Change on previous period2024Population health
West Bengal's natural growth rate fell to 8.1 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 8.3 in 2023 (−2.4%).
What happened
- 2024
- 8.1
- 2023
- 8.3
- Change
- −0.2
- Change, per cent
- −2.4%
Why it matters
Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.
For natural growth rate, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 7 steps: 0.3.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I | Bulletin 2024, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Natural Growth Rate Total |
| 2023 | 8.3 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-I | Bulletin 2023, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Natural Growth Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for natural growth rate in West Bengal
- West Bengal's natural growth rate rose to 8.3 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 8.2 in 2022 (+1.2%).
- West Bengal's natural growth rate rose to 8.2 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 7.8 in 2021 (+5.1%).
- West Bengal's natural growth rate fell to 7.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 9.1 in 2020 (−14%).
- West Bengal: natural growth rate of 7.8 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- West Bengal: natural growth rate of 9.1 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- West Bengal's natural growth rate fell to 9.1 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 9.6 in 2019 (−5.2%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal's natural growth rate fell to 8.1 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 8.3 in 2023 (−2.4%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/natural-growth-rate--west-bengal--2024--period_change
See also West Bengal and 8.1 per 1,000 population in context.