The CIA World Factbook Edition 2011 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 2011 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2011 edition
235
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

19.15 births/1,000 population

note: this rate results in about 252 worldwide births per minute or 4.2 births every second (2011 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

16.69 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Angola

42.91 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Benin

38.11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Botswana

22.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Burkina Faso

43.59 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Burundi

41.01 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

21.47 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Cameroon

33.04 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Central African Republic

36.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Chad

39.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Comoros

34.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

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

37.74 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

40.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Cote d'Ivoire

30.95 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Djibouti

25.27 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Egypt

24.63 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Equatorial Guinea

35.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Eritrea

32.8 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Swaziland now Eswatini

26.63 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Ethiopia

42.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Gabon

35.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Gambia, The now The Gambia

34.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Ghana

27.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Guinea

36.9 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Guinea-Bissau

35.15 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Kenya

33.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Lesotho

26.93 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Liberia

37.25 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Libya

24.04 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Madagascar

37.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Malawi

40.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Mali

45.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Mauritania

33.23 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Mauritius

13.97 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Mayotte

31.67 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Morocco

19.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Mozambique

39.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Namibia

21.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Niger

50.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

35.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Rwanda

36.74 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

10.65 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Sao Tome and Principe

38.03 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Senegal

36.73 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Seychelles

15.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Sierra Leone

38.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Somalia

42.71 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

South Africa

19.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Sudan

36.12 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Tanzania

32.64 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Togo

35.58 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Tunisia

17.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Uganda

47.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Western Sahara

32.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Zambia

44.08 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Zimbabwe

31.86 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

14.6 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Iceland

13.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

37.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Armenia

12.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Azerbaijan

17.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Bangladesh

22.98 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Bhutan

19.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

China

12.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Georgia

10.73 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

India

20.97 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Japan

7.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Kazakhstan

16.65 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Korea, North now North Korea

14.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Korea, South now South Korea

8.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Kyrgyzstan

23.66 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Maldives

14.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Mongolia

20.93 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Nepal

22.17 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Pakistan

24.81 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Russia

11.05 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Sri Lanka

17.42 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Tajikistan

26.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Turkmenistan

19.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Uzbekistan

17.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

12.92 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Antigua and Barbuda

16.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Aruba

12.78 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

16.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Barbados

12.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Belize

26.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

British Virgin Islands

14.5 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Cayman Islands

12.24 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Costa Rica

16.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Cuba

9.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Curacao

NA

Dominica

15.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Dominican Republic

19.67 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

El Salvador

17.75 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Grenada

17.01 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Guatemala

26.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Haiti

24.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Honduras

25.14 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Jamaica

19.2 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Montserrat

11.67 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Nicaragua

19.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Panama

19.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Puerto Rico

11.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Kitts and Nevis

14.07 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Saint Lucia

14.63 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

14.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Sint Maarten

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

14.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Turks and Caicos Islands

17.76 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Virgin Islands

11.41 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Europe

47 entries

Albania

12.15 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Andorra

9.66 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Austria

8.67 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Belarus

9.76 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Belgium

10.06 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.89 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Bulgaria

9.32 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Croatia

9.6 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Czech Republic now Czechia

8.7 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Denmark

10.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Estonia

10.45 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

European Union

9.83 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Faroe Islands

12.95 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Finland

10.37 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

France

12.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Germany

8.3 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Gibraltar

14.23 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Greece

9.21 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Guernsey

10.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Hungary

9.6 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Ireland

16.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Isle of Man

11.42 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Italy

9.18 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Jersey

10.9 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Latvia

9.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Liechtenstein

9.65 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Lithuania

9.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Luxembourg

11.69 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Malta

10.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Moldova

11.16 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Monaco

6.94 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Montenegro

11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Netherlands

10.23 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Macedonia now North Macedonia

11.87 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Norway

10.84 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Poland

10.01 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Portugal

9.94 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Romania

9.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

San Marino

9.02 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Serbia

9.19 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Slovakia

10.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Slovenia

8.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Spain

10.66 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Sweden

10.18 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Switzerland

9.53 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Ukraine

9.62 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

United Kingdom

12.29 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

14.64 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Cyprus

11.41 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Gaza Strip

35.3 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Iran

18.55 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Iraq

28.81 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Israel

19.24 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Jordan

26.79 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Kuwait

21.32 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Lebanon

15.02 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Oman

24.15 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Qatar

15.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Saudi Arabia

19.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Syria

23.99 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Turkey now Turkiye

17.93 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

United Arab Emirates

15.87 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

West Bank

24.56 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Yemen

33.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

11.42 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Canada

10.28 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Mexico

19.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

8.32 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

United States

13.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

22.84 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Australia

12.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Cook Islands

15.37 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Fiji

21.11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

French Polynesia

15.53 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Guam

17.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Kiribati

22.73 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Marshall Islands

29.11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

22.22 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Nauru

27.78 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

New Caledonia

16.28 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

New Zealand

13.68 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

20.69 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Palau

10.74 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Papua New Guinea

26.44 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

22.5 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Solomon Islands

28.03 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

25.27 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Tuvalu

23.24 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Vanuatu

20.86 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Wallis and Futuna

13.96 births/1,000 population NA (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

South America

13 entries

Argentina

17.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Bolivia

24.71 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Brazil

17.79 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Chile

14.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Colombia

17.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Ecuador

19.96 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

17.12 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Paraguay

17.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Peru

19.41 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Suriname

16.42 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Uruguay

13.52 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Venezuela

20.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

17.87 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

19.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Cambodia

25.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

7.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Indonesia

18.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Laos

26.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Macau

9.03 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Malaysia

21.08 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Philippines

25.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Singapore

8.5 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Taiwan

8.9 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Thailand

12.95 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Timor-Leste

25.7 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Vietnam

17.07 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2011, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2011.

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