), Gujarat (2.0), Haryana (2.0) |
| Age Structure Shift | 0-14 years: 24.8% (2021) vs. 41.2% (1971) |
| Working Age Group | 15-59 years: 66.2% (2021) vs. 53.4% (1971) |
| Elderly Population | 65+ age group: 5.9% (2021) vs. 5.3% (1971) |
| Elderly Population (60+) | 9% (2021) vs. 6% (1971) |
| Highest Elderly Pop. | Kerala: 14.4%, Tamil Nadu: 12.9%, Himachal Pradesh: 12.3% |
| Lowest Elderly Pop. | Bihar: 6.9%, Assam: 7%, Delhi: 7.1% |
| Marriage Trends | Mean age at effective marriage for females: 22.5 years (2021) vs. 19.3 (1990) |
| About SRS Survey | Conducted by RGI, covers 8,842 sample units, sample population: ~84 lakh. |