Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023:
The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2023 reveals that seniors make up 9.7 per cent of the population, up from 8.6 per cent in 2011
- Sample Registration Survey Statistical Report is carried out by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)
- It provides the fertility and mortality indicators, also includes data on crude birth rate, crude death rate and infant mortality rates.
Key Highlights of the Report:
- Total Fertility Rate: India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen for the first time in two years to 9 in 2023
- It pointed out that 18 States and UTs had reported a TFR of below the replacement level TFR of 2.1.
- Crude Birth Rate: India’s Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has declined 0.7-point from 19.1 in 2022 to 18.4 in 2023. (Highest CBR was in Bihar at 25.8, and the lowest was in Tamil Nadu at 12).
- Ageing population:7 per cent of India’s people are now aged 60 or above, a sharp increase in just over a decade. (Kerala leads the list, almost 15 per cent of its population is above 60 years of age)
- Sex ratio at birth: It is noted that the sex ratio at birth (SRB) in the country stood at 917, denoting that 917 girls are born for every 1,000 boys in the population.
