Doreen Bora

In 4 charts: Why is India’s fertility rate falling so rapidly?

India’s total fertility rate has dipped to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1. But most Indians told a UN Population Fund survey that they would prefer to have children. However, they did point to significant hurdles

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