Births by age of mother in India
India: Births by age of mother was 8,926 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8,926
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10,372
in 2013
All-time low
3,182
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in India is 8,926, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in India peaked at 10,372 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,182, in 1950.
That places India 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,182 | — |
| 1951 | 3,236 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 3,280 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 3,358 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 3,512 | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 3,712 | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 3,941 | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 4,194 | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 4,433 | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 4,654 | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 4,868 | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 5,054 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 5,179 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 5,300 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 5,442 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 5,386 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,589 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 5,632 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5,674 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5,802 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 5,763 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5,571 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 5,576 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5,431 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 5,523 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 5,523 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,509 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,770 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 5,611 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 5,337 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 5,204 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 4,990 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 5,011 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4,963 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4,911 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5,018 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5,213 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 6,222 | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 5,925 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 5,709 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 5,656 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5,037 | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 4,847 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 4,639 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 4,357 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 4,011 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 4,094 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,867 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 3,402 | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 3,651 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 3,629 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,672 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,072 | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 4,394 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 5,579 | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 7,603 | +36.3% |
| 2006 | 8,296 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 8,847 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 8,146 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9,293 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 9,664 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 10,113 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 10,264 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 10,372 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,110 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10,353 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9,377 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 8,680 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 8,838 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8,769 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,635 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8,674 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8,788 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8,926 | +1.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 8,926 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 182.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 8,926 is above the median for South Asia, which is 39.5, 226.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births by age of mother in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +36.3% | 5,579 | 7,603 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,750 | 3,182 | 4,654 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,393 | 4,868 | 5,802 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,561 | 5,337 | 5,770 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,317 | 4,911 | 6,222 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,356 | 3,402 | 5,656 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,353 | 3,629 | 9,293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,654 | 8,680 | 10,372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,756 | 8,635 | 8,926 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in India?
- Births by age of mother in India was 8,926 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10,372 in 2013.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,182 in 1950.
- How does India rank for births by age of mother?
- India ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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