What Does It Mean?
Published on: June 14, 2026, 1 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently raised alarms over India's declining fertility rate, pointing out that Delhi's rate has dropped to 1.2. According to a UNFPA report, India’s overall fertility rate sits at 1.9, falling below the replacement level of 2.1. Medical experts Dr. Pallavi Prasad and Dr. Meghana Reddy Jetty explain that this shift stems from delayed marriages, rising childcare costs, lifestyle stress, and reproductive health conditions like PCOS.
