India Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the India birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for India in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for India in 2020 was 17.592 births per 1000 people, a 1.2% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Angola 38.911
Republic of Congo 38.846
Nigeria 36.026
Zambia 34.909
Cameroon 33.352
Mauritania 31.856
Sudan 30.721
Sao Tome and Principe 30.154
Solomon Islands 30.127
Timor-Leste 27.921
Vanuatu 27.788
Ghana 27.704
Kenya 27.357
Pakistan 26.042
Papua New Guinea 25.884
Kiribati 25.797
Lesotho 24.881
Eswatini 24.181
Egypt 23.635
Bolivia 20.613
Mongolia 20.543
Cambodia 20.400
Honduras 20.318
Micronesia 19.966
Philippines 19.579
Djibouti 19.465
Nicaragua 18.746
Uzbekistan 18.577
Cabo Verde 17.606
Morocco 17.238
El Salvador 17.152
India 16.949
Indonesia 16.817
Myanmar 16.798
Bangladesh 16.744
Bhutan 15.774
Tunisia 15.377
Vietnam 15.141
Sri Lanka 14.544
Georgia 12.191
Moldova 9.363
Ukraine 8.618
India - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%