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Birth rate in India

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 12 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · India · World
−3.1 since 2014
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
India
16.0
World
16.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 16.0 · 2024
First value 42.9 · 1960
Highest 42.9 · 1960
Lowest 16.0 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearIndiaChange World
2024 16.0 −0.2 16.3
2023 16.1 −0.2 16.3
2022 16.3 −0.2 16.6
2021 16.5 −0.3 16.8
2020 16.7 −0.6 17.1
2019 17.4 −0.5 17.8
2018 17.9 −0.1 18.2
2017 18.0 −0.8 18.8
2016 18.8 −0.2 19.3
2015 18.9 −0.2 19.3
2014 19.1 −1.0 19.8
2013 20.1 −0.6 19.9
2012 20.7 −0.5 20.4
2011 21.2 −0.5 20.3
2010 21.6 −0.6 20.2
2009 22.2 −0.3 20.4
2008 22.5 −0.4 20.5
2007 22.9 −0.6 20.6
2006 23.6 −0.7 20.6
2005 24.3 −0.8 20.8
2004 25.1 −0.7 21.0
2003 25.8 −0.8 21.1
2002 26.5 −0.7 21.4
2001 27.2 −0.3 21.7
2000 27.5 −0.2 22.1
1999 27.7 −0.5 22.3
1998 28.2 −0.5 22.7
1997 28.7 −0.5 23.1
1996 29.2 −0.6 23.5
1995 29.8 −0.5 23.8
1994 30.3 −0.5 24.2
1993 30.8 −0.6 24.6
1992 31.4 −0.6 25.0
1991 32.0 −0.5 25.6
1990 32.6 −0.7 26.3
1989 33.3 −0.6 26.7
1988 33.9 −0.5 27.2
1987 34.4 −0.8 27.6
1986 35.2 −0.2 27.7
1985 35.4 −0.5 27.6
1984 35.9 −0.2 27.6
1983 36.1 −0.3 27.9
1982 36.4 −0.4 28.5
1981 36.8 −0.3 28.2
1980 37.1 +0.1 27.8
1979 37.0 −0.1 27.7
1978 37.1 −0.4 27.8
1977 37.6 −0.7 28.0
1976 38.2 −0.1 28.4
1975 38.4 −0.6 29.2
1974 39.0 −0.3 29.9
1973 39.3 −0.2 30.7
1972 39.5 −0.3 31.4
1971 39.7 −0.0 31.8
1970 39.8 −0.3 32.6
1969 40.1 −0.4 32.8
1968 40.5 −0.3 33.3
1967 40.8 −0.4 33.2
1966 41.2 −0.4 33.5
1965 41.6 −0.4 34.5
1964 42.1 −0.2 35.2
1963 42.3 −0.2 36.3
1962 42.5 −0.2 35.2
1961 42.7 −0.2 31.2
1960 42.9 32.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirth rate
8 Algeria 25.8
18 Argentina 17.7
11 Bangladesh 20.3
21 Brazil 14.7
36 Bulgaria 9.4
29 Canada 10.7
23 Chile 13.1
26 China 12.0
20 Colombia 14.8
3 Congo - Brazzaville 34.9
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.2
30 Czechia 10.5
16 Ecuador 18.4
7 Egypt 28.2
33 Finland 10.1
25 France 12.0
6 Gabon 31.1
38 Germany 9.0
40 Greece 8.5
9 Honduras 24.1
41 Hong Kong SAR China 8.2
14 India 18.9
15 Indonesia 18.6
42 Italy 8.1
12 Lebanon 19.6
5 Liberia 34.3
31 Lithuania 10.3
17 Mexico 18.2
34 Netherlands 10.1
28 Norway 11.3
10 Philippines 22.9
35 Poland 9.7
32 Romania 10.2
22 Russia 13.3
13 Saudi Arabia 19.4
4 Sierra Leone 34.7
39 South Korea 8.6
37 Spain 9.0
19 Türkiye 17.1
27 United Kingdom 11.9
24 United States 12.4
2 Yemen 35.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.