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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

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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirths per woman
8 Algeria 3.09
16 Argentina 2.17
14 Bangladesh 2.20
24 Brazil 1.74
27 Bulgaria 1.71
35 Canada 1.55
34 Chile 1.56
21 China 1.80
26 Colombia 1.72
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.50
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.35
28 Czechia 1.69
17 Ecuador 2.13
7 Egypt 3.31
36 Finland 1.49
20 France 1.89
6 Gabon 3.91
32 Germany 1.57
38 Greece 1.35
10 Honduras 2.66
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.13
15 India 2.19
13 Indonesia 2.25
39 Italy 1.34
12 Lebanon 2.37
4 Liberia 4.40
33 Lithuania 1.57
19 Mexico 2.04
30 Netherlands 1.62
31 Norway 1.62
11 Philippines 2.52
37 Poland 1.48
22 Romania 1.78
29 Russia 1.62
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
5 Sierra Leone 4.39
42 South Korea 1.05
40 Spain 1.31
18 Türkiye 2.08
25 United Kingdom 1.74
23 United States 1.77
2 Yemen 4.61

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).