With a population of around 1.37 billion, India's growth rate of population is the highest in the world. It is reported that in the last 10 years, 181 million people have been added to the existing population. If this growth rate remains unchecked it would not take long for India to emerge number one in the world in terms of population. But it is a matter of great appreciation that the state of Kerala located in South West India can boast of the lowest birth rate in the country. This is one of the most densely populated states and has approximately a population of 32 million, but the number of births fell by 71,000 during the period 2020 to 2021. With live birth recorded below 4 lakhs for the first time in the past decade. Except for Ernakulam where the live births went up fro...
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