Rural fertility dropped from 5.4 children per woman in 1971 to 2.1 in 2024, while urban fertility fell from 4.1 to 1.5 during ...

The percentage of the world's population that is above or below the "replacement level of fertility" has long been used as a measure of demographic development. A new study revisited how this metric ...

The percentage of the world's population that is above or below the 'replacement level of fertility' has long been used as a measure of demographic development. A new study revisited how this metric ...

India's fertility decline has been dramatic over the past five decades. The TFR dropped from 5.2 during 1971-1981 to 4.5, and further from 3.6 in 1991 to 1.9 in 2024.

The percentage of the world’s population that is above or below the ‘replacement level of fertility’ has long been used as a measure of demographic development. A new study revisited how this metric ...