Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic has not caused a baby boom, but quite the opposite in the city. Mumbai registered nearly 24% fewer births in 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019-the second year of the country's second-most populous city recording a significant drop in birth registrations.
The civic body registered 1,13,792 births in 2021, 35,106 fewer than in 2019 and 37,395 less than in 2018. In 2020, the first significant fall was noticed as registrations dropped by almost 20% to 1.2 lakh.
Recent BMC data showed that the downward trend continued in 2021, with registrations falling further. Before the pandemic, Mumbai saw an average of 1.5 lakh births in the previous five years. While the city has been witnessing falling birth rates in the range of 2-3% in the past few years, it has not been this stark.
Economic uncertainty during pandemic lowers birth rate
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
US soccer scrubs Islamic emblem from Iran flag
The federation said in a statement Sunday that it decided to forego the official flag on social media accounts to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.”
Pyar Ke Saat Vachan Dharam Patnii begins on TV tonight
What happens when kismet takes over the lives of two couples belonging to two different sections of society?
Arijit serenades music lovers in Mumbai
Arijit Singh casts a spell with his voice
ARGENTINA LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY
Messi's Strike Rattles Mexico And Lusail, Brings Team Back From The Brink
Costa Rica come alive
Los Ticos Stun Japan With Late Fuller Winner
Morocco's moment under the sun
Inspired Atlas Lions Shock Belgium For First WC Win In 24 Years
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SOAR
Athletics Icon Usha Set To Become First Woman President Of IOA
Industry body calls for slower rate hikes
CII Asks RBI To Moderate Pace Of Raising Repo As Global Woes May Impact Growth
Insurance reforms may see PE funding surge in sector
Irdai Raises Investment Cap, Allows PEs To Be Promoters
Cut ties with child-killing regime, Khamenei's niece tells world, held
Iranian authorities have arrested a niece of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after she recorded a video describing the authorities led by her uncle as a “murderous and child-killing regime”.
