India vs Nepal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
India
1.89 children per women
in 2023
Nepal
1.91 children per women
in 2023
India rank
118th
Nepal rank
117th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.91 children per women against 1.89 children per women in India, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
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 children per women | 3.44 children per women | 0.3728 children per women | India |
| 1960s | 4.1 children per women | 3.73 children per women | 0.3677 children per women | India |
| 1970s | 3.9 children per women | 4.02 children per women | 0.1143 children per women | Nepal |
| 1980s | 3.58 children per women | 4.28 children per women | 0.6928 children per women | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.16 children per women | 4.13 children per women | 0.9695 children per women | Nepal |
| 2000s | 2.7 children per women | 2.97 children per women | 0.2626 children per women | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.19 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 0.02 children per women | India |
| 2020s | 1.92 children per women | 1.93 children per women | 0.0148 children per women | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, India or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.91 children per women against 1.89 children per women in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between India and Nepal?
- 0.02 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- India ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 117th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).