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Birth rate2021

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 territoryCentral African Republic45.23 per 1,000 people

Top 10

per 1,000 people · 2021
02Somalia
44.09
03Chad
43.28
05Niger
41.93
06Mali
40.71
07Angola
38.67
09Uganda
36.34

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Birth rate · 2021 · per 1,000 people
RankCountry / territoryValue (per 1,000 people)Year
01Central African Republic45.232021
02Somalia44.092021
03Chad43.282021
04Congo - Kinshasa41.942021
05Niger41.932021
06Mali40.712021
07Angola38.672021
08Mozambique38.42021
09Afghanistan36.342021
09Uganda36.342021
11Tanzania36.022021
12Yemen35.672021
13Mauritania35.342021
14Burundi35.062021
15Guinea34.982021
16Benin34.782021
17Cameroon34.782021
18Zambia33.932021
19Sudan33.912021
20Togo33.72021
21Nigeria33.552021
22Côte d’Ivoire33.082021
23Madagascar32.912021
24Ethiopia32.882021
25Burkina Faso32.422021
26Malawi32.072021
27Sierra Leone31.642021
28Liberia31.522021
29Congo - Brazzaville31.382021
30Gambia31.172021
31Guinea-Bissau30.972021
32Zimbabwe30.932021
33Equatorial Guinea30.72021
34Senegal29.712021
35South Sudan29.692021
36Comoros29.52021
37Rwanda29.392021
38Vanuatu29.332021
39Gabon28.942021
40Eritrea28.822021
41São Tomé & Príncipe28.522021
42Pakistan28.382021
43Palestinian Territories28.222021
44Nauru27.792021
45Tajikistan27.742021
46Solomon Islands27.72021
47Kenya27.612021
48Ghana27.032021
49Namibia27.022021
50Kiribati26.912021
51Samoa26.892021
52Uzbekistan26.452021
53Iraq26.452021
54Papua New Guinea25.582021
55Botswana25.422021
56Eswatini24.962021
57Lesotho24.92021
58Tuvalu24.352021
59Tonga23.512021
60Turkmenistan23.352021
61Kazakhstan23.272021
62Marshall Islands23.182021
63Haiti22.922021
64Timor-Leste22.732021
65Micronesia22.692021
66Honduras22.532021
67Kyrgyzstan22.42021
68Laos22.152021
69Cambodia21.92021
70Bolivia21.812021
71Mongolia21.62021
72Guatemala21.412021
73Algeria21.392021
74Jordan21.312021
75Djibouti21.312021
76Syria21.172021
77Egypt21.152021
78Guyana20.962021
79Paraguay20.692021
80Bangladesh20.412021
81Nicaragua20.042021
82Israel19.72021
83Nepal19.682021
84South Africa19.352021
85Dominican Republic18.572021
86Fiji18.552021
87Oman18.342021
88Guam18.32021
89Libya18.182021
90Suriname17.582021
91St. Martin17.542021
92Morocco17.462021
93Myanmar (Burma)17.22021
94Seychelles16.82021
95Lebanon16.572021
96Belize16.542021
97India16.492021
98Indonesia16.422021
99Panama16.42021
100Peru16.42021
101Mexico16.352021
102El Salvador16.152021
103Philippines16.112021
104Saudi Arabia15.92021
105Ecuador15.882021
106American Samoa15.652021
107Venezuela15.222021
108Northern Mariana Islands14.822021
109New Caledonia14.752021
110Vietnam14.742021
111Brunei14.062021
112Tunisia142021
113Colombia13.952021
114Iran13.692021
115Greenland13.42021
116North Korea13.272021
117Iceland13.12021
118Bahrain13.042021
119Faroe Islands132021
120Sri Lanka12.92021
120Türkiye12.92021
122Bhutan12.892021
123Georgia12.882021
124Brazil12.752021
125St. Vincent & Grenadines12.642021
126Cayman Islands12.582021
127Cape Verde12.572021
128Kosovo12.552021
129Armenia12.42021
130Malaysia12.382021
131St. Kitts & Nevis12.272021
132Kuwait12.232021
133Grenada12.142021
134Antigua & Barbuda12.142021
135Australia12.12021
136Gibraltar122021
137Jamaica11.952021
138Ireland11.82021
138U.S. Virgin Islands11.82021
140Maldives11.692021
141Argentina11.682021
142St. Lucia11.572021
143New Zealand11.542021
144Moldova11.522021
145French Polynesia11.422021
146Palau11.382021
147Montenegro11.32021
148Trinidad & Tobago11.292021
149Barbados11.292021
150Dominica11.252021
151Cyprus11.242021
152Turks & Caicos Islands11.22021
153Azerbaijan11.12021
154Bahamas11.022021
155Sweden112021
155United States112021
157France10.92021
158Denmark10.82021
159Czechia10.62021
160Costa Rica10.542021
161Albania10.512021
162Luxembourg10.52021
163Norway10.42021
163Slovakia10.42021
165Switzerland10.32021
165Mauritius10.32021
167United Kingdom10.242021
168Belgium10.22021
168North Macedonia10.22021
168Netherlands10.22021
171Romania10.12021
172Uruguay10.072021
173Estonia102021
174Canada9.82021
174Hungary9.82021
176Austria9.62021
176Germany9.62021
176Liechtenstein9.62021
176Russia9.62021
180Qatar9.562021
181Sint Maarten9.472021
182Aruba9.462021
183Croatia9.42021
184United Arab Emirates9.282021
185Latvia9.22021
186Serbia9.12021
187Chile9.072021
188Bulgaria92021
188Finland92021
188Poland92021
188Slovenia92021
192Cuba8.812021
193Monaco8.692021
194Belarus8.622021
195Singapore8.62021
196Thailand8.542021
197Isle of Man8.542021
198Curaçao8.52021
198Malta8.52021
200British Virgin Islands8.42021
201Lithuania8.32021
202Bermuda8.212021
203Channel Islands8.22021
204Greece8.12021
205Bosnia & Herzegovina8.012021
206Portugal7.62021
207China7.522021
208Macao SAR China7.42021
209Spain7.12021
210Ukraine6.982021
211Andorra6.832021
212Italy6.82021
213Japan6.62021
214San Marino6.22021
215Puerto Rico5.92021
216South Korea5.12021
217Hong Kong SAR China52021

How this ranking works

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

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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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