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
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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About this data
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.