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Live births in India

Live births in India was 23.22 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count23,219,489 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.3%
Rank1st of 236Countries ranked
Series high29,324,9302001
Series low15,287,9981950
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Live births in India, 1950 to 2023

15M20M25M30M19501961197219831994200520231950: 15,287,998 count1951: 15,663,440 count1952: 16,082,888 count1953: 16,501,176 count1954: 16,903,335 count1955: 17,219,755 count1956: 17,526,403 count1957: 17,825,651 count1958: 18,053,425 count1959: 18,321,021 count1960: 18,705,011 count1961: 19,054,933 count1962: 19,422,986 count1963: 19,783,962 count1964: 20,156,989 count1965: 20,414,205 count1966: 20,632,991 count1967: 20,889,458 count1968: 21,162,298 count1969: 21,386,207 count1970: 21,705,420 count1971: 22,169,873 count1972: 22,509,830 count1973: 22,929,811 count1974: 23,284,797 count1975: 23,451,070 count1976: 23,935,743 count1977: 24,070,485 count1978: 24,359,834 count1979: 24,833,593 count1980: 25,471,068 count1981: 25,868,440 count1982: 26,221,359 count1983: 26,637,447 count1984: 27,113,113 count1985: 27,366,950 count1986: 27,848,424 count1987: 27,860,879 count1988: 28,040,342 count1989: 28,154,987 count1990: 28,171,519 count1991: 28,305,721 count1992: 28,365,203 count1993: 28,374,418 count1994: 28,512,692 count1995: 28,588,052 count1996: 28,623,284 count1997: 28,659,995 count1998: 28,724,933 count1999: 28,790,310 count2000: 29,111,712 count2001: 29,324,930 count2002: 29,128,217 count2003: 28,794,442 count2004: 28,537,736 count2005: 28,063,000 count2006: 27,637,610 count2007: 27,304,621 count2008: 27,186,093 count2009: 27,219,669 count2010: 26,900,711 count2011: 26,681,991 count2012: 26,432,416 count2013: 25,995,998 count2014: 25,050,538 count2015: 25,147,251 count2016: 25,207,147 count2017: 24,466,744 count2018: 24,620,205 count2019: 24,124,983 count2020: 23,485,339 count2021: 23,321,853 count2022: 23,286,125 count2023: 23,219,489 count15M20M25M30M19501975200020231950: 15,287,998 count1951: 15,663,440 count1952: 16,082,888 count1953: 16,501,176 count1954: 16,903,335 count1955: 17,219,755 count1956: 17,526,403 count1957: 17,825,651 count1958: 18,053,425 count1959: 18,321,021 count1960: 18,705,011 count1961: 19,054,933 count1962: 19,422,986 count1963: 19,783,962 count1964: 20,156,989 count1965: 20,414,205 count1966: 20,632,991 count1967: 20,889,458 count1968: 21,162,298 count1969: 21,386,207 count1970: 21,705,420 count1971: 22,169,873 count1972: 22,509,830 count1973: 22,929,811 count1974: 23,284,797 count1975: 23,451,070 count1976: 23,935,743 count1977: 24,070,485 count1978: 24,359,834 count1979: 24,833,593 count1980: 25,471,068 count1981: 25,868,440 count1982: 26,221,359 count1983: 26,637,447 count1984: 27,113,113 count1985: 27,366,950 count1986: 27,848,424 count1987: 27,860,879 count1988: 28,040,342 count1989: 28,154,987 count1990: 28,171,519 count1991: 28,305,721 count1992: 28,365,203 count1993: 28,374,418 count1994: 28,512,692 count1995: 28,588,052 count1996: 28,623,284 count1997: 28,659,995 count1998: 28,724,933 count1999: 28,790,310 count2000: 29,111,712 count2001: 29,324,930 count2002: 29,128,217 count2003: 28,794,442 count2004: 28,537,736 count2005: 28,063,000 count2006: 27,637,610 count2007: 27,304,621 count2008: 27,186,093 count2009: 27,219,669 count2010: 26,900,711 count2011: 26,681,991 count2012: 26,432,416 count2013: 25,995,998 count2014: 25,050,538 count2015: 25,147,251 count2016: 25,207,147 count2017: 24,466,744 count2018: 24,620,205 count2019: 24,124,983 count2020: 23,485,339 count2021: 23,321,853 count2022: 23,286,125 count2023: 23,219,489 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202323,219,489 Estimated
202223,286,125 Estimated
202123,321,853 Estimated
202023,485,339 Estimated
201924,124,983 Estimated
201824,620,205 Estimated
201724,466,744 Estimated
201625,207,147 Estimated
201525,147,251 Estimated
201425,050,538 Estimated
201325,995,998 Estimated
201226,432,416 Estimated
201126,681,991 Estimated
201026,900,711 Estimated
200927,219,669 Estimated
200827,186,093 Estimated
200727,304,621 Estimated
200627,637,610 Estimated
200528,063,000 Estimated
200428,537,736 Estimated
200328,794,442 Estimated
200229,128,217 Estimated
200129,324,930 Estimated
200029,111,712 Estimated
199928,790,310 Estimated
199828,724,933 Estimated
199728,659,995 Estimated
199628,623,284 Estimated
199528,588,052 Estimated
199428,512,692 Estimated
199328,374,418 Estimated
199228,365,203 Estimated
199128,305,721 Estimated
199028,171,519 Estimated
198928,154,987 Estimated
198828,040,342 Estimated
198727,860,879 Estimated
198627,848,424 Estimated
198527,366,950 Estimated
198427,113,113 Estimated
198326,637,447 Estimated
198226,221,359 Estimated
198125,868,440 Estimated
198025,471,068 Estimated
197924,833,593 Estimated
197824,359,834 Estimated
197724,070,485 Estimated
197623,935,743 Estimated
197523,451,070 Estimated
197423,284,797 Estimated
197322,929,811 Estimated
197222,509,830 Estimated
197122,169,873 Estimated
197021,705,420 Estimated
196921,386,207 Estimated
196821,162,298 Estimated
196720,889,458 Estimated
196620,632,991 Estimated
196520,414,205 Estimated
196420,156,989 Estimated
196319,783,962 Estimated
196219,422,986 Estimated
196119,054,933 Estimated
196018,705,011 Estimated
195918,321,021 Estimated
195818,053,425 Estimated
195717,825,651 Estimated
195617,526,403 Estimated
195517,219,755 Estimated
195416,903,335 Estimated
195316,501,176 Estimated
195216,082,888 Estimated
195115,663,440 Estimated
195015,287,998 Estimated

India compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. India is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, India, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, India, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/india. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, India, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/india. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in India?

Live births in India was 23.22 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in India?

29.32 million in 2001, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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