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Birth rate in India

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

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

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 16.0per 1,000 −0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 12 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −3.1
vs World −0.3 World: 16.3 · 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
42 South Korea 7.9
41 Italy 7.9
40 Hong Kong SAR China 8.3
39 Greece 8.6
38 Spain 8.8
37 Bulgaria 9.4
36 Germany 9.6
35 Finland 9.6
34 Netherlands 10.1
33 Poland 10.1
32 Lithuania 10.3
31 Romania 10.4
30 Canada 10.6
29 Czechia 10.7
28 Norway 11.2
27 France 11.8
26 United Kingdom 11.8
25 United States 12.2
24 Chile 12.7
23 Russia 12.9
22 China 13.6
21 Brazil 14.1
20 Colombia 14.3
19 Türkiye 16.6
18 Argentina 16.8
17 Ecuador 17.6
16 Mexico 17.7
15 Indonesia 18.1
14 India 18.8
13 Lebanon 19.2
12 Saudi Arabia 19.6
11 Bangladesh 20.2
10 Philippines 21.8
9 Honduras 23.8
8 Algeria 25.4
7 Egypt 26.7
6 Gabon 31.0
5 Liberia 33.9
4 Congo - Brazzaville 34.1
3 Sierra Leone 34.2
2 Yemen 36.0
1 Congo - Kinshasa 42.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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.