In a first, India's fertility rate falls below replacement level | What it means

The latest findings of the NFHS survey have revealed that India's national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen below the replacement level for the first time. Here's what it means.

India's national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen below 2.0 for the first time, as per the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The findings covered 11 states and three union territories that were not included in the first set of data released in December 2020.

The latest set of findings of the NFHS 2019-21 survey released by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday revealed that the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime has dropped below the replacement level for the first time.