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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirths per woman
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.30
2 Yemen 4.61
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.44
4 Liberia 4.34
5 Sierra Leone 4.29
6 Gabon 3.91
7 Egypt 3.02
8 Algeria 3.02
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
10 Honduras 2.64
11 Philippines 2.38
12 Lebanon 2.35
13 Indonesia 2.22
14 Bangladesh 2.19
15 India 2.18
16 Ecuador 2.11
17 Argentina 2.07
18 Mexico 2.03
19 Türkiye 2.00
20 France 1.87
21 Romania 1.76
22 Brazil 1.74
23 Bulgaria 1.73
24 United States 1.73
25 Colombia 1.72
26 Czechia 1.71
27 United Kingdom 1.68
28 Netherlands 1.59
29 Russia 1.58
30 Germany 1.57
31 Norway 1.56
32 Chile 1.54
33 China 1.54
34 Lithuania 1.53
35 Canada 1.51
36 Poland 1.46
37 Finland 1.41
38 Greece 1.35
39 Italy 1.31
40 Spain 1.26
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.08
42 South Korea 0.98

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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).