The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Average number of children a woman would have in the course of her life in Karnataka has fallen faster than the trend observed nationally.
When the countrys TFR was 3.4 in 1992-93, Karnatakas was 2.65. Thirteen years later in 2005-06, the States TFR had dipped below replacement (the rate at which the Population replaces itself) at 2.1. It further dipped to 1.8 in 2015-16 and 1.7 in 2019-21 signifying that the fertility drop has not levelled off yet, according to observations made in the Karnataka Economic Survey 2021-22, which was released recently.
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