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Lakshadweep

141 indicators tracked · RBI Handbook 2024-25

What the numbers say

Are fewer babies dying?

Long view

30 (2004) to 9 (2023) — -70.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 9 (2023) · India: 25 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 6 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Chhattisgarh 37 · Manipur 3

How many babies are born each year?

Long view

20.4 (2004) to 13.4 (2023) — -34.3%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 13.4 (2023) · India: 18.4 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 8 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Bihar 25.8 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 10.1

Is the population still growing?

Long view

8.3% (2011) to 7.9% (2023) — -4.8%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 7.9% (2023) · India: 12% (2023)

Rank

Higher than 9 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Bihar 19.7 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.8

How many people are out of work in the villages?

Long view

169 Per 1,000 (1994) to 83 Per 1,000 (2024) — -50.9%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 83 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 25 Per 1,000 (2024)

Rank

Higher than 31 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 106 · Gujarat 4

How many people are out of work in the towns?

Long view

200 Per 1,000 (1994) to 138 Per 1,000 (2024) — -31.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 138 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 51 Per 1,000 (2024)

Rank

Higher than 33 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Meghalaya 140 · Delhi 20

How is the state doing on the Sustainable Development Goals?

Long view

62 (2018) to 66 (2023) — +6.5%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 66 (2023) · India: 71 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 8 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Keralam 79 · Bihar 57

Is the groundwater running out?

Long view

66% (2017) to 61.3% (2024) — -7.1%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 61.3% (2024) · India: 60.5% (2024)

Rank

Higher than 25 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Punjab 157% · Arunachal Pradesh 0.39%

How much forest is there?

Long view

27 (2001) to 27 (2023)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

Do government schools have working computers?

Long view

91.1% (2019) to 97.2% (2025) — +6.7%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 97.2% (2025) · India: 52.7% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 27 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Chandigarh 100% · Meghalaya 10.3%

Do children stay in school to Class XII?

Long view

71.8% (2023) to 65.3% (2025) — -9.1%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 65.3% (2025) · India: 68.5% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 11 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Chandigarh 109% · Bihar 44.7%

Do as many girls reach secondary school as boys?

Long view

1 (2023) to 1 (2025) — -2.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 1 (2025) · India: 1.1 (2025)

Rank

Higher than 5 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Meghalaya 1.4 · Uttar Pradesh 1

Do banks lend back what they take in?

Long view

8% (2004) to 12.7% (2025) — +58.7%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 12.7% (2025) · India: 80.1% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 0 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Andhra Pradesh 151% · Lakshadweep 12.7%

How much milk does the state produce?

Long view

1 Thousand Tonnes (2005) to 0 Thousand Tonnes (2024)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

How many crimes are recorded here?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 122 per lakh (2024) · India: 419 per lakh (2024)

Rank

Higher than 5 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Keralam 1,389 · Dadra & N.H. and Daman & Diu 42.7

How many crimes against women are recorded?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 38.2 per lakh women (2024) · India: 64.6 per lakh women (2024)

Rank

Higher than 10 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Delhi 131 · Nagaland 5.1

How many crimes against children are recorded?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Long view

11 (2022) to 6 (2024)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

Year-on-year change partly reflects the IPC→Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita transition (2024 is the first full BNS year) and registered-case reporting, not only real change.

How much electricity does each person get?

Long view

396 (2006) to 1,015 (2025) — +156.4%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 1,015 (2025) · India: 1,208 (2025)

Rank

Higher than 14 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Goa 3,418 · Manipur 329

How much road is there?

Long view

162 (2005) to 223 (2020)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

How many people work in factories?

8 (2024) — not enough data yet for a comparison.

How many people visit?

Long view

0.01 (2011) to 0.07 (2024)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

How many rural clinic doctor posts sit vacant?

Long view

0 (2005) to 0 (2023)

The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.

How many people live in poverty?

Long view

1.8% (2016) to 1.1% (2021) — -39.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 1.1% (2021) · India: 15% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 3 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Bihar 33.8% · Keralam 0.55%

How fast are prices rising?

Long view

7.6% (2015) to 3% (2025) — -60.5%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 3% (2025) · India: 4.6% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 3 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Manipur 6.5% · Delhi 2.4%

How fast is urban housing getting more expensive?

Long view

0.20% (2015) to 6.6% (2025) — +3200.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 6.6% (2025) · India: 2.8% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 32 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Uttarakhand 8.1% · Delhi 0.20%

How many young children are anaemic?

Long view

51.9% (2016) to 43.1% (2021) — -17.0%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 43.1% (2021) · India: 67.1% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 4 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Ladakh 93.9% · Keralam 39.4%

How many pregnant women are anaemic?

Long view

36.5% (2016) to -20.9% (2021) — -157.3%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: -20.9% (2021) · India: 52.2% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 2 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Ladakh 78.1% · Andaman & Nicobar Islands -53.7%

How much electricity leaks away before it is billed?

Long view

10.2% (2005) to 14% (2023) — +37.3%

Vs all-India

Lakshadweep: 14% (2023) · India: 17.7% (2023)

Rank

Higher than 4 of the other 32 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Arunachal Pradesh 43% · Goa 7.1%

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