The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 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 2015 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2015 edition
228
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

18.6 births/1,000 population

note: this rate results in about 256 worldwide births per minute or 4.3 births every second (2015 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

23.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Angola

38.78 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Benin

36.02 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Botswana

20.96 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Burkina Faso

42.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Burundi

42.01 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Cabo Verde

20.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Cameroon

36.17 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Central African Republic

35.08 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Chad

36.6 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Comoros

27.84 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

34.88 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

35.85 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

28.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Djibouti

23.65 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Egypt

22.9 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Equatorial Guinea

33.31 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Eritrea

30 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Swaziland now Eswatini

24.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Ethiopia

37.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Gabon

34.49 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Gambia, The now The Gambia

30.86 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Ghana

31.09 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Guinea

35.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Guinea-Bissau

33.38 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Kenya

26.4 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Lesotho

25.47 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Liberia

34.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Libya

18.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Madagascar

32.61 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Malawi

41.56 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Mali

44.99 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Mauritania

31.34 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Mauritius

13.29 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Morocco

18.2 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Mozambique

38.58 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Namibia

19.8 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Niger

45.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Nigeria

37.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Rwanda

33.75 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

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

9.88 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

34.23 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Senegal

34.52 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Seychelles

14.19 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Sierra Leone

37.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Somalia

40.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

South Africa

20.75 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

South Sudan

36.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Sudan

29.19 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Tanzania

36.39 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Togo

34.13 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Tunisia

16.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Uganda

43.79 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Western Sahara

30.24 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Zambia

42.13 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Zimbabwe

32.26 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

14.48 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Iceland

13.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

38.57 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Armenia

13.61 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Azerbaijan

16.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Bangladesh

21.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Bhutan

17.78 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

China

12.49 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Georgia

12.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

India

19.55 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Japan

7.93 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Kazakhstan

19.15 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Korea, North now North Korea

14.52 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Korea, South now South Korea

8.19 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Kyrgyzstan

22.98 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Maldives

15.75 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Mongolia

20.25 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Nepal

20.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Pakistan

22.58 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Russia

11.6 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Sri Lanka

15.85 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Tajikistan

24.38 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Turkmenistan

19.4 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Uzbekistan

17 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

12.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

15.85 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Aruba

12.56 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

15.5 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Barbados

11.87 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Belize

24.68 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

British Virgin Islands

10.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Cayman Islands

12.11 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Costa Rica

15.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Cuba

9.9 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Curacao

  • NA 13.8 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Dominica

15.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Dominican Republic

18.73 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

El Salvador

16.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Grenada

16.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Guatemala

24.89 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Haiti

22.31 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Honduras

23.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Jamaica

18.16 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Montserrat

11.26 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Nicaragua

18.03 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Panama

18.32 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Puerto Rico

10.86 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

13.5 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Saint Lucia

13.7 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

13.57 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Sint Maarten

13 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

13.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

16.13 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Virgin Islands

10.31 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Europe

47 entries

Albania

12.92 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Andorra

8.13 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Austria

Published as “Birth rate”

9.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Published as “Birth rate”

9.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Belarus

10.7 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Belgium

11.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.87 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Bulgaria

8.92 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Croatia

9.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Czech Republic now Czechia

9.63 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Denmark

10.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Estonia

10.51 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

European Union

10.2 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Faroe Islands

13.77 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Finland

10.72 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

France

12.38 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Germany

8.47 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Gibraltar

14.08 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Greece

8.66 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Guernsey

9.84 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Hungary

9.16 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Ireland

14.84 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

11.1 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Italy

8.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Jersey

11.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Latvia

10 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Liechtenstein

10.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Lithuania

10.1 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Luxembourg

11.37 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Malta

10.18 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Moldova

12 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Monaco

6.65 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Montenegro

10.42 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Netherlands

10.83 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Macedonia now North Macedonia

11.55 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Norway

12.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Poland

9.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Portugal

9.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Romania

9.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

San Marino

8.63 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Serbia

9.08 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Slovakia

9.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Slovenia

8.42 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Spain

9.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Sweden

11.99 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Switzerland

10.5 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Ukraine

10.72 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

United Kingdom

12.17 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

13.66 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Cyprus

11.41 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Gaza Strip

31.11 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Iran

17.99 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Iraq

31.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Israel

18.48 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Jordan

25.37 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Kuwait

19.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Lebanon

14.59 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Oman

24.44 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Qatar

9.84 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Saudi Arabia

18.51 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Syria

22.17 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Turkey now Turkiye

16.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

United Arab Emirates

15.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

West Bank

22.99 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Yemen

29.98 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

11.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Canada

10.28 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Mexico

18.78 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

7.42 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

United States

12.49 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

22.89 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Australia

12.15 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Cook Islands

14.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Fiji

19.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

French Polynesia

15.22 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Guam

16.82 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Kiribati

21.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Marshall Islands

25.6 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

20.54 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Nauru

24.95 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

New Caledonia

15.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

New Zealand

13.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Northern Mariana Islands

18.32 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Palau

11.05 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Papua New Guinea

24.38 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Samoa

20.87 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Solomon Islands

25.77 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Tonga

23 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Tuvalu

23.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Vanuatu

25.04 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

13.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

South America

13 entries

Argentina

16.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Bolivia

22.76 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Brazil

14.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Chile

13.83 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Colombia

16.47 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Ecuador

18.51 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

15.59 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Paraguay

16.37 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Peru

18.28 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Suriname

16.34 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Uruguay

13.07 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Venezuela

19.16 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

17.32 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

18.39 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Cambodia

23.83 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Hong Kong

9.23 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Indonesia

16.72 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Laos

24.25 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Macau

8.88 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Malaysia

19.71 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Philippines

24.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Singapore

8.27 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Taiwan

8.47 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Thailand

11.19 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Timor-Leste

34.16 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Vietnam

15.96 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2015, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2015.

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