Table 1.9 · Population Size & Distribution
Natural growth rate, crude birth rate and crude death rate by residence
Reported by Sample Registration System (SRS).
Table1.9
UnitRate/000
SourceSRS
Year2017
Coverage37 states & UTs
Indicators9
What the data shows
- The all-India figure for NGR (Total) is 13.9 per 1,000 (SRS 2017).
- Across the 36 states and union territories reporting it, values range from 5.9 per 1,000 in Puducherry to 20.6 per 1,000 in Bihar, a 3.5-fold spread.
- The next highest are Dadra & Nagar Haveli (19.3 per 1,000) and Uttar Pradesh (19.2 per 1,000), while Andaman & Nicobar Islands (6.2 per 1,000) and Goa (6.4 per 1,000) sit near the bottom.
- 9 of the 28 states report a value above the national figure.
- The national gap between rural and urban areas is 3.4, with rural at 15.0 per 1,000 against 11.6 per 1,000.
Table 1.9: Statewise Natural Growth Rate, Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate by residence, from Sample Registration System (SRS). Figures are reproduced as published by the source. In the table, n/a the state or union territory did not exist at this date.
| State / Union territory | NGR | CBR | CDR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13.9 per 1,000 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 16.8 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 6.9 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 8.9 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 12.1 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 10.6 per 1,000 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| Assam | 14.7 per 1,000 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 9.4 per 1,000 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 22.4 per 1,000 | 14.7 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| Bihar | 20.6 per 1,000 | 21.3 per 1,000 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 |
| Chhattisgarh | 15.1 per 1,000 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 |
| Goa | 6.4 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 12.5 per 1,000 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 |
| Gujarat | 13.7 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 6.9 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| Haryana | 14.7 per 1,000 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 5.0 per 1,000 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 9.2 per 1,000 | 9.4 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 6.6 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 4.0 per 1,000 |
| Jharkhand | 17.2 per 1,000 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 |
| Karnataka | 10.9 per 1,000 | 10.6 per 1,000 | 11.3 per 1,000 | 17.4 per 1,000 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 |
| Kerala | 7.3 per 1,000 | 6.9 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 18.0 per 1,000 | 19.5 per 1,000 | 13.9 per 1,000 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 7.3 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 |
| Maharashtra | 10.1 per 1,000 | 9.4 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 15.7 per 1,000 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 15.4 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 6.6 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 |
| Manipur | 9.3 per 1,000 | 9.5 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 14.8 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 |
| Meghalaya | 16.7 per 1,000 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 8.8 per 1,000 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 13.7 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 |
| Mizoram | 11.0 per 1,000 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 8.0 per 1,000 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 17.7 per 1,000 | 12.2 per 1,000 | 4.0 per 1,000 | 4.0 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 |
| Nagaland | 9.9 per 1,000 | 9.8 per 1,000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 14.0 per 1,000 | 12.7 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 |
| Odisha | 10.9 per 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| Punjab | 7.9 per 1,000 | 7.8 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 7.0 per 1,000 | 7.7 per 1,000 | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| Rajasthan | 18.1 per 1,000 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 6.0 per 1,000 | 6.3 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 |
| Sikkim | 11.9 per 1,000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 5.3 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8.3 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 9.0 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 |
| Telangana | 10.6 per 1,000 | 9.5 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 16.8 per 1,000 | 6.6 per 1,000 | 8.0 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 |
| Tripura | 7.8 per 1,000 | 9.0 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 13.0 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 | 5.2 per 1,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19.2 per 1,000 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 |
| Uttarakhand | 10.6 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10.8 per 1,000 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 5.6 per 1,000 |
| West Bengal | 9.4 per 1,000 | 11.0 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 11.7 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6.2 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 6.1 per 1,000 | 11.4 per 1,000 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 5.8 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 |
| Chandigarh | 9.1 per 1,000 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 8.9 per 1,000 | 13.5 per 1,000 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 19.3 per 1,000 | 14.8 per 1,000 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 20.4 per 1,000 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 |
| Daman & Diu | 15.4 per 1,000 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 |
| NCT of Delhi | 11.5 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 10.5 per 1,000 | 12.0 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 15.4 per 1,000 | 17.1 per 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 |
| Ladakh | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lakshadweep | 8.5 per 1,000 | 10.1 per 1,000 | 8.1 per 1,000 | 15.0 per 1,000 | 18.4 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 8.3 per 1,000 | 6.0 per 1,000 |
| Puducherry | 5.9 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 13.7 per 1,000 | 13.1 per 1,000 | 7.3 per 1,000 | 7.8 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 |
Sources & method
Table 1.9: Statewise Natural Growth Rate, Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate by residence, from Sample Registration System (SRS)
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https://censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Bulletins/SRS_Bulletin-Rate-2017-_May_2019.pdf
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https://censusindia.gov.in/Vital_Statistics/SRS_Report_2017/SRS%20Statistical%20Report%202017.pdf
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Cite as: Foundation for Research in Health Systems, “Natural growth rate, crude birth rate and crude death rate by residence”, Health Monitor, https://frhsindia.org/health-monitor/population-size-and-distribution/natural-growth-rate-crude-birth-rate-and-crude-death-rate/.
Questions about this indicator
What is NGR (Total) in India?
13.9 per 1,000, according to SRS 2017. This is the all-India figure; state and union territory values are listed in the table on this page.
Which state has the highest NGR (Total)?
Bihar, at 20.6 per 1,000 (SRS 2017), followed by Dadra & Nagar Haveli (19.3 per 1,000) and Uttar Pradesh (19.2 per 1,000).
Which state has the lowest NGR (Total)?
Puducherry, at 5.9 per 1,000 (SRS 2017), followed by Andaman & Nicobar Islands (6.2 per 1,000) and Goa (6.4 per 1,000).
What is the source of this data?
SRS, covering 2017. Full source links are listed in the sources section of this page. Compiled by the Foundation for Research in Health Systems.
How many states and union territories are covered?
37 states and union territories, plus the all-India figure.
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