Fertility & birth rates in India and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in India vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check India vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	5.92	6.5
1961	5.94	6.49
1962	5.95	6.49
1963	5.97	6.5
1964	5.98	6.49
1965	5.94	6.5
1966	5.88	6.5
1967	5.83	6.51
1968	5.76	6.53
1969	5.68	6.52
1970	5.62	6.52
1971	5.57	6.52
1972	5.48	6.5
1973	5.4	6.46
1974	5.33	6.41
1975	5.2	6.35
1976	5.13	6.29
1977	5.01	6.22
1978	4.89	6.15
1979	4.81	6.06
1980	4.78	5.95
1981	4.7	5.81
1982	4.62	5.66
1983	4.57	5.48
1984	4.52	5.3
1985	4.43	5.13
1986	4.4	5
1987	4.31	4.88
1988	4.22	4.77
1989	4.13	4.65
1990	4.05	4.51
1991	3.96	4.25
1992	3.88	4.09
1993	3.8	3.82
1994	3.72	3.76
1995	3.65	3.28
1996	3.58	3.06
1997	3.51	2.83
1998	3.45	2.77
1999	3.38	2.79
2000	3.35	2.73
2001	3.3	2.62
2002	3.22	2.54
2003	3.12	2.49
2004	3.05	2.38
2005	2.96	2.23
2006	2.87	1.96
2007	2.78	1.79
2008	2.71	1.52
2009	2.67	1.58
2010	2.6	1.57
2011	2.53	1.54
2012	2.47	1.53
2013	2.4	1.53
2014	2.29	1.48
2015	2.29	1.42
2016	2.28	1.37
2017	2.19	1.35
2018	2.18	1.29
2019	2.12	1.25
2020	2.05	1.29
2021	2.01	1.16
2022	1.99	1.15
2023	1.98	1.2
2024	1.96	1.21
2025	1.94	1.21
2026	1.93	1.21
2027	1.91	1.21
2028	1.9	1.22
2029	1.89	1.22
2030	1.88	1.23
2031	1.87	1.23
2032	1.86	1.24
2033	1.85	1.25
2034	1.84	1.25
2035	1.84	1.26
2036	1.83	1.26
2037	1.82	1.27
2038	1.81	1.28
2039	1.81	1.28
2040	1.8	1.28
2041	1.8	1.29
2042	1.79	1.29
2043	1.79	1.3
2044	1.78	1.3
2045	1.78	1.31
2046	1.78	1.31
2047	1.77	1.31
2048	1.77	1.32
2049	1.77	1.32
2050	1.76	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	UAE
1960	40.6%	37.8%
1961	40.9%	36.7%
1962	41.2%	35.8%
1963	41.5%	35.1%
1964	41.6%	34.5%
1965	41.7%	33.9%
1966	41.7%	33.2%
1967	41.6%	32.1%
1968	41.5%	31.2%
1969	41.5%	30.6%
1970	41.4%	29.8%
1971	41.2%	29%
1972	41.1%	28.3%
1973	41%	27.8%
1974	40.8%	27.4%
1975	40.7%	27.2%
1976	40.5%	26.9%
1977	40.3%	26.8%
1978	40.1%	26.9%
1979	40%	27.1%
1980	39.8%	27.4%
1981	39.7%	28%
1982	39.6%	28.8%
1983	39.5%	29.5%
1984	39.4%	30.2%
1985	39.3%	30.7%
1986	39.2%	31.2%
1987	39.1%	31.2%
1988	38.9%	30.9%
1989	38.8%	30.3%
1990	38.6%	29.6%
1991	38.4%	28.8%
1992	38.1%	28.1%
1993	37.9%	27.4%
1994	37.6%	26.7%
1995	37.3%	25.9%
1996	37%	25.2%
1997	36.7%	24.3%
1998	36.3%	23.1%
1999	35.9%	22%
2000	35.6%	20.8%
2001	35.2%	19.8%
2002	34.8%	18.9%
2003	34.4%	18.3%
2004	34%	17.8%
2005	33.6%	17.5%
2006	33.1%	17.2%
2007	32.7%	17%
2008	32.2%	16.9%
2009	31.8%	16.9%
2010	31.3%	16.9%
2011	30.9%	16.8%
2012	30.4%	16.8%
2013	29.9%	16.8%
2014	29.4%	16.8%
2015	28.9%	16.8%
2016	28.4%	16.8%
2017	27.8%	16.8%
2018	27.3%	16.7%
2019	26.8%	16.6%
2020	26.3%	16.6%
2021	25.9%	16.5%
2022	25.5%	16.5%
2023	25.1%	16.3%
2024	24.6%	16.1%
2025	24.2%	16%
2026	23.8%	15.9%
2027	23.4%	15.9%
2028	23%	15.9%
2029	22.7%	15.9%
2030	22.4%	16%
2031	22.1%	16.1%
2032	21.8%	16.3%
2033	21.5%	16.5%
2034	21.3%	16.7%
2035	21%	16.9%
2036	20.8%	17.1%
2037	20.6%	17.3%
2038	20.4%	17.5%
2039	20.2%	17.7%
2040	19.9%	17.9%
2041	19.7%	18%
2042	19.5%	18.1%
2043	19.3%	18.2%
2044	19.1%	18.3%
2045	18.8%	18.3%
2046	18.6%	18.3%
2047	18.4%	18.3%
2048	18.2%	18.3%
2049	18%	18.2%
2050	17.8%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in India vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	10,237,489	3,418
1961	10,468,816	3,657
1962	10,743,409	3,901
1963	11,016,705	4,157
1964	11,285,378	4,410
1965	10,925,714	4,675
1966	11,089,894	4,955
1967	11,279,897	5,264
1968	12,006,807	5,588
1969	12,167,671	6,138
1970	12,417,866	6,922
1971	12,787,104	7,839
1972	13,041,792	8,818
1973	13,412,707	9,822
1974	13,795,836	10,835
1975	13,958,642	11,859
1976	14,435,504	12,876
1977	14,575,662	15,787
1978	14,898,145	18,879
1979	15,392,957	21,987
1980	16,018,786	25,005
1981	16,422,159	27,560
1982	16,790,507	29,585
1983	17,219,127	31,480
1984	17,698,810	33,250
1985	17,968,697	34,855
1986	18,455,495	36,829
1987	18,496,213	37,741
1988	18,702,916	38,861
1989	18,848,915	40,148
1990	18,893,588	41,339
1991	19,049,524	41,409
1992	19,132,757	42,119
1993	19,152,399	41,324
1994	19,310,798	42,976
1995	19,396,161	38,685
1996	19,442,699	37,886
1997	19,494,098	38,207
1998	19,569,575	41,176
1999	19,648,424	46,198
2000	19,984,160	49,993
2001	20,182,573	52,789
2002	20,024,621	55,922
2003	19,720,507	59,118
2004	19,469,758	60,344
2005	19,034,839	60,046
2006	18,641,737	54,338
2007	18,331,648	55,048
2008	18,234,926	55,426
2009	18,286,055	66,521
2010	17,991,935	69,907
2011	17,793,362	73,496
2012	17,552,365	78,682
2013	17,107,541	82,977
2014	16,165,943	84,277
2015	16,211,195	85,044
2016	16,202,593	87,028
2017	15,394,041	89,382
2018	15,451,168	86,840
2019	14,859,846	86,296
2020	13,366,946	87,871
2021	10,227,523	76,802
2022	13,912,130	81,758
2023	13,711,993	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: India vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	UAE
1985	658	19
1986	624	19
1987	592	19
1988	562	19
1989	538	19
1990	516	19
1991	498	19
1992	482	19
1993	467	19
1994	451	19
1995	437	18
1996	422	16
1997	407	14
1998	393	12
1999	378	10
2000	362	8
2001	349	7
2002	330	5
2003	313	5
2004	296	4
2005	277	4
2006	258	3
2007	240	3
2008	223	3
2009	205	3
2010	188	3
2011	173	4
2012	160	4
2013	148	4
2014	137	3
2015	129	3
2016	121	3
2017	113	3
2018	107	3
2019	101	3
2020	101	6
2021	155	6
2022	90	2
2023	80	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	24.1%	20.1%
1961	23.8%	19%
1962	23.5%	18%
1963	23.2%	16.9%
1964	22.9%	15.8%
1965	22.7%	14.8%
1966	22.4%	13.7%
1967	22.2%	12.6%
1968	22%	11.6%
1969	21.7%	10.6%
1970	21.5%	9.62%
1971	21.2%	8.72%
1972	20.8%	7.89%
1973	20.5%	7.12%
1974	20.1%	6.43%
1975	19.6%	5.8%
1976	19.1%	5.23%
1977	18.6%	4.7%
1978	18%	4.22%
1979	17.5%	3.78%
1980	16.9%	3.4%
1981	16.4%	3.06%
1982	15.9%	2.77%
1983	15.5%	2.52%
1984	15%	2.31%
1985	14.6%	2.12%
1986	14.2%	1.97%
1987	13.8%	1.83%
1988	13.4%	1.71%
1989	13%	1.61%
1990	12.7%	1.51%
1991	12.3%	1.43%
1992	12%	1.37%
1993	11.6%	1.31%
1994	11.3%	1.26%
1995	11%	1.21%
1996	10.6%	1.18%
1997	10.3%	1.15%
1998	9.89%	1.12%
1999	9.53%	1.09%
2000	9.16%	1.07%
2001	8.8%	1.05%
2002	8.45%	1.03%
2003	8.11%	1.01%
2004	7.77%	1%
2005	7.44%	0.98%
2006	7.11%	0.96%
2007	6.79%	0.94%
2008	6.46%	0.92%
2009	6.14%	0.9%
2010	5.82%	0.88%
2011	5.5%	0.86%
2012	5.2%	0.84%
2013	4.91%	0.82%
2014	4.63%	0.79%
2015	4.36%	0.77%
2016	4.11%	0.73%
2017	3.87%	0.7%
2018	3.64%	0.67%
2019	3.43%	0.63%
2020	3.24%	0.6%
2021	3.06%	0.56%
2022	2.91%	0.53%
2023	2.77%	0.5%