Costs, careers and choice: Why Indians are having fewer children

Published June 14, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.9 children per woman - lower than the benchmark level of 2.1.

Source

Originally published at www.aljazeera.com.

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