{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-fertility-rate/","title":"India Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"India's Fertility Rate: 2 births per woman in 2024, -0.7% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","India","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"India Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2024)","value":"2","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":5.195},{"period":"1976","value":5.13},{"period":"1977","value":5.007},{"period":"1978","value":4.888},{"period":"1979","value":4.808},{"period":"1980","value":4.775},{"period":"1981","value":4.698},{"period":"1982","value":4.62},{"period":"1983","value":4.565},{"period":"1984","value":4.516},{"period":"1985","value":4.432},{"period":"1986","value":4.399},{"period":"1987","value":4.311},{"period":"1988","value":4.222},{"period":"1989","value":4.132},{"period":"1990","value":4.045},{"period":"1991","value":3.959},{"period":"1992","value":3.877},{"period":"1993","value":3.799},{"period":"1994","value":3.723},{"period":"1995","value":3.651},{"period":"1996","value":3.582},{"period":"1997","value":3.514},{"period":"1998","value":3.446},{"period":"1999","value":3.383},{"period":"2000","value":3.35},{"period":"2001","value":3.303},{"period":"2002","value":3.217},{"period":"2003","value":3.122},{"period":"2004","value":3.046},{"period":"2005","value":2.958},{"period":"2006","value":2.867},{"period":"2007","value":2.775},{"period":"2008","value":2.711},{"period":"2009","value":2.674},{"period":"2010","value":2.598},{"period":"2011","value":2.532},{"period":"2012","value":2.47},{"period":"2013","value":2.399},{"period":"2014","value":2.293},{"period":"2015","value":2.289},{"period":"2016","value":2.284},{"period":"2017","value":2.193},{"period":"2018","value":2.184},{"period":"2019","value":2.12},{"period":"2020","value":2.047},{"period":"2021","value":2.014},{"period":"2022","value":1.994},{"period":"2023","value":1.975},{"period":"2024","value":1.962}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-4.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-2.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in India (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.2 births per woman in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 in 2024. The latest reading of 2 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}