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Birth rate2019

Annual live births divided by mid-year population, expressed per 1,000 people.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data217 / 217No observation: 0
First-ranked country or territorySomalia45.14 per 1,000 people

Top 10

per 1,000 people · 2019
01Somalia
45.14
02Chad
44.32
04Niger
43.37
06Mali
41.14
07Angola
39.54
08Mozambique
39.12
09Uganda
37.21

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Birth rate · 2019 · per 1,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 people)Year
01Somalia45.142019
02Chad44.322019
03Central African Republic44.112019
04Niger43.372019
05Congo - Kinshasa42.552019
06Mali41.142019
07Angola39.542019
08Mozambique39.122019
09Uganda37.212019
10Afghanistan37.142019
11Tanzania36.882019
12Burundi36.582019
13Mauritania36.212019
14Cameroon36.182019
15Benin36.042019
16Guinea35.952019
17Yemen35.952019
18Zambia35.012019
19Sudan34.912019
20Togo34.912019
21Nigeria34.682019
22Burkina Faso34.322019
23Côte d’Ivoire34.312019
24Madagascar33.592019
25Ethiopia33.552019
26Malawi32.92019
27Sierra Leone32.812019
28Liberia32.432019
29Congo - Brazzaville32.182019
30Gambia31.922019
31Guinea-Bissau31.852019
32Equatorial Guinea31.782019
33Zimbabwe31.122019
34Vanuatu30.722019
35Rwanda30.672019
36Comoros30.452019
37Senegal30.42019
38Gabon30.152019
39Palestinian Territories29.712019
40Nauru29.582019
41South Sudan29.422019
42São Tomé & Príncipe29.232019
43Tajikistan29.172019
44Eritrea29.122019
45Pakistan28.992019
46Solomon Islands28.412019
47Namibia28.392019
48Kenya28.232019
49Samoa27.962019
50Ghana27.892019
51Kiribati27.832019
52Iraq27.252019
53Kyrgyzstan26.92019
54Papua New Guinea26.472019
55Lesotho26.442019
56Eswatini25.892019
57Botswana25.752019
58Tuvalu24.872019
59Turkmenistan24.842019
60Uzbekistan24.722019
61Mongolia24.42019
62Timor-Leste23.862019
63Tonga23.852019
64Haiti23.772019
65Marshall Islands23.742019
66Algeria23.382019
67Laos23.152019
68Honduras23.112019
69Guatemala23.092019
70Cambodia22.992019
71Micronesia22.892019
72Egypt22.272019
73Bolivia22.262019
74Jordan22.242019
75Guyana21.942019
76Djibouti21.912019
77Kazakhstan21.422019
78Paraguay21.422019
79Nicaragua20.812019
80Nepal20.652019
81Bangladesh20.132019
82Israel20.12019
83Syria19.722019
84South Africa19.692019
85Dominican Republic19.432019
86Belize19.342019
87Guam19.262019
88Libya19.242019
89Fiji19.232019
90St. Martin18.962019
91Oman18.862019
92Morocco18.262019
93Philippines18.12019
94Saudi Arabia18.082019
95Suriname17.872019
96Myanmar (Burma)17.772019
97Lebanon17.622019
98Panama17.572019
99India17.372019
100Ecuador16.922019
101Indonesia16.912019
102Mexico16.882019
103Peru16.852019
104Tunisia16.822019
105El Salvador16.572019
106Seychelles16.42019
107American Samoa16.32019
108Venezuela16.32019
109Northern Mariana Islands16.032019
110Vietnam15.512019
111New Caledonia15.182019
112Greenland15.12019
113Iran14.922019
114Sri Lanka14.62019
115Brunei14.572019
116Türkiye14.42019
117Cape Verde14.292019
118Malaysia14.232019
119Colombia14.222019
120Azerbaijan14.12019
121Argentina13.92019
122Georgia13.592019
123Brazil13.552019
124North Korea13.42019
125Bahrain13.322019
126Faroe Islands13.32019
127St. Vincent & Grenadines13.262019
128St. Kitts & Nevis12.862019
129Costa Rica12.662019
130Moldova12.642019
131Kosovo12.622019
132Maldives12.62019
133Grenada12.472019
134Cayman Islands12.442019
135Bhutan12.422019
136Iceland12.32019
136U.S. Virgin Islands12.32019
138Armenia12.22019
139Jamaica12.172019
140Australia12.12019
141Trinidad & Tobago12.092019
142Turks & Caicos Islands12.072019
143Kuwait12.062019
144New Zealand11.982019
145Gibraltar11.982019
146French Polynesia11.942019
147Palau11.922019
148Ireland11.92019
149St. Lucia11.852019
150Dominica11.512019
151Antigua & Barbuda11.52019
151Montenegro11.52019
153Barbados11.452019
154United States11.42019
155France11.22019
156Bahamas11.22019
157Sweden11.12019
158Cyprus11.012019
159Chile10.942019
160Uruguay10.892019
161Aruba10.842019
162Albania10.762019
163United Kingdom10.642019
164Estonia10.62019
165Czechia10.52019
165Denmark10.52019
165Slovakia10.52019
168China10.412019
169Romania10.32019
170Belgium10.22019
170Mauritius10.22019
170Norway10.22019
173Curaçao10.12019
173Russia10.12019
175United Arab Emirates10.092019
176Sint Maarten10.022019
177Switzerland102019
177Luxembourg102019
179Qatar9.982019
180Monaco9.962019
181Canada9.92019
181Poland9.92019
183Latvia9.82019
183Netherlands9.82019
185Cuba9.672019
186Austria9.62019
186Hungary9.62019
186North Macedonia9.62019
189Germany9.42019
190Bulgaria9.32019
190Belarus9.32019
190Serbia9.32019
190Slovenia9.32019
194Liechtenstein9.22019
195Croatia9.12019
196Thailand9.062019
197Lithuania8.92019
197Macao SAR China8.92019
199Isle of Man8.832019
200Singapore8.82019
201Malta8.62019
202Bosnia & Herzegovina8.562019
203Portugal8.42019
204Bermuda8.382019
205Channel Islands8.32019
205Finland8.32019
207British Virgin Islands8.072019
208Ukraine7.822019
209Greece7.82019
210Spain7.62019
211Hong Kong SAR China72019
211Italy72019
211Japan72019
214Andorra6.992019
215San Marino6.72019
216Puerto Rico6.42019
217South Korea5.92019

How this ranking works

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No observation (0)

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual live births divided by mid-year population, expressed per 1,000 people.
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.DYN.CBRT.IN
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Original metadata
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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  "sourceNote": "Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division;\nStatistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs);\nDemographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT);\nPopulation and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistical Division",
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