List of states and union territories of India by fertility rate - wikipedia List of states and union territories of India by fertility rate Total Fertility Rate of India by States and Union Territories : 2016 This is a list of the States and union territories of India of India ranked in order of number of children born for each woman. Recent surveys show that majority of Indian states fertility rate has fallen well below the replacement level of 2.1 and the country is fast approaching the replacement level itself. The total fertility rate of India stands at 2.2 as of 2017. Rank State / UT Fertility rate 1981 Fertility rate 1991 Fertility rate 1999 Fertility rate 2009 Fertility rate 2016 Change ( 1981 - 99 ) Change ( 1999 - 16 ) Sikkim - - 2.5 2.1 Manipur - - 2.4 1.5 1.4 Andaman & Nicobar - - 1.9 1.5 1.5 Goa - - 1.0 1.6 1.5 Lakshadweep - - 2.8 2.1 1.5 5 Chandigarh - - - 1.8 1.6 6 Punjab 4.6 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.6 7 West Bengal 4.2 3.2 2.4 1.9 1.6 8 Puduchery - - 1.8 1.6 1.7 9 Himachal Pradesh 3.8 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.7 10 Andhra Pradesh 4.0 * 3.0 * 2.4 * 1.8 * 1.7 12 Jammu and Kashmir 4.5 - - 2.2 1.7 13 Tamil Nadu 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.7 14 Delhi - 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.7 15 Tripura - - 3.9 1.7 1.7 16 Daman & Diu - - 2.5 1.9 1.7 17 Kerala 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 18 Telangana 4.0 * 3.0 * 2.4 * 1.8 * 1.8 19 Karnataka 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.8 20 Maharashtra 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.9 1.8 21 Odisha 4.3 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.0 22 Uttarakhand - - - 2.6 1.9 23 Arunachal Pradesh - - - 2.7 2.1 24 Gujarat 4.3 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.2 25 Haryana 5.0 4.0 3.2 2.5 2.2 -- India 4.5 3.8 3.2 2.6 2.2 0.14 0.74 26 Assam 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.3 27 Dadra Nagar Haveli - - 3.5 3.3 2.3 28 Mizoram - - - 2.0 2.3 29 Chhattisgarh - - 3.7 3.0 2.5 30 Jharkhand - - 3.7 3.2 2.6 31 Nagaland - - 1.5 2.0 2.6 32 Madhya Pradesh 5.2 4.6 3.9 3.3 2.7 33 Rajasthan 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.3 2.7 34 Meghalaya - - - 3.1 2.9 35 Uttar Pradesh 5.8 5.1 4.7 3.7 3.1 36 Bihar 5.7 4.4 4.5 3.9 3.3 Country comparisons use data from the Population Reference Bureau. ( 4 ) Total Fertility Rate Yearwise Rank in 2015 State / UT 2013 2014 2015 J&K 1.9 1.7 1.6 Tamil Nadu 1.7 1.7 1.6 West Bengal 1.6 1.6 1.6 Andhra Pr. 1.8 1.8 1.7 5 Delhi 1.7 1.7 1.7 6 Himachal Pr. 1.7 1.7 1.7 7 Punjab 1.7 1.7 1.7 8 Karnataka 1.9 1.8 1.8 9 Kerala 1.8 1.9 1.8 10 Maharashtra 1.8 1.8 1.8 11 Odisha 2.1 2.1 12 Gujarat 2.3 2.3 2.2 13 Haryana 2.2 2.3 2.2 * All India 2.3 2.3 2.3 14 Assam 2.3 2.3 2.3 15 Chattisgarh 2.6 2.6 2.5 16 Jharkhand 2.7 2.8 2.7 17 Rajasthan 2.8 2.8 2.7 18 Madhya Pr. 2.9 2.8 2.8 19 Uttar Pr. 3.1 3.2 3.1 20 Bihar 3.4 3.2 3.2 21 Telangana 1.8 1.8 22 Uttarakhand Visualisation Google Chart TFR vs Area vs Population Notes Jump up ^ `` Three states hold the key ''. The Indian Express. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Table in ( 1 ) Fourth National Family Health Survey of TFR, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Jump up ^ Table in ( 2 ) SRS Report ( 1999 ), Census Commission of India Jump up ^ Table in ( 3 ) Jump up ^ Table in Population Control Measures for States with High TFR Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 2958, 2017 Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_fertility_rate&oldid=862662940 '' Categories : Demographics of India Fertility Talk About Wikipedia हिन्दी ಕನ್ನಡ اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 5 October 2018, at 21 : 05 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: which state in india has highest birth rate
Answer: Bihar