Bihar's total fertility rate of 2.9 births per woman in 2024 is above the India figure of 1.9 (+53%).

The state is compared with the all-India figure for the same period, and only flagged when the gap is large relative to how far states usually sit from each other.

For total fertility rate, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.

Ranks 1 of 22 reporting states and union territories (highest first).

Full history of total fertility rate in Bihar