Fertility & birth rates in India and Maldives

Fertility rate in India vs Maldives chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in India was 1.98 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check India vs Maldives population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	India	Maldives
1960	5.92	6.71
1961	5.94	6.79
1962	5.95	6.89
1963	5.97	6.94
1964	5.98	7
1965	5.94	7.07
1966	5.88	7.15
1967	5.83	7.23
1968	5.76	7.28
1969	5.68	7.33
1970	5.62	7.39
1971	5.57	7.38
1972	5.48	7.37
1973	5.4	7.4
1974	5.33	7.38
1975	5.2	7.32
1976	5.13	7.29
1977	5.01	7.27
1978	4.89	7.23
1979	4.81	7.23
1980	4.78	7.23
1981	4.7	7.19
1982	4.62	7.15
1983	4.57	7.09
1984	4.52	7.03
1985	4.43	6.94
1986	4.4	6.85
1987	4.31	6.73
1988	4.22	6.58
1989	4.13	6.39
1990	4.05	6.13
1991	3.96	5.8
1992	3.88	5.44
1993	3.8	5.06
1994	3.72	4.69
1995	3.65	4.29
1996	3.58	3.86
1997	3.51	3.48
1998	3.45	3.17
1999	3.38	2.9
2000	3.35	2.69
2001	3.3	2.53
2002	3.22	2.42
2003	3.12	2.34
2004	3.05	2.26
2005	2.96	2.2
2006	2.87	2.2
2007	2.78	2.29
2008	2.71	2.37
2009	2.67	2.39
2010	2.6	2.35
2011	2.53	2.31
2012	2.47	2.25
2013	2.4	2.17
2014	2.29	2.09
2015	2.29	2
2016	2.28	1.9
2017	2.19	1.8
2018	2.18	1.71
2019	2.12	1.64
2020	2.05	1.61
2021	2.01	1.6
2022	1.99	1.58
2023	1.98	1.58
2024	1.96	1.56
2025	1.94	1.55
2026	1.93	1.53
2027	1.91	1.53
2028	1.9	1.52
2029	1.89	1.52
2030	1.88	1.52
2031	1.87	1.51
2032	1.86	1.51
2033	1.85	1.51
2034	1.84	1.51
2035	1.84	1.51
2036	1.83	1.52
2037	1.82	1.52
2038	1.81	1.52
2039	1.81	1.52
2040	1.8	1.52
2041	1.8	1.52
2042	1.79	1.52
2043	1.79	1.52
2044	1.78	1.52
2045	1.78	1.53
2046	1.78	1.53
2047	1.77	1.53
2048	1.77	1.54
2049	1.77	1.54
2050	1.76	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	Maldives
1960	40.6%	37.9%
1961	40.9%	38.2%
1962	41.2%	38.7%
1963	41.5%	39.4%
1964	41.6%	40.3%
1965	41.7%	41.8%
1966	41.7%	43.5%
1967	41.6%	44.7%
1968	41.5%	45.2%
1969	41.5%	45.4%
1970	41.4%	45.6%
1971	41.2%	45.8%
1972	41.1%	45.8%
1973	41%	45.7%
1974	40.8%	45.6%
1975	40.7%	45.6%
1976	40.5%	45.8%
1977	40.3%	45.7%
1978	40.1%	45.8%
1979	40%	45.9%
1980	39.8%	45.9%
1981	39.7%	45.9%
1982	39.6%	45.8%
1983	39.5%	45.6%
1984	39.4%	45.4%
1985	39.3%	45.5%
1986	39.2%	45.9%
1987	39.1%	46.3%
1988	38.9%	46.6%
1989	38.8%	46.8%
1990	38.6%	47%
1991	38.4%	47.1%
1992	38.1%	47%
1993	37.9%	46.8%
1994	37.6%	46.5%
1995	37.3%	45.8%
1996	37%	45%
1997	36.7%	44.1%
1998	36.3%	42.9%
1999	35.9%	41.6%
2000	35.6%	40.2%
2001	35.2%	38.7%
2002	34.8%	37.1%
2003	34.4%	35.6%
2004	34%	34.2%
2005	33.6%	32.7%
2006	33.1%	31.2%
2007	32.7%	29.5%
2008	32.2%	28%
2009	31.8%	26.7%
2010	31.3%	25.7%
2011	30.9%	24.9%
2012	30.4%	24.3%
2013	29.9%	23.9%
2014	29.4%	23.5%
2015	28.9%	23.2%
2016	28.4%	22.8%
2017	27.8%	22.5%
2018	27.3%	22.1%
2019	26.8%	21.7%
2020	26.3%	21.2%
2021	25.9%	20.8%
2022	25.5%	20.4%
2023	25.1%	20%
2024	24.6%	19.6%
2025	24.2%	19%
2026	23.8%	18.4%
2027	23.4%	17.8%
2028	23%	17.2%
2029	22.7%	16.6%
2030	22.4%	16%
2031	22.1%	15.5%
2032	21.8%	15.1%
2033	21.5%	14.6%
2034	21.3%	14.2%
2035	21%	13.9%
2036	20.8%	13.6%
2037	20.6%	13.4%
2038	20.4%	13.2%
2039	20.2%	13%
2040	19.9%	12.9%
2041	19.7%	12.8%
2042	19.5%	12.8%
2043	19.3%	12.8%
2044	19.1%	12.8%
2045	18.8%	12.8%
2046	18.6%	12.9%
2047	18.4%	12.9%
2048	18.2%	13%
2049	18%	13.1%
2050	17.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in India vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India and +1.09% in Maldives. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	India	Maldives
1960	10,237,489	2,241
1961	10,468,816	2,354
1962	10,743,409	2,475
1963	11,016,705	2,567
1964	11,285,378	2,660
1965	10,925,714	2,747
1966	11,089,894	2,845
1967	11,279,897	3,010
1968	12,006,807	3,150
1969	12,167,671	3,260
1970	12,417,866	3,415
1971	12,787,104	3,549
1972	13,041,792	3,707
1973	13,412,707	3,924
1974	13,795,836	4,136
1975	13,958,642	4,325
1976	14,435,504	4,538
1977	14,575,662	4,779
1978	14,898,145	4,812
1979	15,392,957	5,275
1980	16,018,786	5,526
1981	16,422,159	5,778
1982	16,790,507	6,058
1983	17,219,127	6,361
1984	17,698,810	6,680
1985	17,968,697	6,944
1986	18,455,495	7,153
1987	18,496,213	7,300
1988	18,702,916	7,414
1989	18,848,915	7,472
1990	18,893,588	7,444
1991	19,049,524	7,295
1992	19,132,757	7,096
1993	19,152,399	6,842
1994	19,310,798	6,550
1995	19,396,161	6,177
1996	19,442,699	5,705
1997	19,494,098	5,267
1998	19,569,575	4,919
1999	19,648,424	4,601
2000	19,984,160	4,372
2001	20,182,573	4,271
2002	20,024,621	4,257
2003	19,720,507	4,316
2004	19,469,758	4,287
2005	19,034,839	4,493
2006	18,641,737	4,766
2007	18,331,648	5,324
2008	18,234,926	5,856
2009	18,286,055	6,227
2010	17,991,935	6,350
2011	17,793,362	6,429
2012	17,552,365	6,445
2013	17,107,541	6,307
2014	16,165,943	6,122
2015	16,211,195	5,914
2016	16,202,593	5,652
2017	15,394,041	5,342
2018	15,451,168	5,088
2019	14,859,846	4,886
2020	13,366,946	4,594
2021	10,227,523	4,426
2022	13,912,130	4,752
2023	13,711,993	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: India vs Maldives

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, compared to 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	Maldives
1985	658	552
1986	624	508
1987	592	471
1988	562	424
1989	538	381
1990	516	346
1991	498	310
1992	482	281
1993	467	251
1994	451	222
1995	437	191
1996	422	167
1997	407	149
1998	393	136
1999	378	111
2000	362	94
2001	349	81
2002	330	76
2003	313	70
2004	296	65
2005	277	54
2006	258	52
2007	240	51
2008	223	53
2009	205	52
2010	188	49
2011	173	48
2012	160	47
2013	148	47
2014	137	43
2015	129	41
2016	121	41
2017	113	41
2018	107	40
2019	101	39
2020	101	48
2021	155	60
2022	90	34
2023	80	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India and 0.57% in Maldives. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	India	Maldives
1960	24.1%	-
1961	23.8%	-
1962	23.5%	33.4%
1963	23.2%	32.5%
1964	22.9%	31.5%
1965	22.7%	30.6%
1966	22.4%	29.7%
1967	22.2%	28.7%
1968	22%	27.7%
1969	21.7%	26.8%
1970	21.5%	25.8%
1971	21.2%	24.7%
1972	20.8%	23.6%
1973	20.5%	22.4%
1974	20.1%	21.2%
1975	19.6%	20.1%
1976	19.1%	18.9%
1977	18.6%	17.9%
1978	18%	16.9%
1979	17.5%	15.9%
1980	16.9%	15%
1981	16.4%	14.2%
1982	15.9%	13.4%
1983	15.5%	12.7%
1984	15%	12%
1985	14.6%	11.3%
1986	14.2%	10.7%
1987	13.8%	10.1%
1988	13.4%	9.59%
1989	13%	9.06%
1990	12.7%	8.57%
1991	12.3%	8.08%
1992	12%	7.61%
1993	11.6%	7.15%
1994	11.3%	6.68%
1995	11%	6.22%
1996	10.6%	5.74%
1997	10.3%	5.28%
1998	9.89%	4.81%
1999	9.53%	4.36%
2000	9.16%	3.9%
2001	8.8%	3.47%
2002	8.45%	3.08%
2003	8.11%	2.72%
2004	7.77%	2.7%
2005	7.44%	2.16%
2006	7.11%	1.94%
2007	6.79%	1.76%
2008	6.46%	1.61%
2009	6.14%	1.49%
2010	5.82%	1.38%
2011	5.5%	1.29%
2012	5.2%	1.21%
2013	4.91%	1.13%
2014	4.63%	1.05%
2015	4.36%	0.99%
2016	4.11%	0.92%
2017	3.87%	0.86%
2018	3.64%	0.8%
2019	3.43%	0.74%
2020	3.24%	0.69%
2021	3.06%	0.64%
2022	2.91%	0.6%
2023	2.77%	0.57%