India Birth Rate 1950-2022

Chart and table of the India birth rate from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for India in 2022 is 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.
  • The birth rate for India in 2019 was 17.806 births per 1000 people, a 1.19% decline from 2018.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2022 Birth Rate
Angola 39.313
Nigeria 36.440
Zambia 35.184
Cameroon 33.803
Mauritania 32.259
Sudan 31.049
Solomon Islands 30.644
Sao Tome and Principe 30.473
Timor-Leste 28.285
Vanuatu 28.190
Ghana 28.078
Kenya 27.667
Pakistan 26.538
Kiribati 26.252
Papua New Guinea 26.153
Lesotho 25.312
Eswatini 24.687
Egypt 24.216
Mongolia 21.323
Bolivia 20.867
Cambodia 20.865
Honduras 20.615
Micronesia 20.159
Djibouti 19.911
Philippines 19.778
Uzbekistan 19.226
Nicaragua 19.170
Cabo Verde 18.023
Morocco 17.601
El Salvador 17.398
India 17.163
Indonesia 17.095
Bangladesh 17.067
Myanmar 16.978
Bhutan 16.118
Tunisia 15.844
Vietnam 15.502
Sri Lanka 14.840
Georgia 12.472
Moldova 9.520
Ukraine 8.816
India - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%