India vs Nepal: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Nepal
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
India rank
117th
Nepal rank
114th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 0.1936 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 1960s | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.01 live births per woman | 0.1271 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 1970s | 5.24 live births per woman | 5.74 live births per woman | 0.4998 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 1980s | 4.47 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 0.9873 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.7 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 3.24 live births per woman | 0.2382 live births per woman | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 0.0388 live births per woman | India |
| 2020s | 2.01 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.008 live births per woman | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, India or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between India and Nepal?
- 0 live births per woman, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- India ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.