India's fertility rate dips, but the decline is faster in Bangladesh, Nepal

A significant reason is India's higher fertility rates or the number of children born per woman

Samreen Wani | New Delhi
Last Updated at January 18, 2023 23:04 IST

Even as India’s fertility rate declined to 2, it is not only country in sub-continent to experience this fall

India’s fertility rate declined to below the replacement rate, but Nepal’s and Bangladesh’s declined faster between 1990 and 2020.

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