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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

2017 · 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
8 Algeria 25.0
19 Argentina 16.2
11 Bangladesh 20.0
21 Brazil 14.1
36 Bulgaria 9.4
32 Canada 10.3
24 Chile 11.8
22 China 12.6
20 Colombia 14.2
4 Congo - Brazzaville 33.4
1 Congo - Kinshasa 43.0
28 Czechia 10.8
15 Ecuador 17.7
7 Egypt 26.1
37 Finland 9.1
25 France 11.5
6 Gabon 30.8
35 Germany 9.5
39 Greece 8.2
9 Honduras 23.5
40 Hong Kong SAR China 7.6
14 India 18.0
16 Indonesia 17.5
41 Italy 7.6
13 Lebanon 18.6
5 Liberia 33.4
34 Lithuania 9.8
17 Mexico 17.2
33 Netherlands 9.9
30 Norway 10.7
10 Philippines 20.6
31 Poland 10.6
29 Romania 10.8
26 Russia 11.5
12 Saudi Arabia 19.8
3 Sierra Leone 33.8
42 South Korea 7.0
38 Spain 8.4
18 Türkiye 16.2
27 United Kingdom 11.4
23 United States 11.8
2 Yemen 36.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.