<P> The fertility rate in India has been in long - term decline, and more than halved from 1960 - 2009 . From 5.7 births per woman in 1966, it declined to 3.3 births per woman by 1997 and 2.7 births per woman in 2009 . In 2005 the TFR, (total fertility rate), was listed as 2.9 births per women . Since this time, the country has recorded a steady decline in order to reach the current rate (as of 2014) of 2.3 births per woman . </P> <P> Twenty Indian states have dipped below the 2.1 replacement rate level and are no longer contributing to Indian population growth . The total fertility rate of India stands at 2.2 as of 2017 . Four Indian states have fertility rates above 3.5 - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland Of these, Bihar has a fertility rate of 4.0 births per woman, the highest of any Indian state . For detailed state figures and rankings, see Indian states ranking by fertility rate . </P> <P> In 2009, India had a lower estimated fertility rate than Pakistan and Bangladesh, but a higher fertility rate than China, Iran, Myanmar and Sri Lanka . </P> <P> According to Jin Rou New and colleagues research and data they were able to compile enough data to create the following table . </P>

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