India Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the India birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for India in 2024 is 16.750 births per 1000 people, a 1.17% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for India in 2023 was 16.949 births per 1000 people, a 1.25% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for India in 2022 was 17.163 births per 1000 people, a 1.23% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for India in 2021 was 17.377 births per 1000 people, a 1.22% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Angola 38.589
Republic of Congo 38.397
Nigeria 35.683
Zambia 34.612
Cameroon 32.979
Mauritania 31.504
Sudan 30.450
Sao Tome and Principe 29.992
Solomon Islands 29.799
Vanuatu 27.494
Timor-Leste 27.489
Ghana 27.381
Kenya 27.071
Papua New Guinea 25.636
Pakistan 25.578
Kiribati 25.346
Lesotho 24.495
Eswatini 23.917
Egypt 23.254
Bolivia 20.364
Mongolia 20.055
Cambodia 20.038
Honduras 19.984
Micronesia 19.769
Philippines 19.378
Djibouti 19.065
Nicaragua 18.413
Uzbekistan 18.138
Cabo Verde 17.230
Morocco 16.938
El Salvador 16.844
India 16.750
Myanmar 16.637
Indonesia 16.608
Bangladesh 16.405
Bhutan 15.400
Tunisia 14.980
Vietnam 14.877
Sri Lanka 14.391
Georgia 12.020
Moldova 9.191
Ukraine 8.540
India - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 16.750 -1.170%
2023 16.949 -1.250%
2022 17.163 -1.230%
2021 17.377 -1.220%
2020 17.592 -1.200%
2019 17.806 -1.190%
2018 18.020 -1.680%
2017 18.328 -1.650%
2016 18.636 -1.630%
2015 18.944 -1.600%
2014 19.252 -1.570%
2013 19.560 -3.210%
2012 20.209 -3.120%
2011 20.859 -3.020%
2010 21.508 -2.930%
2009 22.158 -2.850%
2008 22.807 -2.090%
2007 23.293 -2.040%
2006 23.779 -2.010%
2005 24.266 -1.960%
2004 24.752 -1.930%
2003 25.238 -1.810%
2002 25.704 -1.780%
2001 26.170 -1.750%
2000 26.635 -1.720%
1999 27.101 -1.690%
1998 27.567 -1.750%
1997 28.059 -1.720%
1996 28.551 -1.700%
1995 29.044 -1.670%
1994 29.536 -1.640%
1993 30.028 -1.950%
1992 30.624 -1.910%
1991 31.220 -1.880%
1990 31.817 -1.840%
1989 32.413 -1.810%
1988 33.009 -1.520%
1987 33.517 -1.490%
1986 34.025 -1.470%
1985 34.532 -1.450%
1984 35.040 -1.430%
1983 35.548 -0.620%
1982 35.771 -0.620%
1981 35.993 -0.620%
1980 36.216 -0.610%
1979 36.438 -0.610%
1978 36.661 -0.950%
1977 37.013 -0.940%
1976 37.366 -0.930%
1975 37.718 -0.930%
1974 38.071 -0.920%
1973 38.423 -0.700%
1972 38.692 -0.690%
1971 38.961 -0.690%
1970 39.231 -0.680%
1969 39.500 -0.680%
1968 39.769 -0.800%
1967 40.090 -0.790%
1966 40.410 -0.790%
1965 40.731 -0.780%
1964 41.051 -0.780%
1963 41.372 -0.560%
1962 41.603 -0.550%
1961 41.835 -0.550%
1960 42.066 -0.550%
1959 42.298 -0.540%
1958 42.529 -0.480%
1957 42.735 -0.480%
1956 42.941 -0.480%
1955 43.146 -0.480%
1954 43.352 -0.470%
1953 43.558 -0.470%
1952 43.764 -0.470%
1951 43.970 -0.460%
1950 44.175 0.000%