India abortions and live births by state and territory, 1971-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 25 July 2026

Reported abortions by state and territory, 1998-2025

Notes: *** indicates state/territory not designated. Reported data for 2017-18 and 2019-20 (not included here) do not separate induced abortions from miscarriages. Data are significantly incomplete.

state/territory1998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25state/territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands389415517481481350159116969426098153126209169111177243 185 4869241,0021,3231,802Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh10,19810,77510,54315,88210,65211,39911,0497,2196,4576,7926,8267,4905,3156,7946,4165,8082,1744,4194,784 2,410 2,2829,1198,4468,94910,676Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1,5951,4871,5511,6051,6231,4211,4771,5471,4646559909579731,1921,5731,8301,9781,4111,108 1,146 2,0132,3462,4082,6252,530Arunachal Pradesh
Assam5,7597,84914,39013,61910,62010,86321,98664,96858,13358,40978,41771,20169,93771,32764,67363,47462,44664,42274,701 92,470 64,26162,46875,73175,67076,642Assam
Bihar6,60912,52510,32312,7015,9154,31025,74423,04123,14024,1499,18219,50919,34713,12911,1456,5034,87710,10030,768 2,493 8,2656,88715,55219,42019,194Bihar
Chandigarh2,4902,2111,7361,6542,0771,8724,7521,2381,2051,1621,0281,1489801,0261,0661,1821,2331,3291,294 1,649 7668251,2262,0232,005Chandigarh
Chhatisgarh******7,7318,3135,9377,0867,6667,8106,4495,5987,3765,1844,6092,8582,5313,3775,8357,3648,067 10,179 8,1099,31511,64113,37814,925Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu******************************************************************441616462328409Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli16214262523588115149149144184162140259471518518575540 162      Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu6132826473237564442  12319733822188102117 107      Daman and Diu
Delhi44,74650,01350,40053,51454,93255,55555,27312,94143,29630,84645,28532,31829,29822,22221,92620,87921,66423,44320,628 6,288 9,44812,35115,18119,49525,333Delhi
Goa4265735899951,7831,6411,6662,0451,1959301,1759789199631,1036034396646096627571,0847711,0682,0882,5933,107Goa
Gujarat25,90630,95232,40333,99832,59632,94129,66928,11529,50027,83714,93129,98017,98121,86320,55121,15025,94122,08012,977 10,180 8,23711,13313,62814,49012,272Gujarat
Haryana23,94525,67028,88525,99129,51634,62237,25339,81432,04931,12631,60925,73227,08527,80825,91130,29938,68543,51045,051 13,818 32,73633,70635,85247,63852,754Haryana
Himachal Pradesh5,0865,8376,7256,6756,0905,5525,1274,5753,1763,3242,0102,7852,0681,7421,6911,6612,3222,5423,294 2,818 3,2094,1505,3486,6946,595Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir   8,7689,50510,50110,80810,4779,6408,3316,6639,22212,85511,54211,45610,8749,9257,9557,257 4,784 3,5324,9836,0369,6439,193Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand******2,6322,9873,2771,1921,9715,59110,59311,2883,86217,66510,6136,4549,3417,8978,92810,8569,568 4,286 6,3245,9304,9795,2895,489Jharkhand
Karnataka18,20211,27510,96416,77722,02726,21324,97223,68123,19917,50022,36622,66022,10731,78931,51425,83422,84125,28526,947 16,780 27,33628,65734,53246,46870,241Karnataka
Kerala34,71043,36839,85038,58733,73329,23227,91823,43718,44714,22712,37511,74612,09011,68911,04111,1922,2932,1052,0699,45810,51011,0788,52510,98914,51920,17925,884Kerala
Ladakh*************************************************************** 4657125115108Ladakh
Lakshadweep4    4151315 03693432502 4 1032620Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh32,81144,04731,30931,64728,76330,84029,13522,67818,72819,38526,37825,88826,01230,39155,33360,95640,18245,61842,150 25,499 33,68932,95838,30746,62848,326Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra135,022103,309136,779142,251127,200127,60673,25384,32562,93754,54590,99086,339109,806109,282148,254174,672198,820195,410192,184 38,599 108,639135,151165,550174,303207,019Maharashtra
Manipur5,5766,1059,0735,8356,5856,3486,4015,526  6,5256,9686,3075,6604,1483,9904,0694,1883,910 3,104 1,5931,5502,5452,2733,194Manipur
Meghalaya6142435451392451371393197344216413477652338578625633507 337 207180286455423Meghalaya
Mizoram1,1021,2709477798909268963,348613524930588497370477325281378351 200 188219256192425Mizoram
Nagaland5942,1001,8611,6901,3251,7371,6731,4784866703728161,1031,1391,5781,6072,0913,1522,815 579 612687790829758Nagaland
Orissa21,88225,31829,76332,96634,62235,30738,79542,67142,08359,94524,37227,54721,95717,47320,60122,23922,61922,25721,845 15,963 11,26912,67715,44416,21515,805Orissa/Odisha
Puducherry1,4141,3711,4121,5021,4861,3221,6831,9961,7261,5791,2301,9969166806048489981,0091,188 635 7579901,4721,1231,760Puducherry
Punjab15,43216,59816,34813,83813,00612,36814,78816,80815,81014,83414,82714,98218,33320,88614,06414,25717,08320,42722,35020,52220,89119,52821,32422,15423,90318,64021,439Punjab
Rajasthan46,83150,04453,28353,76251,84455,48252,19548,85645,74129,29236,84641,73427,73429,16722,98022,21421,87620,86026,823 18,866 20,75921,05335,58050,50553,714Rajasthan
Sikkim          192011116123854247 43 72145271617808Sikkim
Tamil Nadu56,20661,28260,99968,65973,33573,37272,71071,12867,31563,87559,79360,74357,89361,71859,47063,32462,26662,51163,078 30,884 80,18483,17691,953102,641101,414Tamil Nadu
Telangana************************************************2,6562,5432,550 3,903 1,5783,1144,07112,36516,059Telangana
Tripura6,1946,0998,7658,9328,5388,8718,9258,5116,5496,8957,4177,4855,9574,5333,8903,7483,0532,5152,320 2,180 1,8782,1292,9833,0732,207Tripura
Uttar Pradesh117,344146,160109,827111,037111,811115,352100,68297,47790,48489,19472,52287,31481,42063,82659,03256,73451,46751,06045,998 34,582 24,10728,88239,93638,76649,583Uttar Pradesh
Uttararkhand******7,4186,8987,1978,1808,1719,2439,8346,35711,0478,6538,3167,3736,8917,4826,3785,4845,647 4,320 3,3824,9455,4873,8424,191Uttararkhand
West Bengal40,80036,35432,47942,94142,15444,31043,63545,63247,00546,75350,46058,91658,77448,66150,88250,22053,50454,42255,989 34,907 36,97337,98334,01732,97627,068West Bengal
UNKNOWN5,4355,2085,1224,9014,6866,4715,1264,9614,4875,5283,491294-4,921-11,285-3,7521,4901,0595331,279        UNKNOWN
INDIA TOTAL666,882708,512725,149770,714744,680763,817726,096721,864682,242642,174651,974689,534657,191623,526667,786698,310701,415721,381741,055 390,928475,396534,008593,520711,609801,769893,372INDIA TOTAL
state/territory1998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25state/territory

Reported abortions by selected state and territory, 1971-1998

Note: *** indicates state/territory not designated

state/territory1971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-98state/territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands    165251179211283331365519533346416388398395334228298247259286270311307Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh    5,90911,4417,81213,2329,96311,96815,12614,37913,08613,02814,02310,30112,59313,66212,63012,61110,7539,83013,71913,36015,17714,06712,495Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh      341333364914242,1892,0144845639238519151,1531,1739961,0488649811,1085,9381,511Arunachal Pradesh
Assam    4,0767,9008,3839,5059,89512,4399,42611,22512,25011,87110,5889,3549,97212,43415,92317,42116,40621,95621,37222,21118,38613,5659,632Assam
Bihar    4,4166,0832,9166,4147,4035,2879,95513,80113,37913,07311,14610,85912,20514,85513,26111,77610,38312,16211,0609,6849,1484,8698,466Bihar
Chandigarh    2,3892,1021,7691,9732,0192,1122,2682,1892,0142,1021,9062,0231,7952,0521,7621,6491,8151,9932,2552,2332,2932,2952,264Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh*********************************************************************************Chhatisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*********************************************************************************Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli    115716141819133785101871067966396167574269462853Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu************************************************402415235132927111528Daman and Diu
Delhi    12,12211,42811,82113,97715,02719,45323,42127,54227,97031,21332,85036,68039,17837,71028,34332,02232,36929,35131,86627,02724,63423,65942,322Delhi
Goa    6798257888469581,10513,5571,857 1,6621,4291,4271,0881,8401,4821,4071,5591,4561,6371,5041,3856961,164Goa
Gujarat    10,99515,86316,78023,03321,31621,34921,99021,54020,98719,99218,39616,63019,28518,92217,21715,97815,84612,56010,26313,96913,75714,99914,458Gujarat
Haryana    3,2214,3143,8283,7614,6315,2876,5969,35711,47712,35014,45714,11715,48517,42618,05519,74220,07318,46922,43823,70023,02422,75122,086Haryana
Himachal Pradesh 731834241,0311,5131,2831,9252,5143,0814,2585,9395,5346,2066,6146,2427,2577,8925,7816,8286,5675,7064,3405,0134,9055,9385,304Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir       1,57096                  Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand*********************************************************************************Jharkhand
Karnataka    7,80711,02512,05312,73014,71816,89516,72617,77518,39518,30017,51616,22313,55910,90913,39711,05212,88912,9009,07710,20712,71515,48415,448Karnataka
Kerala    19,96925,39228,75223,78932,59736,21235,03338,93640,04743,95732,22229,26429,79422,66624,35322,19736,72735,37234,43339,33733,92634,02833,361Kerala
Ladakh*********************************************************************************Ladakh
Lakshadweep                   28101156712Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh    8,51014,09411,78413,94215,42216,48219,62822,82522,97224,76126,27726,28228,53428,48132,29228,43130,93631,14733,08632,52232,79832,84632,543Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra    28,52529,26022,11230,60037,75141,06129,45568,60876,42595,836119,350122,744109,879115,201119,051122,337126,983121,71197,079122,388124,96556,528 Maharashtra
Manipur    26301651618741,0661,4062,0771,8522,4941,9051,7013,8023,7883,6804,6704,1828,3235,6046,2567,5097,1306,966Manipur
Meghalaya    3246337667482903    46           0Meghalaya
Mizoram       621802163573595175387036448548398046686095249111,203756210459Mizoram
Nagaland    268416545586587324706933470522805689567577671 492976271121479186245Nagaland
Orissa    2,4906,5828,56110,98611,01812,39019,59919,64822,58122,06022,82420,61324,65425,99824,58121,97721,58319,90819,51021,58621,26923,90824,624Orissa
Puducherry    7849261,0301,3281,4041,5481,2271,3431,4991,5091,4051,5051,5861,8912,0862,1072,1812,0371,8261,9801,7441,6891,574Puducherry
Punjab    4,7547,5847,4438,9919,61612,48422,82325,48525,53824,95321,65621,48820,79315,83118,17315,96515,43618,53719,43619,84917,51016,89515,781Punjab
Rajasthan    5,7487,8066,6607,95810,33811,24111,70611,42214,53814,71116,74317,36419,93319,92322,97124,26726,77826,58429,02331,29735,98537,88044,265Rajasthan
Sikkim************      35785976              Sikkim
Tamil Nadu    19,21337,97524,45634,41832,69936,49442,36447,66368,75665,75463,27961,82558,65454,45254,19551,26349,85945,86142,36441,12242,31443,06649,954Tamil Nadu
Telangana*********************************************************************************Telangana
Tripura    2903833545519202812333414159829602,4182,1501,7742,0012,7522,9973,9574,7265,3384,4886,6147,475Tripura
Uttar Pradesh    48,08649,98544,01766,46284,39385,80492,60698,93897,136103,28598,087101,21299,839106,135103,327103,482120,995118,256121,035115,925109,938102,943113,277Uttar Pradesh
Uttararkhand*********************************************************************************Uttararkhand
West Bengal 2,2003,37511,62318,65519,43613,77819,18025,47220,29331,22533,90439,80234,45838,56743,69941,11237,93050,56441,05455,67336,80364,27350,68751,92648,63541,229West Bengal
UNKNOWN 22,02741,24285,7093,8695,5668,9643,9425,26412,6896,22314,5266,99111,3838,88411,6858,9347,5738,2168,04610,9898,2609,4887,8605,9005,6535,530UNKNOWN
INDIA TOTAL 24,30044,80097,756214,332278,870247,049313,028358,002388,405438,751516,142548,239577,931583,704588,406584,870582,161596,357581,215636,456606,015612,291627,748618,373542,827512,823INDIA TOTAL
state/territory1971-721972-731973-741974-751975-761976-771977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821982-831983-841984-851985-861986-871987-881988-891989-901990-911991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-98state/territory


Estimated live births by state and territory, 1998-2024

Note: live births are estimated from reported birth rates and estimated or reported populations; *** indicates state/territory not designated

state/territory199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024state/territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands6,0706,3206,7605,9806,0206,1706,1405,7405,7805,8506,3006,1105,8905,7405,7605,6605,7604,7304,6404,5504,4804,4104,3404,2604,1104,0704,000Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1,670,0001,630,0001,610,0001,600,0001,590,0001,590,0001,490,0001,520,0001,520,0001,520,0001,510,0001,520,0001,500,0001,480,0001,500,0001,500,000870,000870,000850,000850,000840,000840,000830,000820,000830,000800,000760,000Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh23,50023,70024,20024,40022,70021,70024,90028,10027,70028,00028,10027,90027,70027,40027,20027,40027,60027,40027,90027,30026,90026,70026,50026,20026,40026,00025,700Arunachal Pradesh
Assam718,000705,000713,000720,000720,000723,000701,000709,000709,000711,000711,000713,000712,000711,000712,000719,000730,000727,000728,000722,000725,000728,000727,000726,000725,000709,000707,000Assam
Bihar3,210,0003,200,0002,610,0002,590,0002,620,0002,660,0002,680,0002,760,0002,780,0002,790,0002,810,0002,830,0002,850,0002,880,0002,940,0002,990,0002,860,0002,960,0003,080,0003,100,0003,120,0003,110,0003,120,0003,170,0003,380,0003,280,0003,450,000Bihar
Chandigarh14,70015,30015,50014,70013,40013,80015,20016,60015,40015,50016,50016,20016,20015,80015,80015,80015,60015,10015,40015,10015,10015,10015,20015,00014,00013,70013,500Chandigarh
Chhatisgarh******553,000552,000532,000547,000607,000615,000621,000624,000627,000630,000633,000636,000636,000644,000627,000632,000630,000637,000640,000640,000642,000640,000681,000674,000678,000Chhatisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu******************************************************************12,70012,60010,70010,30010,200Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli6,5106,9107,4706,5007,0107,3007,2507,7307,7307,9908,1108,4708,7308,9508,9609,1209,3509,5109,3309,1609,0508,820***************Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu2,9903,9003,6503,5303,7003,8603,6003,5903,6103,6403,7404,2804,3804,4704,4604,4604,3704,3706,2505,3505,2705,070***************Daman and Diu
Delhi245,000266,000276,000262,000243,000249,000270,000278,000280,000281,000291,000292,000293,000293,000294,000296,000293,000289,000277,000274,000275,000278,000283,000284,000279,000278,000278,000Delhi
Goa18,50018,80019,10019,10019,00019,00019,00020,60021,20020,80019,40019,40019,10019,40019,20019,20019,20019,00019,40018,90018,90018,90018,80018,30017,10017,00016,900Goa
Gujarat1,220,0001,240,0001,260,0001,270,0001,270,0001,290,0001,300,0001,290,0001,300,0001,290,0001,290,0001,300,0001,290,0001,290,0001,290,0001,290,0001,300,0001,300,0001,300,0001,310,0001,320,0001,320,0001,330,0001,320,0001,300,0001,260,0001,220,000Gujarat
Haryana547,000545,000561,000567,000573,000577,000560,000553,000553,000552,000552,000555,000555,000553,000556,000556,000562,000562,000565,000568,000572,000576,000579,000575,000577,000566,000566,000Haryana
Himachal Pradesh132,000142,000134,000129,000127,000128,000121,000128,000121,000114,000117,000115,000114,000113,000112,000112,000116,000116,000115,000115,000115,000113,000113,000111,000108,000107,000105,000Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir189,000193,000195,000205,000199,000197,000202,000209,000211,000219,000221,000224,000225,000223,000224,000225,000219,000213,000209,000207,000208,000201,000198,000198,000208,000202,000200,000Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand******707,000706,000726,000738,000750,000783,000781,000794,000801,000811,000817,000824,000829,000840,000827,000831,000824,000831,000839,000840,000840,000843,000830,000816,000859,000Jharkhand
Karnataka1,120,0001,150,0001,150,0001,170,0001,190,0001,190,0001,150,0001,150,0001,140,0001,150,0001,160,0001,160,0001,160,0001,150,0001,140,0001,140,0001,140,0001,140,0001,140,0001,140,0001,130,0001,120,0001,100,0001,090,0001,070,0001,030,0001,010,000Karnataka
Kerala573,000568,000568,000551,000541,000537,000491,000487,000486,000482,000481,000486,000492,000507,000501,000499,000506,000510,000496,000496,000488,000477,000468,000459,000443,000441,000399,000Kerala
Ladakh******************************************************************4,1704,2004,5104,3704,350Ladakh
Lakshadweep1,3601,5101,5701,2401,1801,1701,2601,1901,1801,1509009509209509609709209801,2801,0201,0401,0101,000990930920890Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh2,390,0002,380,0001,870,0001,870,0001,870,0001,890,0001,900,0001,910,0001,930,0001,920,0001,920,0001,940,0001,950,0001,950,0001,970,0001,980,0001,970,0001,990,0001,990,0002,010,0002,010,0002,030,0002,020,0002,020,0002,000,0001,950,0001,970,000Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2,080,0001,990,0002,010,0002,010,0002,000,0001,990,0001,930,0001,950,0001,930,0001,920,0001,920,0001,920,0001,890,0001,880,0001,880,0001,890,0001,910,0001,910,0001,880,0001,880,0001,880,0001,870,0001,850,0001,830,0001,840,0001,770,0001,760,000Maharashtra
Manipur42,50042,70043,20042,00039,20036,80033,60036,10033,50037,10040,90040,50039,90039,20040,20040,90041,00040,90036,90042,20042,10040,90040,70040,70042,10041,80041,300Manipur
Meghalaya63,50063,90065,10065,60061,30060,20062,90064,20064,80065,60069,40068,90070,90071,40072,60073,20075,00075,00076,30074,60072,60076,60076,00076,70077,00076,40074,700Meghalaya
Mizoram13,40014,70014,90014,00015,30014,80018,00018,10017,50018,30018,30018,40018,30018,10018,00018,00018,50018,50017,90017,50017,50017,30017,40017,60017,70017,60017,500Mizoram
Nagaland23,50021,80023,70025,10025,90026,60027,60032,60034,30034,50034,70034,10033,30031,90031,30031,30031,40030,80029,40028,60027,60027,50027,30027,70031,30030,40030,000Nagaland
Orissa915,000869,000888,000865,000865,000869,000869,000865,000860,000856,000863,000858,000849,000843,000844,000841,000842,000843,000825,000821,000822,000818,000809,000799,000762,000742,000736,000Orissa
Puducherry17,30017,00017,30017,40017,90017,90017,80017,40017,30017,00019,00019,60020,30020,00019,80019,90018,60017,70018,00017,20018,00017,70017,60017,40017,00016,70016,700Puducherry
Punjab521,000509,000518,000516,000513,000515,000473,000464,000462,000463,000461,000459,000454,000449,000445,000443,000441,000437,000432,000435,000437,000432,000430,000427,000436,000424,000421,000Punjab
Rajasthan1,680,0001,690,0001,740,0001,760,0001,760,0001,780,0001,740,0001,750,0001,760,0001,770,0001,780,0001,800,0001,800,0001,800,0001,810,0001,820,0001,820,0001,830,0001,830,0001,850,0001,860,0001,850,0001,860,0001,880,0001,920,0001,860,0001,870,000Rajasthan
Sikkim10,39011,10011,60011,68011,98012,12010,92011,28011,01010,50010,80010,75010,69010,70010,58010,64010,77010,83010,70010,70010,74010,99010,50010,45010,20010,15010,150Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1,170,0001,180,0001,190,0001,190,0001,170,0001,180,0001,110,0001,090,0001,090,0001,080,0001,110,0001,140,0001,130,0001,150,0001,140,0001,140,0001,140,0001,130,0001,130,0001,130,0001,120,0001,080,0001,060,0001,030,000930,000920,000890,000Tamil Nadu
Telangana************************************************652,000652,000648,000655,000635,000629,000620,000611,000628,000603,000601,000Telangana
Tripura55,50054,00052,70051,50048,30047,70050,00054,10056,90059,40054,20052,90054,00052,50051,50051,20056,30056,00052,60050,30050,90050,70050,40051,60063,70063,30062,800Tripura
Uttar Pradesh5,350,0005,430,0005,390,0005,330,0005,350,0005,400,0005,410,0005,440,0005,480,0005,470,0005,500,0005,520,0005,550,0005,550,0005,580,0005,640,0005,710,0005,760,0005,760,0005,800,0005,790,0005,800,0005,780,0005,760,0005,670,0005,580,0005,590,000Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand******170,000157,000147,000151,000183,000190,000195,000192,000193,000192,000192,000191,000189,000189,000191,000189,000178,000187,000183,000190,000186,000191,000197,000197,000196,000Uttarakhand
West Bengal1,660,0001,630,0001,650,0001,650,0001,670,0001,670,0001,610,0001,590,0001,570,0001,550,0001,540,0001,530,0001,510,0001,490,0001,490,0001,490,0001,470,0001,470,0001,480,0001,470,0001,460,0001,450,0001,430,0001,440,0001,430,0001,390,0001,380,000West Bengal
INDIA26,040,00026,130,00026,300,00026,130,00026,140,00026,360,00026,030,00026,130,00026,220,00026,200,00026,280,00026,360,00026,310,00026,380,00026,520,00026,650,00026,530,00026,650,00026,510,00026,610,00026,600,00026,460,00026,440,00026,380,00026,330,00025,580,00025,620,000INDIA
state/territory199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024state/territory

Estimated live births by selected state and territory, 1971-1997

Note: live births are estimated from reported birth rates and estimated populations; *** indicates state/territory not designated

state/territory197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997state/territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands3,6704,8303,9004,6305,1505,7505,7305,3905,5706,2306,4207,1506,6406,4606,2605,8706,4405,5105,3105,8305,6105,9006,5705,6306,0006,0906,250Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1,510,0001,590,0001,430,0001,600,0001,650,0001,630,0001,590,0001,690,0001,650,0001,630,0001,700,0001,710,0001,720,0001,780,0001,750,0001,890,0001,850,0001,710,0001,650,0001,710,0001,730,0001,680,0001,690,0001,680,0001,740,0001,660,0001,660,000Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh           22,30023,80023,90025,40029,70027,70031,50028,90025,20026,70024,00026,00027,20023,30021,90021,900Arunachal Pradesh
Assam563,000544,000508,000511,000479,000533,000499,000522,000585,000564,000595,000631,000654,000680,000675,000698,000703,000691,000631,000651,000693,000713,000696,000740,000717,000687,000714,000Assam
Bihar          2,730,0002,660,0002,710,0002,970,0002,880,0002,840,0002,900,0003,020,0002,840,0002,780,0002,650,0002,890,0002,930,0003,040,0003,080,0003,150,0003,190,000Bihar
Chandigarh 10,9009,87011,10011,70010,60010,80010,10010,70012,30011,10012,20010,80011,70012,70012,80013,30012,90013,50011,0008,90010,50012,90013,60014,50013,40014,900Chandigarh
Chhatisgarh*********************************************************************************Chhatisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*********************************************************************************Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli                        4,9005,0005,130Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu************************************************2,5602,7002,7302,7302,8302,6502,8102,8502,6202,7003,260Daman and Diu
Delhi137,000129,000131,000144,000130,000144,000143,000141,000153,000169,000167,000186,000187,000218,000241,000226,000243,000238,000236,000216,000233,000261,000237,000269,000263,000253,000257,000Delhi
Goa22,50022,00022,40022,20022,10023,60019,70021,30020,30019,20016,80023,40023,50023,00020,70022,80021,50020,30018,10018,30019,70017,60017,80017,50018,30018,10018,100Goa
Gujarat1,070,0001,100,000990,0001,100,0001,090,0001,130,0001,120,0001,130,0001,130,0001,190,0001,180,0001,190,0001,210,0001,210,0001,210,0001,210,0001,180,0001,150,0001,140,0001,200,0001,140,0001,200,0001,210,0001,200,0001,200,0001,180,0001,200,000Gujarat
Haryana423,000417,000416,000428,000422,000413,000404,000401,000450,000469,000472,000486,000487,000517,000508,000515,000516,000517,000552,000513,000545,000547,000542,000553,000550,000543,000547,000Haryana
Himachal Pradesh129,000117,000136,000129,000123,000125,000128,000110,000126,000135,000135,000142,000146,000140,000139,000144,000148,000157,000138,000139,000147,000149,000144,000145,000141,000131,000130,000Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir 150,000158,000146,000163,000169,000171,000176,000177,000183,000189,000189,000202,000216,000223,000227,000216,000237,000221,000236,000       Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand*********************************************************************************Jharkhand
Karnataka929,000945,000888,000881,000892,000970,000888,0001,010,000995,0001,000,0001,050,0001,060,0001,120,0001,190,0001,190,0001,190,0001,200,0001,220,0001,210,0001,240,0001,210,0001,220,0001,200,0001,190,0001,170,0001,130,0001,140,000Karnataka
Kerala664,000678,000646,000603,000641,000648,000612,000608,000634,000668,000652,000676,000651,000607,000626,000612,000599,000567,000575,000563,000533,000524,000521,000526,000549,000554,000556,000Kerala
Ladakh*********************************************************************************Ladakh
Lakshadweep           9201,3501,2901,5601,4601,4301,2201,4201,2901,4001,3501,4101,4701,4501,3601,330Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1,630,0001,670,0001,630,0001,630,0001,840,0001,860,0001,830,0001,810,0001,890,0001,890,0001,960,0002,060,0002,110,0002,070,0002,260,0002,190,0002,190,0002,280,0002,240,0002,400,0002,370,0002,390,0002,450,0002,360,0002,430,0002,410,0002,430,000Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1,620,0001,660,0001,520,0001,560,0001,630,0001,650,0001,510,0001,580,0001,630,0001,800,0001,790,0001,910,0001,960,0002,090,0002,000,0002,120,0002,080,0002,170,0002,150,0002,120,0002,070,0002,070,0002,100,0002,140,0002,130,0002,080,0002,100,000Maharashtra
Manipur35,70034,40032,60029,20029,40031,20033,80042,10038,40042,70037,80031,90043,10044,70044,90041,50042,90043,90039,80037,80036,90037,30040,20043,70042,60041,60042,900Manipur
Meghalaya     38,90038,80039,30042,00040,50043,50042,70042,40055,70058,50054,50055,30059,30053,50054,90057,50055,20054,30057,80058,30062,70064,000Meghalaya
Mizoram                           Mizoram
Nagaland           13,60019,60018,30023,40024,40022,00023,60021,80018,70022,40025,00027,30028,90027,70026,60025,300Nagaland
Orissa759,000771,000792,000779,000794,000837,000733,000821,000788,000818,000873,000897,000930,000911,000871,000939,000912,000956,000931,000933,000912,000904,000899,000940,000948,000935,000931,000Orissa
Puducherry13,70015,00013,60013,70014,80016,60015,90015,40015,40015,30013,10014,80015,10016,70015,00015,70016,10016,70016,10016,00015,50016,70013,40015,90018,10016,60017,200Puducherry
Punjab463,000479,000472,000462,000469,000477,000478,000463,000462,000491,000509,000520,000527,000538,000516,000530,000540,000546,000553,000549,000562,000566,000559,000541,000542,000532,000534,000Punjab
Rajasthan 1,120,0001,040,0001,020,0001,070,000990,0001,030,0001,120,0001,150,0001,290,0001,270,0001,330,0001,440,0001,470,0001,500,0001,410,0001,400,0001,360,0001,430,0001,440,0001,540,0001,600,0001,590,0001,620,0001,640,0001,640,0001,660,000Rajasthan
Sikkim************      9,81010,30011,50010,80011,60011,50012,20012,70012,10010,4009,1509,28010,52010,92010,2609,3609,540Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1,290,0001,360,0001,280,0001,260,0001,350,0001,370,0001,350,0001,330,0001,350,0001,330,0001,360,0001,360,0001,390,0001,410,0001,270,0001,240,0001,270,0001,210,0001,250,0001,190,0001,160,0001,180,0001,120,0001,120,0001,200,0001,160,0001,140,000Tamil Nadu
Telangana*********************************************************************************Telangana
Tripura55,70052,60053,60054,50050,80062,00051,80054,40055,20051,70054,20051,60051,60059,70063,10067,80069,10067,10066,80066,70067,30066,20068,20065,30060,40056,70053,100Tripura
Uttar Pradesh3,970,0003,900,0003,860,0003,980,0004,170,0003,960,0004,080,0004,180,0004,200,0004,270,0004,390,0004,380,0004,450,0004,590,0004,560,0004,660,0004,810,0004,820,0004,920,0004,840,0004,970,0005,230,0005,340,0005,340,0005,370,0005,370,0005,410,000Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand*********************************************************************************Uttarakhand
West Bengal         1,690,0001,810,0001,800,0001,830,0001,770,0001,750,0001,810,0001,910,0001,810,0001,770,0001,880,0001,840,0001,740,0001,840,0001,840,0001,750,0001,720,0001,720,000West Bengal
INDIA20,230,00020,510,00019,820,00020,200,00021,070,00021,050,00020,650,00021,300,00022,040,00022,530,00023,160,00023,600,00024,030,00024,700,00024,490,00024,790,00025,020,00025,000,00024,810,00025,020,00024,970,00025,530,00025,600,00026,120,00026,260,00026,020,00026,230,000INDIA
state/territory197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997state/territory

Reported live births by selected state and territory, 2009-2023

Note: reported live births are incomplete; *** indicates state/territory not designated

state/territory2009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25state/territory
Andaman and Nicobar Islands5,9182,9845,1745,0605,0405,1974,6924,2484,2753,993  3,706   Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1,560,9021,511,6731,535,6431,434,0431,389,925653,391805,572748,522751,555742,723  752,843   Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh9,81711,09111,30814,93115,41816,17416,77517,08718,72718,708  20,201   Arunachal Pradesh
Assam501,287493,321556,037576,475595,774612,883617,367613,077591,248584,655  565,794   Assam
Bihar1,144,4531,236,6911,701,3981,888,9372,036,6581,987,8252,034,7532,042,1682,085,1632,050,938  1,998,539   Bihar
Chandigarh21,90522,24123,21924,20825,86926,25428,03228,85428,95028,792  19,529   Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh580,908579,130536,676483,613495,906500,557483,375462,903491,628484,317  473,012   Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu******************************  10,599   Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli8,2748,8776,9427,5027,7247,5759,0928,6419,2559,040  ************Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu01,5241,9843,1173,8623,7323,6143,5063,5833,861  ************Daman and Diu
Delhi172,606179,082213,782234,663243,151262,900267,974269,366267,828282,190  226,552   Delhi
Goa19,32820,08521,57117,79815,91617,97421,72721,61018,88321,44019,73618,31615,39618,065  Goa
Gujarat1,058,8691,181,9611,189,8061,190,8951,150,8101,164,4861,241,5851,194,9171,256,7111,137,636  1,092,293   Gujarat
Haryana510,111508,036516,881466,176494,996513,367496,659493,452516,722499,852  510,243   Haryana
Himachal Pradesh104,924102,22699,36098,71596,04894,52592,46188,85687,04986,872  88,380   Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir170,087148,094160,197181,043193,820193,748190,185198,433190,694195,931  190,504   Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand525,171579,980588,779615,607648,409633,340678,992729,241759,132732,000  708,234   Jharkhand
Karnataka909,577845,674899,315594,344866,064892,339906,613913,447915,244907,525  876,419   Karnataka
Kerala491,207378,829484,086492,595498,269490,794477,139452,958492,964487,790  430,674   Kerala
Ladakh******************************      Ladakh
Lakshadweep511480815642669688852819837849  919   Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1,593,5651,584,8701,470,9631,350,2631,366,9451,356,3551,411,3621,354,4791,336,3371,359,708  1,301,504   Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1,576,0341,546,0561,790,9381,814,4251,776,5591,752,3501,665,8311,674,7481,753,9591,720,964  1,747,059   Maharashtra
Manipur31,93233,76035,72236,69541,33140,74939,64040,73238,57737,991  29,262   Manipur
Meghalaya66,75070,18476,67279,04382,79384,85785,81485,29783,26983,258  81,463   Meghalaya
Mizoram23,70822,10718,72220,82021,19221,81919,94519,25119,39319,289  19,122   Mizoram
Nagaland15,28116,98418,87320,63721,09122,06421,66320,34519,69719,606  16,367   Nagaland
Orissa551,559630,398719,823679,210700,657696,009671,548610,612608,034646,668  623,877   Orissa
Puducherry41,39742,27638,91634,47339,92841,15341,02840,06442,52943,695  31,497   Puducherry
Punjab382,100391,337415,432419,139411,684405,801390,955378,752371,692371,274  370,996   Punjab
Rajasthan1,336,2731,383,2571,394,4131,451,9621,464,5131,417,7291,389,2581,407,5701,383,2001,368,982  1,279,440   Rajasthan
Sikkim6,8218,0728,0557,5057,9157,9657,7037,0357,2687,041  6,715   Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1,092,4331,069,8531,004,2151,015,2181,012,886970,472921,035901,281904,547939,599  920,615   Tamil Nadu
Telangana***************551,560601,443619,924636,248623,664  606,638   Telangana
Tripura45,20547,87950,76551,50251,96250,94950,27648,80451,16650,035  49,625   Tripura
Uttar Pradesh4,171,5634,221,9624,012,4313,812,8133,769,3183,733,0854,000,7103,679,8113,587,6603,860,684  3,856,787   Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand133,233128,321139,587151,536157,134156,845147,784145,299143,959147,253  156,175   Uttarakhand
West Bengal1,422,5591,462,7311,458,5751,401,5591,496,6021,378,3571,352,4041,342,9971,306,3911,313,809  1,254,407   West Bengal
INDIA20,286,26820,472,02621,207,07520,977,16421,206,63820,765,86821,193,09420,664,97320,784,37420,889,154  20,335,386   INDIA
state/territory2009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25state/territory


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