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India vs South Africa: Fertility rate, total (births per woman)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , India's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 1.96, compared to South Africa's 2.21. That makes India's value 11.0% lower than South Africa's.

India

Rank #105 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
1.96
Year-over-year
-0.7%
10-year change
-14.4%
Peak
2.96 (2005)
Trough
1.96 (2024)

South Africa

Rank #94 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
2.21
Year-over-year
-0.5%
10-year change
-9.0%
Peak
2.68 (2008)
Trough
2.21 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.