The CIA World Factbook Edition 2025, the latest with this field People and Society

Birth rate In 36 editions of 36.

Birth rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2025 edition carries it in 232 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2025 edition
232
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Birth rate” (1990 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

17 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

note: this rate results in about 260 worldwide births per minute or 4.3 births every second

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

19.62 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Angola

39.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Benin

39.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Botswana

21.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Burkina Faso

31.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Burundi

35.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cabo Verde

17.51 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cameroon

30.79 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Central African Republic

31.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Chad

38.62 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Comoros

21.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

38.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

28.34 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

29.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Djibouti

21.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Egypt

18.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

28.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Eritrea

25.92 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Eswatini

20.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Ethiopia

29.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Gabon

25.51 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

26.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Ghana

27.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Guinea

35.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

35.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kenya

25.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Lesotho

21.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Liberia

31.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Libya

19.83 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Madagascar

27.54 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Malawi

28.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mali

39.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mauritania

34.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mauritius

9.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Morocco

16.5 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mozambique

36.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Namibia

23.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Niger

46.29 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Nigeria

33.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Rwanda

25.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

9.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

25.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Senegal

29.54 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Seychelles

11.59 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sierra Leone

30.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Somalia

46.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

South Africa

17.21 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

South Sudan

35.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sudan

32.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Tanzania

33.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Togo

30.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Tunisia

11.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Uganda

38.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Zambia

29.6 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Zimbabwe

28.18 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

13.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Iceland

12.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

35.99 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Armenia

10.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Azerbaijan

11.13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bangladesh

19.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bhutan

15.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

China

7.28 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Georgia

11.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

India

15.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Japan

6.84 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kazakhstan

16.83 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

12.99 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

4.29 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

18.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Maldives

14.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mongolia

18.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Nepal

16.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Pakistan

25.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Russia

8.27 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sri Lanka

14.38 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Tajikistan

25.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Turkmenistan

16.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Uzbekistan

18.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

11.69 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

14.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Aruba

11.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

13.1 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Barbados

8.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Belize

17.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

British Virgin Islands

10.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cayman Islands

11.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Costa Rica

10.86 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cuba

7.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Curacao

12.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dominica

13.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dominican Republic

17.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

El Salvador

12.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Grenada

13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Guatemala

17.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Haiti

20.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Honduras

19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Jamaica

16.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Montserrat

11.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Nicaragua

16.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Panama

17.11 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Puerto Rico

7.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

9.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

11.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Lucia

11.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Martin

13.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

11.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sint Maarten

12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

10.33 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

12.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Virgin Islands

10.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Europe

48 entries

Albania

8.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Andorra

6.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Austria

8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Belarus

8.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Belgium

9.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bulgaria

7.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Croatia

8.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Czechia

9.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Denmark

9.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Estonia

7.86 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

European Union

8.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Faroe Islands

14.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Finland

7.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

France

10.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Germany

8.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Gibraltar

13.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Greece

7.38 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Guernsey

9.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Hungary

9.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Ireland

10.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Isle of Man

10.25 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Italy

7.13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Jersey

11.97 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kosovo

14.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Latvia

7.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Liechtenstein

10.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Lithuania

7.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Luxembourg

9.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Malta

7.67 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Moldova

8.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Monaco

6.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Montenegro

10.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Netherlands

10.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

North Macedonia

10.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Norway

10.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Poland

8.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Portugal

8.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Romania

8.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

San Marino

9.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Serbia

8.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Slovakia

9.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Slovenia

7.52 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Spain

7.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Sweden

10.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Switzerland

10.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Ukraine

6.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

United Kingdom

10.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

NA

Bahrain

12.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cyprus

9.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Gaza Strip

26.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Iran

11.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Iraq

23.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Israel

18.89 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Jordan

21.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kuwait

17.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Lebanon

16.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Oman

20.65 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Qatar

9.19 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saudi Arabia

13.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Syria

21.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

13.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

United Arab Emirates

10.65 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

West Bank

27.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Yemen

29.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

10.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Canada

9.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Mexico

14.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

6.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

United States

10.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

15.3 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Australia

10.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cook Islands

11.85 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Fiji

15.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

French Polynesia

12.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Guam

17.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Kiribati

19.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Marshall Islands

20.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

17.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Nauru

19.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

New Caledonia

13.6 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

New Zealand

12.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

15.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Palau

11.53 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Papua New Guinea

27.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Samoa

18.53 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Solomon Islands

21.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Tonga

19.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Tuvalu

21.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Vanuatu

20.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

11.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

10.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Bolivia

17.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Brazil

13.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Chile

8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Colombia

14.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Ecuador

17.42 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

10.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Guyana

16.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Paraguay

15.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Peru

16.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Suriname

14.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Uruguay

9.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Venezuela

16.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

15.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

15.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Cambodia

17.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Hong Kong

7.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Indonesia

14.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Laos

19.22 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Macau

8.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Malaysia

14.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Philippines

16.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Singapore

8.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Taiwan

7.22 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Thailand

9.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Timor-Leste

23.39 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Vietnam

14.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

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