Births and deaths per year in India
India: Births and deaths per year was 9.51 million deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.51 million deaths
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
13.09 million deaths
in 2021
All-time low
7.85 million deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in India, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births and deaths per year in India is 9.51 million deaths, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in India peaked at 13.09 million deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.85 million deaths, in 1950.
India ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in India, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.85 million deaths | — |
| 1951 | 7.97 million deaths | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 8.05 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 8.17 million deaths | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 8.12 million deaths | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 8.17 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 8.23 million deaths | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 8.32 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 8.37 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 8.40 million deaths | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 8.47 million deaths | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 8.59 million deaths | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 8.68 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 8.77 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 8.87 million deaths | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.49 million deaths | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 9.54 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.61 million deaths | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 9.16 million deaths | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 9.22 million deaths | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 9.29 million deaths | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.38 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.47 million deaths | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.52 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 9.49 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 9.49 million deaths | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.50 million deaths | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.49 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.46 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 9.44 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 9.45 million deaths | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.45 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.43 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.42 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.41 million deaths | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.40 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.39 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.37 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.34 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.31 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.28 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.26 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.23 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.22 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.20 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.19 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.18 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.17 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.16 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.14 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.13 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.14 million deaths | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.10 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.07 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.07 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.03 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.00 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.97 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.95 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.93 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.91 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.89 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.88 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.89 million deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.88 million deaths | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.94 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.00 million deaths | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.07 million deaths | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.17 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.26 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.12 million deaths | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 13.09 million deaths | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 9.37 million deaths | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 9.51 million deaths | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 9.51 million deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 108.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 9.51 million deaths is above the median for South Asia, which is 184,148 deaths, 51.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.4% | 10.12 million deaths | 13.09 million deaths |
| 2022 | -28.4% | 13.09 million deaths | 9.37 million deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.17 million deaths | 7.85 million deaths | 8.40 million deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.04 million deaths | 8.47 million deaths | 9.61 million deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.45 million deaths | 9.29 million deaths | 9.52 million deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.40 million deaths | 9.31 million deaths | 9.45 million deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.20 million deaths | 9.14 million deaths | 9.28 million deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.04 million deaths | 8.93 million deaths | 9.14 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 million deaths | 8.88 million deaths | 9.26 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.52 million deaths | 9.37 million deaths | 13.09 million deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in India?
- Births and deaths per year in India was 9.51 million deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 million deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 million deaths in 1950.
- How does India rank for births and deaths per year?
- India ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.