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Question : What is meant by Total Fertility Rate? How does it differ from Replacement Rate? |
| Answer» Solution : Total fertility rate (TFR) is the AVERAGE number of children which an average COUPLE WOULD produce during their life time.According NCP report of April 2001, TFR of INDIAN population has declined from 3.5 to 3.1. Conversely, replacement rate is the number of children a couple must produce to REPLACE themselves so that there is zero growth rate. It is estimated to be 2.1. | |