The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 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 2012 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2012 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

19.14 births/1,000 population

note: this rate results in about 252 worldwide births per minute or 4.2 births every second (2012 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

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

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Angola

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

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Benin

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

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Botswana

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

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Burkina Faso

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

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Burundi

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

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

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

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Cameroon

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

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Central African Republic

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

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Chad

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

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Comoros

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

  • country comparison to the world: 43

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

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

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

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

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Cote d'Ivoire

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

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Djibouti

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

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Egypt

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

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Equatorial Guinea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Eritrea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Swaziland now Eswatini

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

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Ethiopia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Gabon

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

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Gambia, The now The Gambia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Ghana

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

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Guinea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Guinea-Bissau

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

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Kenya

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

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Lesotho

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

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Liberia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Libya

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

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Madagascar

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

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Malawi

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

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Mali

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

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Mauritania

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

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Mauritius

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

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Mayotte

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

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Morocco

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

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Mozambique

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

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Namibia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Niger

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

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

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

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Rwanda

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

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

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

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Sao Tome and Principe

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

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Senegal

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

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Seychelles

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

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Sierra Leone

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

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Somalia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 6

South Africa

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

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Sudan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Tanzania

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

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Togo

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

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Tunisia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Uganda

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

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Western Sahara

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

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Zambia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Zimbabwe

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

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Iceland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Svalbard

-9 births/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 228

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Armenia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Azerbaijan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Bangladesh

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

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Bhutan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 103

China

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

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Georgia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 180

India

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

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Japan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Kazakhstan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Korea, North now North Korea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Korea, South now South Korea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Kyrgyzstan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Maldives

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

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Mongolia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Nepal

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

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Pakistan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Russia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Sri Lanka

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

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Tajikistan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Turkmenistan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Uzbekistan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

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

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Antigua and Barbuda

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

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Aruba

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

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

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

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Barbados

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

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Belize

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

  • country comparison to the world: 54

British Virgin Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Cayman Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Costa Rica

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

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Cuba

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

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Curacao

NA

Dominica

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

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Dominican Republic

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

  • country comparison to the world: 92

El Salvador

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

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Grenada

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

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Guatemala

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

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Haiti

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

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Honduras

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

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Jamaica

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

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Montserrat

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

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Nicaragua

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

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Panama

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

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Puerto Rico

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

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Saint Lucia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Sint Maarten

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

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

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Turks and Caicos Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Virgin Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Europe

47 entries

Albania

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

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Andorra

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

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Austria

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

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Belarus

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

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Belgium

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

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Bulgaria

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

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Croatia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Czech Republic now Czechia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Denmark

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

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Estonia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 183

European Union

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

Faroe Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Finland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 187

France

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

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Germany

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

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Gibraltar

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

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Greece

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

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Guernsey

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

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Hungary

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

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Ireland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Isle of Man

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

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Italy

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

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Jersey

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

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Latvia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Liechtenstein

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

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Lithuania

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

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Luxembourg

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

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Malta

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

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Moldova

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

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Monaco

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

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Montenegro

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

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Netherlands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Macedonia now North Macedonia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Norway

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

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Poland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Portugal

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

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Romania

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

  • country comparison to the world: 201

San Marino

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

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Serbia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Slovakia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Slovenia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Spain

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

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Sweden

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

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Switzerland

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

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Ukraine

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

  • country comparison to the world: 199

United Kingdom

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

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

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

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Cyprus

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

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Gaza Strip

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

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Iran

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

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Iraq

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

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Israel

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

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Jordan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Kuwait

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

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Lebanon

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

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Oman

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

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Qatar

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

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Saudi Arabia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Syria

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

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Turkey now Turkiye

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

  • country comparison to the world: 107

United Arab Emirates

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

  • country comparison to the world: 129

West Bank

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

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Yemen

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

  • country comparison to the world: 35

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

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

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Canada

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

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Mexico

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

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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

  • country comparison to the world: 219

United States

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

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

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

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Australia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Cook Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Fiji

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

  • country comparison to the world: 84

French Polynesia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Guam

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

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Kiribati

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

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Marshall Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Nauru

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

  • country comparison to the world: 48

New Caledonia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 125

New Zealand

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

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Niue

-9 births/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 225

Norfolk Island

-9 births/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 229

Northern Mariana Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Palau

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

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Papua New Guinea

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

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Pitcairn Islands

-9 births/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 227

Samoa

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

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Solomon Islands

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

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Tokelau

-9 births/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 226

Tonga

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

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Tuvalu

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

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Vanuatu

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

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Wallis and Futuna

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

  • country comparison to the world: 144

South America

13 entries

Argentina

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

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Bolivia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Brazil

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

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Chile

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

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Colombia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Ecuador

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

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

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

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Paraguay

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

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Peru

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

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Suriname

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

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Uruguay

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

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Venezuela

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

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

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

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

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

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Cambodia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Christmas Island

-9 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: 224

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

-9 births/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: 223

Hong Kong

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

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Indonesia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Laos

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

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Macau

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

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Malaysia

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

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Philippines

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

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Singapore

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

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Taiwan

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

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Thailand

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

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Timor-Leste

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

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Vietnam

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

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2012.

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