Table 4 Distribution of age at first birth by exact age in India over the period 1992–2021
Percentage of women who first birth by specific exact age and median age at first birth by current age | |||||||||||
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Current Age | NFHS-Rounds | Percentage married by exact age | Number of Women | Median age at first Marriage | |||||||
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | ||||
15–19 | NFHS-I | 6.8 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 4,295 | a |
NFHS-II | 6.8 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 3,926 | a | |
NFHS-III | 1.1 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 2,826 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 0.2 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 6,144 | a | |
NFHS-V | 0.1 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 5,379 | a | |
20–24 | NFHS-I | 5.9 | 12.8 | 22.6 | 34.3 | 47.0 | 59.2 | na | na | 14,694 | 19.25 |
NFHS-II | 6.0 | 13.5 | 24.0 | 35.1 | 47.6 | 60.1 | na | na | 13,697 | 19.19 | |
NFHS-III | 3.2 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 30.6 | 41.4 | na | na | 13,200 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 25.9 | na | na | 59,046 | a | |
NFHS-V | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 23.3 | na | na | 52,787 | a | |
25–29 | NFHS-I | 5.7 | 12.7 | 22.8 | 34.4 | 46.5 | 57.6 | 67.6 | 88.6 | 16,402 | 19.31 |
NFHS-II | 5.8 | 13.8 | 23.7 | 35.4 | 46.6 | 57.9 | 67.5 | 88.7 | 16,906 | 19.3 | |
NFHS-III | 4.6 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 28.7 | 39.4 | 50.2 | 59.1 | 81.6 | 16,957 | 19.98 | |
NFHS-IV | 2.0 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 23.3 | 33.4 | 43.6 | 74.1 | 92,979 | 21.68 | |
NFHS-V | 1.4 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 20.9 | 31.1 | 41.7 | 71.4 | 92,552 | 21.86 | |
30–34 | NFHS-I | 5.3 | 12.0 | 21.7 | 33.2 | 45.6 | 57.1 | 67.4 | 88.3 | 14,196 | 19.38 |
NFHS-II | 6.0 | 13.4 | 23.7 | 35.6 | 47.7 | 58.4 | 68.3 | 88.3 | 14,782 | 19.21 | |
NFHS-III | 5.0 | 11.0 | 19.9 | 30.1 | 41.9 | 53.7 | 63.0 | 84.4 | 15,767 | 19.69 | |
NFHS-IV | 2.8 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 19.1 | 28.6 | 39.5 | 49.5 | 77.7 | 87,727 | 21.05 | |
NFHS-V | 2.3 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 25.7 | 35.9 | 46.2 | 76.2 | 91,532 | 21.4 | |
35–39 | NFHS-I | 5.6 | 12.8 | 22.7 | 34.1 | 46.2 | 57.1 | 66.5 | 87.4 | 12,053 | 19.35 |
NFHS-II | 5.7 | 12.5 | 22.8 | 34.2 | 46.3 | 57.1 | 67.4 | 87.6 | 12,903 | 19.34 | |
NFHS-III | 5.3 | 11.5 | 20.8 | 31.6 | 42.7 | 54.0 | 63.7 | 85.3 | 14,428 | 19.64 | |
NFHS-IV | 3.3 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 20.3 | 29.9 | 40.8 | 51.6 | 79.3 | 84,137 | 20.85 | |
NFHS-V | 2.6 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 19.3 | 29.3 | 40.1 | 50.7 | 78.4 | 91,680 | 20.94 | |
40–44 | NFHS-I | 5.8 | 12.6 | 22.8 | 34.0 | 46.5 | 57.9 | 68.1 | 88.8 | 9,513 | 19.31 |
NFHS-II | 6.2 | 13.7 | 23.8 | 35.3 | 46.9 | 58.2 | 67.8 | 88.0 | 10,386 | 19.27 | |
NFHS-III | 4.8 | 11.4 | 19.6 | 30.6 | 42.7 | 53.7 | 63.8 | 86.0 | 11,957 | 19.67 | |
NFHS-IV | 3.6 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 21.6 | 31.2 | 41.9 | 52.5 | 80.5 | 72,677 | 20.77 | |
NFHS-V | 2.9 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 20.1 | 30.1 | 40.8 | 51.4 | 79.8 | 77,120 | 20.87 | |
45–49 | NFHS-I | 6.5 | 13.6 | 23.1 | 34.2 | 45.6 | 56.6 | 66.0 | 87.5 | 7,817 | 19.4 |
NFHS-II | 5.3 | 12.7 | 21.7 | 32.4 | 43.9 | 55.1 | 64.7 | 86.6 | 8,035 | 19.54 | |
NFHS-III | 4.1 | 9.4 | 16.5 | 26.5 | 36.4 | 47.3 | 58.5 | 84.8 | 9,004 | 20.25 | |
NFHS-IV | 3.1 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 19.2 | 28.0 | 38.3 | 49.3 | 78.4 | 69,632 | 21.08 | |
NFHS-V | 2.8 | 6.2 | 11.5 | 19.3 | 28.8 | 39.7 | 50.4 | 79.0 | 80,835 | 20.96 | |
15–49 | NFHS-I | 5.84 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 78,969 | a |
NFHS-II | 5.96 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 80,635 | a | |
NFHS-III | 3.75 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 84,139 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 2.04 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 4,72,342 | a | |
NFHS-V | 1.68 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 4,91,886 | a | |
20–49 | NFHS-I | 5.7 | 12.7 | 22.6 | 34.0 | 46.3 | 57.7 | na | na | 74,675 | 19.32 |
NFHS-II | 5.9 | 13.3 | 23.4 | 34.9 | 46.7 | 58.1 | na | na | 76,709 | 19.29 | |
NFHS-III | 4.4 | 10.0 | 17.9 | 27.8 | 38.5 | 49.6 | na | na | 81,313 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 2.4 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 16.7 | 25.4 | 35.8 | na | na | 4,66,198 | a | |
NFHS-V | 2.0 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 24.2 | 34.4 | na | na | 4,86,507 | a | |
25–49 | NFHS-I | 5.7 | 12.7 | 22.6 | 34.0 | 46.1 | 57.3 | 67.2 | 88.2 | 59,981 | 19.35 |
NFHS-II | 5.8 | 13.3 | 23.3 | 34.8 | 46.5 | 57.5 | 67.4 | 88.0 | 63,012 | 19.32 | |
NFHS-III | 4.8 | 10.8 | 19.3 | 29.7 | 40.8 | 52.0 | 61.7 | 84.2 | 68,113 | 19.82 | |
NFHS-IV | 2.9 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 18.7 | 27.9 | 38.4 | 48.9 | 77.7 | 4,07,152 | 21.12 | |
NFHS-V | 2.3 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 26.6 | 37.1 | 47.6 | 76.6 | 4,33,720 | 21.25 | |