Total Fertility Rate in India remains at 2.0; Bihar records highest count, Bengal lowest:

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Category : National Published on: May 13 2025

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There has been a gradual decline in the share of population in the age group of 0-14 from 41.2% in 1971 to 24.8% in 2021, shows the Sample Registration System report for 2021 released by the RGI.
The population has gone up from 5.3% to 5.9% for the 65-plus age group and 6% to 9% for the 60-plus age group.