Record2024Population health
India: crude birth rate of 18.3 per 1,000 population in 2024 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
What happened
- 2024
- 18.3
- series start 2014
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Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For crude birth rate, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
10 consecutive earlier years were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.3 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I | Bulletin 2024, Table 1, p.4, row "India", column Birth Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude birth rate in India
- India's crude birth rate fell to 18.3 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 18.4 in 2023 (−0.5%).
- India's crude birth rate fell to 18.4 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 19.1 in 2022 (−3.7%).
- India: crude birth rate of 18.4 per 1,000 population in 2023 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- India: crude birth rate of 19.1 per 1,000 population in 2022 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- India's crude birth rate fell to 19.1 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 19.3 in 2021 (−1%).
- India: crude birth rate of 19.3 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India: crude birth rate of 18.3 per 1,000 population in 2024 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/birth-rate--india--2024--record
See also India and 18.3 per 1,000 population in context.