Mizoram registered 31,294 births and 10,055 deaths in 2025, with rural areas accounting for the larger share of both, according to the state government’s Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths, 2025.
Of the registered births, 17,426 occurred in rural areas and 13,868 in urban areas. The total comprised 15,751 boys and 15,543 girls, giving the state a sex ratio of 987 females per 1,000 males. Rural areas recorded a higher ratio of 1,012, compared with 955 in urban areas.
Mizoram’s birth rate stood at 20.78 per 1,000 population. The rural rate was 21.74, while urban areas recorded 19.69. The report also documented 18,537 institutional births, including 14,140 in rural areas and 4,397 in urban areas.
Of the 10,055 registered deaths, 6,758 were in rural areas and 3,297 in urban areas. Men accounted for 6,520 deaths and women for 3,535. The overall death rate was 6.68 per 1,000 population, with rural areas recording 8.43 and urban areas 4.68.
The state recorded 263 infant deaths during the year, comprising 168 in rural areas and 95 in urban areas. These included 134 male and 129 female infants. The infant mortality rate was 8.4 overall, standing at 9.64 in rural areas and 6.85 in urban areas.
Mizoram also registered 69 stillbirths in 2025, including 45 in rural areas and 24 in urban areas. The overall stillbirth rate was 2.20, compared with 2.58 in rural areas and 1.73 in urban areas.
