India vs Nepal: Fertility rate, total

India
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
Nepal
1.96 births per woman
in 2024
India rank
105th
Nepal rank
106th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • India
  • Nepal
23456196019922024

How they compare

India currently reports 1.96 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Nepal, a difference of 0 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 105th and Nepal ranks 106th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 5.88 births per woman 6.01 births per woman 0.1271 births per woman Nepal
1970s 5.24 births per woman 5.74 births per woman 0.4998 births per woman Nepal
1980s 4.47 births per woman 5.45 births per woman 0.9873 births per woman Nepal
1990s 3.7 births per woman 4.78 births per woman 1.08 births per woman Nepal
2000s 3 births per woman 3.24 births per woman 0.2382 births per woman Nepal
2010s 2.34 births per woman 2.3 births per woman 0.0388 births per woman India
2020s 2 births per woman 2 births per woman 0.0062 births per woman Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, India or Nepal?
India, at 1.96 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between India and Nepal?
0 births per woman, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for fertility rate, total?
India ranks 105th and Nepal ranks 106th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.