Current Affairs - National - Discussion

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 0.9 in the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6), making it the lowest TFR in India and the only region with a fertility rate below 1. This figure is significantly lower than the replacement level of 2.1 required to maintain a stable population. The TFR has steadily declined from 1.4 in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 1.3 in NFHS-5 (2019-20) and further to 0.9 in NFHS-6. The data also reflects demographic changes such as a shrinking child population and a growing elderly population in the Union Territory.