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Fertility Rate in India: There are many questions about population growth in India. Amidst the growing population, you may be surprised to know that people of all religions in India are producing fewer children.
People of every religion live in India. But in the last few decades, the fertility rate in India has been declining rapidly. According to Pew Research, India's fertility rate will decrease to 1.29 in the next 26 years.
Let us tell you that at present the fertility rate in India is 1.91, which is based on the data of the year 2021. In 1950, the fertility rate was 6.18. That is, at that time the average number of children per woman was 6.18. Today the fertility rate of the average Indian woman is 2.2. Which is more than developed countries like America.
In India, fertility rates are declining in every religion, including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Jains. Fertility rates have declined significantly among Indian Muslims.
There were 4.4 children per woman in 1992, which increased to 2.6 in 2015. According to the National Family Health Survey, religious data is available only till 2015.
In India, the fertility rate is still the highest among Muslims. After this, the fertility rate of Hindus is 2.1, the fertility rate of Jainism is the lowest at 1.2. This pattern is the same as in the year 1992. Even then, the fertility rate among Muslims was the highest at 4.4. After this, the Hindus had 3.3.
The gap in child births between religious groups in India is generally smaller than it used to be. In 1992, Muslim women were expected to have an average of 1.1 more children than Hindu women, but by 2015 the gap had narrowed to 0.5.
According to the 2011 census data, the largest population in India (79.8 percent) is Hindu, which is 0.7 percent less than the 2001 census. While the Muslim population increased from 13.4 percent in 2001 to 14.2 percent in 2011. It has increased by 4.4 percent.