Statewise Projected TFRs
(Source: Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections, July 2020)
In order to provide population projections which can be used by the National Commission on Population, NITI AAYOG and various other stakeholders Technical Group on Population Projections (TGPP) for the period 2011-2035 was constituted
One of the terms of reference was:
"To prepare projections of the possible period when the population replacement level TFR 2.1 will be reached by States/UTs and the country as a whole. The Group may project reversal of the trend/continuation of trend of TFR in the States where it is below or at replacement level of 2.1"
Table below captures projected All-India TFR till 2031-2035
(SRS: Sample Registration System)
Table below captures projected Statewise TFR till 2031-2035
By 2031-2035, only Bihar (TFR=2.38) is expected to have a TFR of more than 2.1
