| (Per Thousand) | | States/Union Territories | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 21.6 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 17.7 | | Andhra Pradesh | 26.3 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.4 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 30.1 | 30.9 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 23.8 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 22.5 | | Assam | 29.7 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 29.5 | 30.8 | 29.3 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 27.9 | | Bihar | 32.9 | 30.7 | 32.3 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 31.1 | | Chandigarh | 17.8 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 17.9 | | Chhattisgarh | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | - | - | - | - | - | 29.7 | 28.9 | 28.2 | 34.1 | | Daman & Diu | 27.4 | 27.9 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 24.9 | 21.7 | | Delhi | 23.9 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 19.4 | | Goa | 15.8 | 16.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.3 | | Gujarat | 29.6 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 | | Haryana | 31.9 | 33.1 | 32.0 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 29.9 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 27.6 | | Himachal Pradesh | 27.4 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 25.2 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.6 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 31.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.9 | | Jharkhand | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | | Karnataka | 28.0 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.0 | | Kerala | 19.6 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 18.3 | | Lakshadweep | 25.6 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 23.0 | | Madhya Pradesh | 37.1 | 35.8 | 34.9 | 33.5 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 32.3 | 31.9 | 30.7 | | Maharashtra | 27.5 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.5 | | Manipur | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.0 | | Meghalaya | 31.8 | 32.4 | 29.8 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 29.2 | | Mizoram | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.8 | | Nagaland | 16.2 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - | - | - | - | | Odisha | 30.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 25.7 | | Puducherry | 20.4 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.2 | | Punjab | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.4 | | Rajasthan | 33.6 | 35.0 | 34.9 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 33.3 | 32.4 | 32.1 | 31.6 | | Sikkim | 26.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.9 | | Tamil Nadu | 21.6 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 19.2 | | Telangana | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | | Tripura | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | | Uttar Pradesh | 35.6 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.2 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 32.4 | | Uttarakhand | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | | West Bengal | 28.2 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 21.3 | | ALL INDIA | 30.2 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.5 |
| TABLE 8: STATE-WISE BIRTH RATE (Contd.) | | (Per Thousand) | | States/Union Territories | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 18.1 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | | Andhra Pradesh | 21.7 | 21.3 | 28.8 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.7 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 22.2 | | Assam | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.3 | | Bihar | 31.5 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.4 | | Chandigarh | 17.9 | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 15.7 | | Chhattisgarh | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.5 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 34.2 | 34.9 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 28.1 | 27.8 | | Daman & Diu | 26.9 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 17.8 | | Delhi | 20.3 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.1 | | Goa | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 14.7 | | Gujarat | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.0 | | Haryana | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.4 | | Himachal Pradesh | 23.8 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 17.4 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 20.9 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 19.0 | | Jharkhand | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 26.1 | | Karnataka | 22.3 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.9 | | Kerala | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | | Lakshadweep | 25.1 | 26.1 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.3 | | Madhya Pradesh | 31.1 | 31.4 | 30.8 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.5 | | Maharashtra | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.1 | | Manipur | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 14.6 | | Meghalaya | 28.7 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.4 | | Mizoram | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 18.2 | | Nagaland | - | - | - | - | - | 13.9 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.4 | | Odisha | 24.1 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 | | Puducherry | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.1 | | Punjab | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.6 | | Rajasthan | 31.1 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 27.9 | | Sikkim | 21.6 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 18.1 | | Tamil Nadu | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.8 | | Telangana | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | | Tripura | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | | Uttar Pradesh | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 29.5 | | Uttarakhand | 19.6 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.4 | | West Bengal | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 | | ALL INDIA | 26.1 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.1 |
| TABLE 8: STATE-WISE BIRTH RATE (Concld.) | | (Per Thousand) | | States/Union Territories | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 | | Andhra Pradesh | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.4 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.9 | | Assam | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.7 | | Bihar | 28.9 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 26.8 | | Chandigarh | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | | Chhattisgarh | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.8 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 27.0 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 24.5 | | Daman & Diu | 17.5 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 24.0 | | Delhi | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 15.5 | | Goa | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.9 | | Gujarat | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.1 | | Haryana | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 | | Himachal Pradesh | 17.7 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.0 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.7 | | Jharkhand | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 22.9 | | Karnataka | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.6 | | Kerala | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.3 | | Lakshadweep | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 18.9 | | Madhya Pradesh | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.1 | | Maharashtra | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 15.9 | | Manipur | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 12.9 | | Meghalaya | 25.2 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.7 | | Mizoram | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.5 | | Nagaland | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.0 | | Odisha | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.6 | | Puducherry | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | | Punjab | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | | Rajasthan | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.3 | | Sikkim | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.6 | | Tamil Nadu | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | | Telangana | . | . | . | . | . | . | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | | Tripura | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | | Uttar Pradesh | 29.1 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 26.2 | | Uttarakhand | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 16.6 | | West Bengal | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | | ALL INDIA | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | .: Not Applicable. -: Not Available. Source: Sample Registration System, Bulletin, various issues, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. | |