Fertility & birth rates in India and Montenegro

Fertility rate in India vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check India vs Montenegro 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	Montenegro
1960	5.92	3.53
1961	5.94	3.49
1962	5.95	3.44
1963	5.97	3.38
1964	5.98	3.28
1965	5.94	3.19
1966	5.88	3.09
1967	5.83	2.91
1968	5.76	2.8
1969	5.68	2.79
1970	5.62	2.69
1971	5.57	2.67
1972	5.48	2.61
1973	5.4	2.51
1974	5.33	2.43
1975	5.2	2.38
1976	5.13	2.35
1977	5.01	2.31
1978	4.89	2.25
1979	4.81	2.2
1980	4.78	2.22
1981	4.7	2.19
1982	4.62	2.19
1983	4.57	2.17
1984	4.52	2.14
1985	4.43	2.13
1986	4.4	2.09
1987	4.31	2.07
1988	4.22	2.01
1989	4.13	1.94
1990	4.05	1.95
1991	3.96	2.02
1992	3.88	2.01
1993	3.8	1.96
1994	3.72	1.94
1995	3.65	1.96
1996	3.58	1.92
1997	3.51	1.89
1998	3.45	1.89
1999	3.38	1.88
2000	3.35	1.9
2001	3.3	1.86
2002	3.22	1.81
2003	3.12	1.8
2004	3.05	1.73
2005	2.96	1.69
2006	2.87	1.73
2007	2.78	1.8
2008	2.71	1.89
2009	2.67	1.98
2010	2.6	1.7
2011	2.53	1.65
2012	2.47	1.72
2013	2.4	1.73
2014	2.29	1.75
2015	2.29	1.7
2016	2.28	1.8
2017	2.19	1.8
2018	2.18	1.8
2019	2.12	1.8
2020	2.05	1.75
2021	2.01	1.75
2022	1.99	1.8
2023	1.98	1.74
2024	1.96	1.74
2025	1.94	1.73
2026	1.93	1.73
2027	1.91	1.73
2028	1.9	1.73
2029	1.89	1.72
2030	1.88	1.72
2031	1.87	1.72
2032	1.86	1.71
2033	1.85	1.71
2034	1.84	1.71
2035	1.84	1.7
2036	1.83	1.7
2037	1.82	1.7
2038	1.81	1.69
2039	1.81	1.69
2040	1.8	1.69
2041	1.8	1.69
2042	1.79	1.68
2043	1.79	1.68
2044	1.78	1.68
2045	1.78	1.68
2046	1.78	1.68
2047	1.77	1.67
2048	1.77	1.67
2049	1.77	1.67
2050	1.76	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	Montenegro
1960	40.6%	36.1%
1961	40.9%	36.3%
1962	41.2%	36.4%
1963	41.5%	36.2%
1964	41.6%	35.9%
1965	41.7%	35.5%
1966	41.7%	35.1%
1967	41.6%	34.5%
1968	41.5%	33.9%
1969	41.5%	33.3%
1970	41.4%	32.6%
1971	41.2%	32%
1972	41.1%	31.4%
1973	41%	30.9%
1974	40.8%	30.4%
1975	40.7%	29.9%
1976	40.5%	29.5%
1977	40.3%	29%
1978	40.1%	28.5%
1979	40%	28.1%
1980	39.8%	27.8%
1981	39.7%	27.5%
1982	39.6%	27.1%
1983	39.5%	26.9%
1984	39.4%	26.6%
1985	39.3%	26.4%
1986	39.2%	26.2%
1987	39.1%	26%
1988	38.9%	25.9%
1989	38.8%	25.7%
1990	38.6%	25.6%
1991	38.4%	25.4%
1992	38.1%	25.1%
1993	37.9%	24.7%
1994	37.6%	24.4%
1995	37.3%	24%
1996	37%	23.6%
1997	36.7%	23.2%
1998	36.3%	22.8%
1999	35.9%	22.4%
2000	35.6%	21.9%
2001	35.2%	21.5%
2002	34.8%	21.2%
2003	34.4%	20.9%
2004	34%	20.6%
2005	33.6%	20.4%
2006	33.1%	20.1%
2007	32.7%	19.9%
2008	32.2%	19.6%
2009	31.8%	19.4%
2010	31.3%	19.2%
2011	30.9%	19%
2012	30.4%	18.8%
2013	29.9%	18.7%
2014	29.4%	18.6%
2015	28.9%	18.6%
2016	28.4%	18.6%
2017	27.8%	18.5%
2018	27.3%	18.4%
2019	26.8%	18.4%
2020	26.3%	18.4%
2021	25.9%	18.5%
2022	25.5%	18.5%
2023	25.1%	18.3%
2024	24.6%	18.1%
2025	24.2%	17.9%
2026	23.8%	17.7%
2027	23.4%	17.5%
2028	23%	17.2%
2029	22.7%	17%
2030	22.4%	16.8%
2031	22.1%	16.6%
2032	21.8%	16.3%
2033	21.5%	16.2%
2034	21.3%	16%
2035	21%	15.8%
2036	20.8%	15.7%
2037	20.6%	15.5%
2038	20.4%	15.4%
2039	20.2%	15.3%
2040	19.9%	15.2%
2041	19.7%	15.1%
2042	19.5%	15.1%
2043	19.3%	15%
2044	19.1%	15%
2045	18.8%	15%
2046	18.6%	14.9%
2047	18.4%	14.9%
2048	18.2%	14.9%
2049	18%	14.9%
2050	17.8%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in India vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	10,237,489	9,144
1961	10,468,816	9,278
1962	10,743,409	9,402
1963	11,016,705	9,449
1964	11,285,378	9,227
1965	10,925,714	9,010
1966	11,089,894	8,661
1967	11,279,897	7,961
1968	12,006,807	7,497
1969	12,167,671	7,449
1970	12,417,866	7,069
1971	12,787,104	7,168
1972	13,041,792	7,252
1973	13,412,707	7,096
1974	13,795,836	6,919
1975	13,958,642	6,878
1976	14,435,504	6,845
1977	14,575,662	6,650
1978	14,898,145	6,408
1979	15,392,957	6,139
1980	16,018,786	6,383
1981	16,422,159	6,275
1982	16,790,507	6,419
1983	17,219,127	6,482
1984	17,698,810	6,337
1985	17,968,697	6,283
1986	18,455,495	6,097
1987	18,496,213	5,958
1988	18,702,916	5,529
1989	18,848,915	5,129
1990	18,893,588	5,010
1991	19,049,524	5,191
1992	19,132,757	5,015
1993	19,152,399	4,638
1994	19,310,798	4,381
1995	19,396,161	4,527
1996	19,442,699	4,155
1997	19,494,098	3,597
1998	19,569,575	3,889
1999	19,648,424	3,454
2000	19,984,160	3,751
2001	20,182,573	3,462
2002	20,024,621	2,988
2003	19,720,507	2,632
2004	19,469,758	2,146
2005	19,034,839	1,536
2006	18,641,737	1,599
2007	18,331,648	1,848
2008	18,234,926	2,530
2009	18,286,055	2,783
2010	17,991,935	1,797
2011	17,793,362	1,365
2012	17,552,365	1,554
2013	17,107,541	1,557
2014	16,165,943	1,560
2015	16,211,195	1,062
2016	16,202,593	1,125
2017	15,394,041	939
2018	15,451,168	752
2019	14,859,846	627
2020	13,366,946	-188
2021	10,227,523	-2,062
2022	13,912,130	0
2023	13,711,993	686

Maternal mortality chart: India vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	Montenegro
1985	658	11
1986	624	11
1987	592	10
1988	562	10
1989	538	10
1990	516	10
1991	498	11
1992	482	11
1993	467	11
1994	451	11
1995	437	11
1996	422	12
1997	407	12
1998	393	12
1999	378	12
2000	362	11
2001	349	11
2002	330	10
2003	313	10
2004	296	9
2005	277	8
2006	258	8
2007	240	8
2008	223	8
2009	205	8
2010	188	7
2011	173	7
2012	160	7
2013	148	7
2014	137	7
2015	129	7
2016	121	6
2017	113	7
2018	107	7
2019	101	6
2020	101	15
2021	155	15
2022	90	13
2023	80	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	24.1%	-
1961	23.8%	-
1962	23.5%	-
1963	23.2%	-
1964	22.9%	-
1965	22.7%	-
1966	22.4%	-
1967	22.2%	-
1968	22%	-
1969	21.7%	-
1970	21.5%	-
1971	21.2%	-
1972	20.8%	-
1973	20.5%	-
1974	20.1%	-
1975	19.6%	-
1976	19.1%	-
1977	18.6%	-
1978	18%	-
1979	17.5%	-
1980	16.9%	-
1981	16.4%	-
1982	15.9%	-
1983	15.5%	-
1984	15%	2.72%
1985	14.6%	2.48%
1986	14.2%	2.25%
1987	13.8%	2.05%
1988	13.4%	1.89%
1989	13%	1.75%
1990	12.7%	1.65%
1991	12.3%	1.58%
1992	12%	1.54%
1993	11.6%	1.52%
1994	11.3%	1.51%
1995	11%	1.51%
1996	10.6%	1.51%
1997	10.3%	1.51%
1998	9.89%	1.49%
1999	9.53%	1.46%
2000	9.16%	1.42%
2001	8.8%	1.37%
2002	8.45%	1.3%
2003	8.11%	1.22%
2004	7.77%	1.14%
2005	7.44%	1.06%
2006	7.11%	0.97%
2007	6.79%	0.89%
2008	6.46%	0.8%
2009	6.14%	0.73%
2010	5.82%	0.66%
2011	5.5%	0.59%
2012	5.2%	0.54%
2013	4.91%	0.49%
2014	4.63%	0.45%
2015	4.36%	0.41%
2016	4.11%	0.38%
2017	3.87%	0.36%
2018	3.64%	0.33%
2019	3.43%	0.32%
2020	3.24%	0.3%
2021	3.06%	0.28%
2022	2.91%	0.27%
2023	2.77%	0.26%