Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023 | 06 Sep 2025

Source: TH

The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023 highlights significant demographic shifts in fertility, mortality in India.

• Total Fertility Rate (TFR): TFR fell to 1.9 in 2023, below the replacement level fertility of 2.1. 
  • Highest TFR: Bihar (2.8), Lowest TFR: Delhi (1.2).
  • TFR is the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years (15-49 years).
  • Replacement level TFR is the average number of children required per woman for one generation to replace itself.
• Crude Birth Rate (CBR): CBR declined from 19.1 (2022) to 18.4 (2023). 
  • CBR indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1000 population.
• Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB): SRB for India in 2021–23 was 917 girls per 1,000 boys.
  • Highest: Chhattisgarh (974). Lowest: Uttarakhand (868).
• Mortality Trends: The Crude Death Rate (CDR) was 6.4 in 2023, while the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) stood at 25 in 2023.

About SRS

• The SRS conducted by the Office of the Registrar General of India, is a large-scale demographic survey that collects population data by age, sex, and marital status. 
• It measures indicators like CBR, TFR, Age-Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR), General Fertility Rate (GFR), and related statistics at national and sub-national levels.