India vs Nepal: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

India
0.905 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Nepal
0.903 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
India rank
120th
Nepal rank
123rd

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • India
  • Nepal
0246195520272100

How they compare

India currently reports 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.903 births per woman in last 5 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 123rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1950s 5.82 births per woman in last 5 years 6.03 births per woman in last 5 years 0.209 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
1960s 5.93 births per woman in last 5 years 6.04 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1055 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
1970s 5.65 births per woman in last 5 years 5.88 births per woman in last 5 years 0.233 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
1980s 4.82 births per woman in last 5 years 5.65 births per woman in last 5 years 0.834 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
1990s 4.09 births per woman in last 5 years 5.21 births per woman in last 5 years 1.12 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2000s 3.36 births per woman in last 5 years 4.02 births per woman in last 5 years 0.654 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2010s 2.63 births per woman in last 5 years 2.62 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0075 births per woman in last 5 years India
2020s 2.03 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.036 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2030s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.61 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0655 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2040s 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0105 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2050s 1.16 births per woman in last 5 years 1.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years India
2060s 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0085 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2070s 1.04 births per woman in last 5 years 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 0.005 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2080s 0.993 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9945 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0015 births per woman in last 5 years Nepal
2090s 0.941 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9395 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0015 births per woman in last 5 years India
2100s 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years 0.903 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, India or Nepal?
India, at 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.903 births per woman in last 5 years in Nepal as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between India and Nepal?
0.002 births per woman in last 5 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
India ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 123rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).