Table 4.
Declining trends in birth and death rates in India 1997-2013
| Year | Birth rate | Death rate | Natural growth rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | |
| 1997 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 21.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 15.0 |
| 1999 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 20.8 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 14.5 |
| 2000 | 25.8 | 27.5 | 20.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 14.4 |
| 2001 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 20.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 13.9 |
| 2002 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 20.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 13.9 |
| 2003 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 19.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 13.8 |
| 2004 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 13.3 |
| 2005 | 23.8 | 25.6 | 19.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 13.1 |
| 2006 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 18.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 12.8 |
| 2007 | 23.1 | 24.7 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 12.7 |
| 2008 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 12.6 |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 18.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 12.2 |
| 2011 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 11.9 |
| 2012 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 11.8 |
| 2013 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 11.7 |
Source: Various Reports Published by Sample Registration System, 1997-2013