The CIA World Factbook Edition 1997 People

Birth rate In 36 editions of 36.

Birth rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1997 edition carries it in 233 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1997 edition
233
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

23 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

28.01 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Angola

44.11 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Benin

46.28 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Botswana

32.65 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Burkina Faso

46.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Burundi

42.33 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

35.45 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cameroon

42.22 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Central African Republic

39.52 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Chad

43.85 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Comoros

40.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

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

47.66 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

38.79 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

42.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Djibouti

42.16 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Egypt

27.82 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

39.33 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Eritrea

43.96 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

42.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ethiopia

45.59 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Gabon

28.11 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

The Gambia

43.86 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ghana

33.88 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guinea

41.95 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

39.17 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Kenya

32.44 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Lesotho

32.19 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Liberia

42.3 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Libya

43.94 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Madagascar

42.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Malawi

40.79 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mali

50.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mauritania

46.55 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mauritius

18.81 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mayotte

47.42 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Morocco

26.83 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mozambique

44.33 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Namibia

37.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Niger

53.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Nigeria

42.58 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Reunion

23.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Rwanda

38.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

14.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

33.77 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Senegal

44.91 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Seychelles

20.53 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sierra Leone

46.67 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Somalia

45.49 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

South Africa

26.89 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sudan

40.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Tanzania

40.92 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Togo

45.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Tunisia

20.56 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Uganda

45.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Western Sahara

46.14 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Zambia

44.37 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Zimbabwe

31.65 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

16.39 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Iceland

15.35 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Svalbard

NA births/1,000 population

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

42.72 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Armenia

13.59 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Azerbaijan

22.89 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Bangladesh

29.8 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Bhutan

37.91 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

China

16.52 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Georgia

11.82 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

India

26.19 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Japan

10.01 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Kazakstan now Kazakhstan

17.36 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

22.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

16.17 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

22.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Maldives

40.98 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mongolia

24.57 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Nepal

35.99 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Pakistan

35.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Russia

9.52 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sri Lanka

18.64 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Tajikistan

27.93 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Turkmenistan

26.61 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Uzbekistan

24.02 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

17.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

17.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Aruba

14.2 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

The Bahamas

21.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Barbados

15.35 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Belize

31.91 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

British Virgin Islands

20.13 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cayman Islands

14.24 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Costa Rica

23.35 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cuba

13.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Dominica

17.72 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Dominican Republic

26.87 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

El Salvador

27.22 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Grenada

28.61 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guadeloupe

17.09 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guatemala

36.45 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Haiti

33.12 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Honduras

32.63 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Jamaica

21.56 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Martinique

16.69 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Montserrat

14.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

15.61 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Nicaragua

33.01 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Panama

22.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Puerto Rico

17.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

23.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saint Lucia

23.31 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

19.07 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

15.37 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

12.3 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Virgin Islands

16.72 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Europe

45 entries

Albania

21.96 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Andorra

10.67 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Austria

10.17 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Belarus

9.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Belgium

10.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.29 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Bulgaria

8.05 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Croatia

10.63 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

8.84 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Denmark

12.78 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Estonia

9.04 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Faroe Islands

11.46 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Finland

11.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

France

11.98 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Germany

8.98 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Gibraltar

13.45 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Greece

9.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guernsey

13.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Hungary

10.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ireland

13.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

12.48 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Italy

8.96 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Jersey

12.64 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Latvia

8.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Liechtenstein

13.03 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Lithuania

10.64 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Luxembourg

11.92 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Malta

12.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Moldova

14.32 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Monaco

10.66 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Netherlands

11.84 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Macedonia, now North Macedonia

15.88 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Norway

13.25 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Poland

10.18 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Portugal

10.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Romania

9.8 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

San Marino

10.68 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

Montenegro - 13.93 births/1,000 population; Serbia - 12.68 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Slovakia

10.37 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Slovenia

8.91 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Spain

9.94 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sweden

11.37 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Switzerland

11.05 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ukraine

9.55 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

United Kingdom

11.83 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

23.01 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cyprus

15.04 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Gaza Strip

49.85 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Iran

32.51 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Iraq

42.52 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Israel

20.16 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Jordan

35.95 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Kuwait

21.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Lebanon

22.74 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Oman

37.85 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Qatar

17.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saudi Arabia

37.94 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Syria

38.7 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

21.83 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

United Arab Emirates

18.46 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

West Bank

37.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Yemen

44.83 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

14.92 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Canada

12.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Mexico

25.8 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

12.63 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

United States

14.6 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

35.23 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Australia

13.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cook Islands

22.7 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Fiji

23.12 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

French Polynesia

23.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guam

23.35 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Kiribati

26.79 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Marshall Islands

45.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

27.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

New Caledonia

21.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

New Zealand

15.35 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Niue

NA births/1,000 population

Norfolk Island

NA births/1,000 population

Palau

21.04 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Papua New Guinea

32.65 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA births/1,000 population

Western Samoa now Samoa

30.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Solomon Islands

37.3 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Tokelau

NA births/1,000 population

Tonga

26.95 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Tuvalu

23.31 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Vanuatu

29.87 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

23.7 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

20.01 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Bolivia

32.14 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Brazil

20.43 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Chile

17.53 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Colombia

20.78 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ecuador

24.04 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA births/1,000 population

French Guiana

24.19 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Guyana

18.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Paraguay

30.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Peru

27.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Suriname

23.2 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Uruguay

16.98 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Venezuela

23.67 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

25.2 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

29.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Cambodia

42.63 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Christmas Island

NA births/1,000 population

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA births/1,000 population

Hong Kong

12.72 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Indonesia

23.39 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Laos

41.25 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Macau

13.78 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Malaysia

26.94 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Philippines

28.97 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Singapore

14.13 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Taiwan

14.97 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Thailand

17.03 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Vietnam

22.3 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1997, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/1997.

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