Change on previous period2021Population health
India's natural growth rate fell to 11.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 13.5 in 2020 (−13%).
What happened
- 2021
- 11.8
- 2020
- 13.5
- Change
- −1.7
- Change, per cent
- −13%
Why it matters
Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.
For natural growth 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
Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 6 steps: 0.1.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.8 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I | Bulletin 2021, Table 1, p.4, row "India", column Natural Growth Rate Total |
| 2020 | 13.5 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I | Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "India", column Natural Growth Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for natural growth rate in India
- India's natural growth rate fell to 11.9 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 12.0 in 2023 (−0.8%).
- India's natural growth rate fell to 12.0 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 12.3 in 2022 (−2.4%).
- India's natural growth rate rose to 12.3 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 11.8 in 2021 (+4.2%).
- India: natural growth rate of 11.8 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- India: natural growth rate of 13.5 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- India's natural growth rate fell to 13.5 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 13.8 in 2019 (−2.2%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, India's natural growth rate fell to 11.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 13.5 in 2020 (−13%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/natural-growth-rate--india--2021--period_change
See also India and 11.8 per 1,000 population in context.