India vs Nepal: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

India
1.89
in 2023
Nepal
1.91
in 2023
India rank
118th
Nepal rank
117th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • India
  • Nepal
01234195019862023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.91 against 1.89 in India, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

India ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s 3.81 3.44 0.3728 India
1960s 4.1 3.73 0.3677 India
1970s 3.9 4.02 0.1143 Nepal
1980s 3.58 4.28 0.6928 Nepal
1990s 3.16 4.13 0.9695 Nepal
2000s 2.7 2.97 0.2626 Nepal
2010s 2.19 2.17 0.02 India
2020s 1.92 1.93 0.0148 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, India or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.91 against 1.89 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between India and Nepal?
0.02, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
India ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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