India Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the India birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for India in 2025 is 16.551 births per 1000 people, a 1.19% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for India in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Angola 38.267
Republic of Congo 37.949
Nigeria 35.341
Zambia 34.315
Cameroon 32.605
Mauritania 31.151
Sudan 30.178
Sao Tome and Principe 29.830
Solomon Islands 29.470
Vanuatu 27.200
Ghana 27.058
Timor-Leste 27.058
Kenya 26.786
Papua New Guinea 25.388
Pakistan 25.114
Kiribati 24.895
Lesotho 24.109
Eswatini 23.653
Egypt 22.873
Bolivia 20.114
Cambodia 19.675
Honduras 19.651
Micronesia 19.573
Mongolia 19.567
Philippines 19.177
Djibouti 18.666
Nicaragua 18.080
Uzbekistan 17.700
Cabo Verde 16.853
Morocco 16.638
India 16.551
El Salvador 16.537
Myanmar 16.476
Indonesia 16.399
Bangladesh 16.066
Bhutan 15.026
Vietnam 14.613
Tunisia 14.583
Sri Lanka 14.238
Georgia 11.849
Moldova 9.019
Ukraine 8.462
India - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 16.551 -1.190%
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%