Table 3.

2 : Age Specific Fertility Rates in India by Residence, 1981 - 2005

Year

Residence
20-24
246.9
261.3
195.0

Age Groups
25-29
30-34
232.1
167.7
244.9
180.4
187.0
117.8

1981

T
R
U

15-19
90.4
98.2
58.1

35-39
102.5
112.6
60.1

40-44
44.0
48.4
24.5

45-49
19.6
22.0
9.1

1986

T
R
U

91.1
100.3
62.1

252.8
264.6
217.8

216.4
229.4
179.0

139.2
153.6
94.5

78.6
89.3
45.0

37.9
43.5
17.6

14.9
17.8
4.7

1987

T
R
U

88.3
97.5
58.7

252.3
262.8
221.3

213.5
223.3
184.6

135.9
148.4
96.4

78.8
88.1
49.6

35.5
40.2
18.8

15.1
17.9
5.3

1988

T
R
U

88.2
97.1
57.2

248.1
260.1
211.9

208.5
220.7
173.0

130.2
143.4
89.3

75.3
84.8
45.2

34.5
39.1
18.7

12.4
14.4
4.8

1989

T
R
U

82.0
91.6
50.3

246.4
259.6
206.5

202.5
216.3
163.4

127.0
140.8
85.1

72.2
81.5
42.5

34.5
39.7
17.3

11.6
13.4
4.9

1990

T
R
U

83.1
92.6
49.6

237.0
249.8
197.8

198.5
209.7
165.5

121.6
135.0
81.8

72.5
82.2
40.7

31.2
36.0
15.7

12.9
14.7
6.2

1991@

T
R
U

76.1
84.5
46.1

234.0
244.6
200.7

191.3
202.3
158.7

117.0
128.6
81.6

66.8
75.9
37.4

30.6
35.3
14.9

12.1
14.0
5.3

1992@

T
R
U

74.4
83.3
42.4

235.2
249.4
189.6

189.6
200.8
155.5

113.0
125.1
75.8

66.0
75.3
35.5

30.9
35.2
16.7

11.4
13.0
5.8

1993@

T
R
U

69.6
80.6
37.4

234.4
247.7
196.4

189.7
196.2
174.3

114.3
124.3
89.1

61.1
70.5
38.1

28.5
33.6
14.2

10.1
11.2
7.1

1994@

T
R
U

68.1
79.5
36.7

244.6
260.9
195.9

188.9
200.2
159.7

119.1
129.8
88.9

56.8
65.9
32.9

25.4
29.2
14.4

4.4
4.4
4.3

1995@

T
R
U

55.2
61.9
34.4

238.4
256.3
186.9

194.2
203.5
164.1

119.1
134.5
76.6

59.2
67.4
32.6

31.0
37.5
13.2

10.3
12.1
3.9

1996@

T
R
U

55.3
62.7
33.6

229.1
244.0
183.0

188.1
201.2
149.4

112.4
124.0
75.1

56.6
66.8
28.0

28.3
33.6
11.2

10.2
12.3
3.6

1997*

T
R
U

53.7
60.7
31.5

225.6
241.8
177.8

188.2
200.1
151.6

109.1
121.8
70.6

54.6
63.2
28.8

25.8
30.3
12.0

7.7
9.2
3.2

1998

T
R
U

54.0
61.1
31.0

220.3
234.3
176.9

182.8
192.4
151.6

104.2
114.1
72.0

54.3
62.0
30.9

25.0
29.3
11.9

9.0
10.8
3.7

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Year

Residence
15-19

20-24

Age Groups
25-29
30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

1999

T
R
U

52.1
59.9
30.0

213.1
231.5
166.0

181.9
192.5
153.7

103.8
114.7
73.6

54.8
63.5
31.7

23.5
28.5
10.6

8.2
10.1
3.1

2000

T
R
U

51.1
59.5
27.3

218.7
238.1
168.3

184.5
197.3
152.2

100.8
109.2
76.4

53.1
63.1
27.8

21.7
25.8
10.4

7.7
9.6
3.1

2001

T
R
U

48.9
56.1
26.5

215.9
236.9
161.3

177.3
187.0
151.2

98.5
109.2
69.3

49.9
56.9
30.0

21.2
26.0
9.0

7.3
8.7
3.3

2002

T
R
U

47.0
53.6
26.8

214.0
233.6
160.4

175.9
186.2
149.4

92.8
102.7
65.0

47.8
55.5
26.6

18.5
22.1
8.9

6.6
8.1
2.7

2003

T
R
U

46.1
52.5
25.4

214.4
235.1
157.6

171.3
180.4
147.2

90.6
98.8
66.9

44.1
50.5
25.8

18.5
22.2
8.6

6.8
7.8
3.9

2004

T
R
U

51.6
58.6
33.6

218.3
240.6
164.9

171.2
184.0
140.7

85.8
96.5
59.6

38.0
45.6
20.2

16.8
21.0
7.3

7.9
10.7
2.2

2005

T
R
U

45.9
52.4
28.4

223.4
246.2
170.0

160.4
171.2
134.6

87.6
99.1
60.0

35.0
41.4
20.1

16.7
21.5
5.9

6.2
8.1
2.1

Note ( * ) : Excludes Jammu & Kashmir

( @ ) : Excludes Bihar & West Bengal.
Source: Office of the Registrar General, India. Sample Registration System.
Sample Registration System, Statistical Report 1998, Registrar General, India, New Delhi
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 1999, RGI, New Delhi 2002 p.33 (Statement 17)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2000, Report No.2 of 2003, RGI, New Delhi p.35 (Statement 18)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2001 Report No.1 of 2004, RGI, New Delhi p.35 (Statement 18)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2002 Report No. 3 of 2004, RGI New Delhi p.38 (Statement 19)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2003 Report No.2 of 2005, RGI, New Delhi p.38 (Statement 19)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2004 Report No.1 of 2006, RGI, New Delhi p.41 (Statement 21)
Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2005 Report No.2 of 2006, RGI, New Delhi p.43 (Statement 21)

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