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Births per woman in India

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 14 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · India

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

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Latest value · 2024 1.96per woman −0.01 since 2023
Countries · 2024 14 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.33
vs World −0.23 World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · India · World
−0.33 since 2014
India World

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

Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
India
1.96
World
2.19

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 1.96 · 2024
First value 5.92 · 1960
Highest 5.98 · 1964
Lowest 1.96 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearIndiaChange World
2024 1.96 −0.01 2.19
2023 1.98 −0.02 2.20
2022 1.99 −0.02 2.22
2021 2.01 −0.03 2.25
2020 2.05 −0.07 2.28
2019 2.12 −0.06 2.35
2018 2.18 −0.01 2.39
2017 2.19 −0.09 2.46
2016 2.28 −0.01 2.49
2015 2.29 −0.00 2.49
2014 2.29 −0.11 2.52
2013 2.40 −0.07 2.52
2012 2.47 −0.06 2.56
2011 2.53 −0.07 2.55
2010 2.60 −0.08 2.57
2009 2.67 −0.04 2.59
2008 2.71 −0.06 2.60
2007 2.78 −0.09 2.60
2006 2.87 −0.09 2.61
2005 2.96 −0.09 2.61
2004 3.05 −0.08 2.63
2003 3.12 −0.10 2.64
2002 3.22 −0.09 2.66
2001 3.30 −0.05 2.69
2000 3.35 −0.03 2.73
1999 3.38 −0.06 2.72
1998 3.45 −0.07 2.75
1997 3.51 −0.07 2.78
1996 3.58 −0.07 2.82
1995 3.65 −0.07 2.87
1994 3.72 −0.08 2.92
1993 3.80 −0.08 2.97
1992 3.88 −0.08 3.04
1991 3.96 −0.09 3.13
1990 4.04 −0.09 3.31
1989 4.13 −0.09 3.35
1988 4.22 −0.09 3.39
1987 4.31 −0.09 3.48
1986 4.40 −0.03 3.51
1985 4.43 −0.08 3.53
1984 4.52 −0.05 3.57
1983 4.56 −0.05 3.59
1982 4.62 −0.08 3.72
1981 4.70 −0.08 3.71
1980 4.78 −0.03 3.73
1979 4.81 −0.08 3.76
1978 4.89 −0.12 3.77
1977 5.01 −0.12 3.84
1976 5.13 −0.07 3.97
1975 5.20 −0.13 4.07
1974 5.32 −0.08 4.26
1973 5.40 −0.08 4.42
1972 5.48 −0.08 4.55
1971 5.56 −0.06 4.69
1970 5.62 −0.06 4.84
1969 5.68 −0.08 4.88
1968 5.76 −0.07 4.98
1967 5.82 −0.06 4.87
1966 5.88 −0.06 4.97
1965 5.94 −0.04 5.08
1964 5.98 +0.01 5.13
1963 5.97 +0.02 5.31
1962 5.95 +0.02 5.02
1961 5.94 +0.02 4.56
1960 5.92 4.69

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
#TerritoryBirths per woman
8 Algeria 3.09
15 Argentina 2.24
16 Bangladesh 2.23
25 Brazil 1.73
30 Bulgaria 1.67
35 Canada 1.59
29 Chile 1.69
23 China 1.77
26 Colombia 1.72
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.55
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.39
32 Czechia 1.63
17 Ecuador 2.12
7 Egypt 3.35
36 Finland 1.57
20 France 1.92
6 Gabon 3.92
34 Germany 1.60
38 Greece 1.38
9 Honduras 2.70
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.20
14 India 2.28
13 Indonesia 2.31
39 Italy 1.36
12 Lebanon 2.39
5 Liberia 4.46
33 Lithuania 1.63
19 Mexico 2.09
31 Netherlands 1.66
27 Norway 1.71
10 Philippines 2.68
37 Poland 1.39
28 Romania 1.69
24 Russia 1.76
11 Saudi Arabia 2.65
4 Sierra Leone 4.47
42 South Korea 1.17
40 Spain 1.33
18 Türkiye 2.11
22 United Kingdom 1.79
21 United States 1.82
2 Yemen 4.61

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

How it is calculated

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).