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Births per woman in India
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
14 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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
0
2
4
6
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
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
| Year | India | Change | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Births per woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.35 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.61 | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.50 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 4.40 | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 4.39 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.91 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 3.31 | |
| 8 | Algeria | 3.09 | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 | |
| 10 | Honduras | 2.66 | |
| 11 | Philippines | 2.52 | |
| 12 | Lebanon | 2.37 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 2.25 | |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 2.20 | |
| 15 | India | 2.19 | |
| 16 | Argentina | 2.17 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 2.13 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 2.08 | |
| 19 | Mexico | 2.04 | |
| 20 | France | 1.89 | |
| 21 | China | 1.80 | |
| 22 | Romania | 1.78 | |
| 23 | United States | 1.77 | |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.74 | |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.74 | |
| 26 | Colombia | 1.72 | |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 1.71 | |
| 28 | Czechia | 1.69 | |
| 29 | Russia | 1.62 | |
| 30 | Netherlands | 1.62 | |
| 31 | Norway | 1.62 | |
| 32 | Germany | 1.57 | |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1.57 | |
| 34 | Chile | 1.56 | |
| 35 | Canada | 1.55 | |
| 36 | Finland | 1.49 | |
| 37 | Poland | 1.48 | |
| 38 | Greece | 1.35 | |
| 39 | Italy | 1.34 | |
| 40 | Spain | 1.31 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.13 | |
| 42 | South Korea | 1.05 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
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).
People
India in numbers
Population
135Cr
2022
Population growth
0.89%
2025
Population density
427
2022
Median age
28.1
2023
Children under 15
24.2%
2025
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2
2024
Birth rate
16.0
2024
Infant mortality
23.3
2024
Net migration
-0.7
2023
Born abroad
0.3%
2024
Urban population
35.7%
2025