India vs Nepal: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

India

1.98 live births per woman

in 2023

Nepal

1.98 live births per woman

in 2023

India rank

117th

Nepal rank

114th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

India
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.98 live births per woman in India, a difference of 0.009 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Globally, India ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 114th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.