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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

  • June 13, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

Subject : Governance

Context : The Assam unit of the Congress has slammed Chief Minister for asking a minority community to adopt population control measures to prevent encroachment and pressure on land resources.

Concept :

  • It cited the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) released in December 2020, which said the total fertility rate (TFR) declined across most Indian States in the last five years.
  • The total fertility rate is defined as the average number of children that would be born to a woman by the time she ends childbearing.
  • According to the UN Population Division, a total fertility rate (TFR) of about 2.1 children per woman is called replacement-level fertility.
  • The fertility rate of less than 2.1 implies that the total population will be less than the existing population which is also called the negative growth rate.
  • The same survey said the fertility rate of women in Assam declined from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 1.9 in 2020-21, which means the future population of Assam will only be less than the current population. Hence there is no question of an increase in population.

Indicators of fertility

  • High fertility: Total fertility levels above 5 children per woman.
  • Replacement-level fertility: Total fertility levels of about 2.1 children per woman.
  • Below-replacement fertility: Total fertility levels below 2.1 children per woman.
  • Very low fertility: Total fertility levels below 1.3 children per woman.
Governance TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

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