The CIA World Factbook Edition 2003 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 2003 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2003 edition
236
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

20.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Africa

57 entries

Algeria

21.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Angola

45.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Benin

43.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Botswana

25.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso

44.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Burundi

39.72 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

26.95 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cameroon

35.49 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Central African Republic

35.93 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Chad

47.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Comoros

38.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

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

45.12 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

29.46 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

40.01 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Djibouti

40.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Egypt

24.36 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

36.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Eritrea

39.44 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

29.37 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Ethiopia

39.81 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Gabon

36.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

40.77 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Ghana

25.84 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guinea

42.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

38.41 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Kenya

28.81 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Lesotho

27.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Liberia

45.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Libya

27.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Madagascar

42.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Malawi

44.7 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mali

47.79 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mauritania

42.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mauritius

16.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mayotte

42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Morocco

23.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mozambique

38.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Namibia

34.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Niger

49.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Nigeria

38.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Reunion

20.17 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Rwanda

40.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

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

12.9 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

41.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Senegal

36.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Seychelles

16.89 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sierra Leone

43.89 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Somalia

46.42 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

South Africa

18.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sudan

36.48 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tanzania

39.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Togo

35.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tunisia

16.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Uganda

46.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Western Sahara

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Zambia

39.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe

30.34 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

16.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Iceland

14.13 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Svalbard

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

40.63 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Armenia

12.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Azerbaijan

19.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bangladesh

29.9 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bhutan

34.82 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

China

12.96 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Georgia

11.79 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

India

23.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Japan

9.61 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan

18.36 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

17.61 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

12.6 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

26.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Maldives

36.71 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mongolia

21.39 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Nepal

32.46 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Pakistan

29.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Russia

10.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka

16.12 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tajikistan

32.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan

28.02 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan

26.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

14.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

18.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Aruba

11.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

18.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Barbados

13.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Belize

30.46 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands

15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands

13.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Costa Rica

19.4 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cuba

11.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Dominica

16.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic

23.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

El Salvador

27.9 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Grenada

22.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guadeloupe

16.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guatemala

35.05 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Haiti

34.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Honduras

31.67 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Jamaica

17.35 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Martinique

14.96 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Montserrat

17.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

15.76 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Nicaragua

26.29 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Panama

20.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico

15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

18.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Saint Lucia

20.93 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

17.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

23.51 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Virgin Islands

15.8 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Europe

45 entries

Albania

18.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Andorra

9.65 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Austria

9.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Belarus

10.18 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Belgium

10.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

12.65 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bulgaria

8.02 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Croatia

12.76 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

9.01 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Denmark

11.52 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Estonia

9.24 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Faroe Islands

13.81 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Finland

10.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

France

12.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Germany

8.6 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Gibraltar

11.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Greece

9.79 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guernsey

9.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Hungary

9.32 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Ireland

14.63 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

11.38 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Italy

9.18 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Jersey

10.44 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Latvia

8.55 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein

10.92 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Lithuania

10.48 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Luxembourg

11.92 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Malta

12.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Moldova

14.31 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Monaco

9.46 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Netherlands

11.31 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia

13.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Norway

12.17 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Poland

10.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Portugal

11.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Romania

10.79 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

San Marino

10.49 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro

12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Slovakia

10.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Slovenia

9.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Spain

10.08 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sweden

9.71 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Switzerland

9.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Ukraine

9.89 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

United Kingdom

10.99 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

19.02 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cyprus

12.77 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip

41.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Iran

17.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Iraq

33.66 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Israel

18.67 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Jordan

23.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Kuwait

21.83 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Lebanon

19.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Oman

37.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Qatar

15.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Saudi Arabia

37.2 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Syria

29.54 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

17.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates

18.48 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

West Bank

34.07 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Yemen

43.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

12.13 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Canada

10.99 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Mexico

21.92 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

14.62 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

United States

14.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

23.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Australia

12.55 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cook Islands

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Fiji

23.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

French Polynesia

17.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guam

23.19 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Kiribati

31.24 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Marshall Islands

34.18 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

26.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Nauru

26.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

New Caledonia

19.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

New Zealand

14.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Niue

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Norfolk Island

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

19.97 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Palau

19.02 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea

31.07 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Samoa

15.41 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands

32.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tokelau

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tonga

24.51 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Tuvalu

21.58 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Vanuatu

24.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

17.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Bolivia

25.53 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Brazil

17.67 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Chile

16.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Colombia

21.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Ecuador

24.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA births/1,000 population

French Guiana

21.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Guyana

17.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Paraguay

30.14 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Peru

22.81 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Suriname

19.4 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Uruguay

17.19 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Venezuela

19.78 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

19.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

19.15 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cambodia

27.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Christmas Island

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Hong Kong

10.71 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Indonesia

21.49 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Laos

36.93 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Macau

12.07 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Malaysia

23.7 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Philippines

26.3 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Singapore

12.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Taiwan

12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Thailand

16.37 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

East Timor now Timor-Leste

27.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Vietnam

19.58 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2003, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2003.

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