Total Fertility Rate in India
India: Total Fertility Rate was 2.01 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in India, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 2.01 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in India peaked at 5.98 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2022.
That places India 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.11 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in India?
- Total fertility rate in India was 2.01 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 1964.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2022.
- How does India rank for total fertility rate?
- India ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.