Fertility rate vs share that are religious in India
India: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 1.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.98
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
117th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.98
in 1964
All-time low
1.98
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs share that are religious in India stood at 1.98. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs share that are religious in India peaked at 5.98 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2023.
That places India 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.73 | — |
| 1951 | 5.77 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.82 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.87 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.91 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.91 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5.9 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.92 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 5.94 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.95 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.97 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.98 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.94 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.88 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.83 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.76 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.68 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.62 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.57 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.48 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.4 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.33 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.2 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.13 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 5.01 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.89 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.81 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 4.78 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.7 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.62 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.57 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 4.52 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.43 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 4.4 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.31 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.22 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.13 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.04 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.96 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.88 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.8 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.72 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.65 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3.58 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.51 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.45 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.38 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.22 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.12 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.87 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.77 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.71 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.53 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.47 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.29 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.18 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.12 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.01 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.98 | -1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.15, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1.98 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.97, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 | 5.73 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.88 | 5.68 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.24 | 4.81 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 4.13 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3.38 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.67 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 2.12 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs share that are religious in India?
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious in India was 1.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2023.
- How does India rank for fertility rate vs share that are religious?
- India ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs share that are religious rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs share that are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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