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Field Listing :: Birth rate
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Birth rate(births/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 39.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Albania 12.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Algeria 16.64 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
American Samoa 22.69 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Andorra 9.26 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Angola 39.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Anguilla 12.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 16.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Argentina 17.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Armenia 12.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Aruba 12.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Australia 12.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Austria 8.69 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Azerbaijan 17.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bahamas, The 15.95 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bahrain 14.41 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bangladesh 22.53 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Barbados 12.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Belarus 9.73 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Belgium 10.03 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Belize 26.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Benin 37.55 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bermuda 11.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bhutan 18.75 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bolivia 24.24 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Botswana 22.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Brazil 17.48 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
British Virgin Islands 10.69 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Brunei 17.74 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Bulgaria 9.2 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Burkina Faso 43.2 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Burma 19.11 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Burundi 40.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cambodia 25.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cameroon 32.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Canada 10.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cape Verde 21.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cayman Islands 12.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Central African Republic 36.13 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Chad 38.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Chile 14.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
China 12.31 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Christmas Island -9 births/1,000 population
Cocos (Keeling) Islands -9 births/1,000 population
Colombia 17.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Comoros 31.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.05 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 40.09 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cook Islands 15.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Costa Rica 16.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 30.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Croatia 9.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Cuba 9.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Curacao NA
Cyprus 11.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Czech Republic 8.62 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Denmark 10.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Djibouti 24.91 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Dominica 15.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Dominican Republic 19.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Ecuador 19.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Egypt 24.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
El Salvador 17.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 34.88 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Eritrea 32.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Estonia 10.43 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Ethiopia 42.59 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
European Union 10.27 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
Faroe Islands 13.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Fiji 20.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Finland 10.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
France 12.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
French Polynesia 15.92 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Gabon 35 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Gambia, The 33.41 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Gaza Strip 34.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Georgia 10.75 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Germany 8.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Ghana 26.99 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Gibraltar 14.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Greece 9.08 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Greenland 14.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Grenada 16.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guam 17.55 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guatemala 26.48 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guernsey 10.04 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guinea 36.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 34.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Guyana 16.69 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Haiti 23.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Honduras 24.66 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Hong Kong 7.54 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Hungary 9.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Iceland 13.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
India 20.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Indonesia 17.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Iran 18.52 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Iraq 28.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Ireland 15.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Isle of Man 11.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Israel 18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Italy 9.06 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Jamaica 18.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Japan 8.39 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Jersey 11.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Jordan 26.52 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Kazakhstan 20.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Kenya 31.93 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Kiribati 22.45 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Korea, North 14.51 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Korea, South 8.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Kuwait 20.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 23.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Laos 25.68 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Latvia 9.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Lebanon 14.92 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Lesotho 26.65 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Liberia 36.45 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Libya 23.47 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Liechtenstein 10.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Lithuania 9.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Luxembourg 11.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Macau 9.05 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Macedonia 11.8 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Madagascar 37.13 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Malawi 40.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Malaysia 20.74 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Maldives 15.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mali 45.15 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Malta 10.31 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Marshall Islands 28.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mauritania 32.78 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mauritius 13.78 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mexico 18.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 21.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Moldova 12.5 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Monaco 6.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mongolia 20.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Montenegro 10.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Montserrat 11.62 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Morocco 18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Mozambique 39.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Namibia 21.11 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Nauru 27.08 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Nepal 21.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Netherlands 10.89 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
New Caledonia 16.05 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
New Zealand 13.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Nicaragua 19.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Niger 50.06 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Nigeria 39.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Niue -9 births/1,000 population NA
Norfolk Island -9 births/1,000 population NA
Northern Mariana Islands 20.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Norway 10.8 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Oman 24.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Pakistan 24.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Palau 10.79 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Panama 19.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Papua New Guinea 25.92 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Paraguay 17.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Peru 19.13 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Philippines 24.98 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Pitcairn Islands -9 births/1,000 population NA
Poland 9.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Portugal 9.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Puerto Rico 11.26 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Qatar 10.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Romania 9.49 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Russia 10.94 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Rwanda 36.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 10.48 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saint Lucia 14.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.06 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Samoa 22.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
San Marino 8.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 37.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia 19.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Senegal 36.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Serbia 9.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Seychelles 15.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sierra Leone 38.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Singapore 7.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sint Maarten NA
Slovakia 10.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Slovenia 8.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Solomon Islands 27.46 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Somalia 42.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
South Africa 19.32 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Spain 10.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sri Lanka 17.04 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sudan 31.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Suriname 17.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Svalbard -9 births/1,000 population NA
Swaziland 26.16 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sweden 10.24 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Switzerland 9.51 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Syria 23.52 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Taiwan 8.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Tajikistan 25.93 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Tanzania 31.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Thailand 12.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Timor-Leste 25.43 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Togo 35.26 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Tokelau -9 births/1,000 population NA
Tonga 24.7 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 14.25 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Tunisia 17.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Turkey 17.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Turkmenistan 19.55 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 17.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Tuvalu 23.35 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Uganda 47.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Ukraine 9.59 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates 15.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
United Kingdom 12.27 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
United States 13.68 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Uruguay 13.4 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Uzbekistan 17.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Vanuatu 20.6 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Venezuela 19.88 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Vietnam 16.83 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Virgin Islands 11.32 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 13.91 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
West Bank 24.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Western Sahara 31.65 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
World 19.14 births/1,000 population
note: this rate results in about 252 worldwide births per minute or 4.2 births every second (2012 est.)
Yemen 32.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Zambia 43.51 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Zimbabwe 32.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
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