Record2020Population health
Maharashtra: total fertility rate of 1.5 births per woman in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
What happened
- 2020
- 1.5
- series start 2014
- –
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
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.
Historical context
6 consecutive earlier years were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020 | Statistical Report 2020, Statement 24, p.104, row "Maharashtra", column Total |
Source and method
More signals for total fertility rate in Maharashtra
- Maharashtra's total fertility rate was unchanged at 1.4 births per woman in 2024.
- Maharashtra: total fertility rate of 1.4 births per woman in 2023 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Maharashtra's total fertility rate fell to 1.4 births per woman in 2023, from 1.5 in 2022 (−6.7%).
- Maharashtra's total fertility rate was unchanged at 1.5 births per woman in 2022.
- Maharashtra's total fertility rate was unchanged at 1.5 births per woman in 2021.
- Maharashtra's total fertility rate fell to 1.5 births per woman in 2020, from 1.6 in 2019 (−6.3%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Maharashtra: total fertility rate of 1.5 births per woman in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/total-fertility-rate--maharashtra--2020--record
See also Maharashtra and 1.5 births per woman in context.