Age structure and fertility of the surveyed household population, NFHS-5 vs NFHS-6 (all-India totals) · IHMR

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Age structure and fertility of the surveyed household population, NFHS-5 vs NFHS-6 (all-India totals)

Provenance

Publisher: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24 India Fact Sheet (provisional), MoHFW/IIPS, released May 2026
Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24 India Fact Sheet (provisional), MoHFW/IIPS, released May 2026
Data covers: NFHS-5 fieldwork 2019-21; NFHS-6 fieldwork 2023-24
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Licence: see source
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Verified by: IHMR Labs

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Used in IHMR-RSCH-001.

The data

indicator	nfhs5_2019_21	nfhs6_2023_24
Population below age 5 years (%)	8.2	8.0
Population below age 15 years (%)	26.5	25.5
Population age 60 years and above (%)	11.8	12.9
Total fertility rate (children per woman)	2.0	2.0

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Retrieved and cross-checked by an automated research pass, then verified against the cited source and signed off by IHMR Labs. Used in IHMR-RSCH-001, The State of India's Healthcare.

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