The CIA World Factbook Edition 2018 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 2018 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2018 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

18.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

note: this rate results in about 259 worldwide births per minute or 4.3 births every second

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

21.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Angola

43.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Benin

34.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Botswana

21.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Burkina Faso

36.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Burundi

40.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cabo Verde

19.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cameroon

35 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Central African Republic

34 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Chad

43 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Comoros

25.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

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

32.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

33.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

30.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Djibouti

23.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Egypt

28.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

31.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Eritrea

29.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Eswatini

25.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Ethiopia

36 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Gabon

26.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

28.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Ghana

30.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Guinea

36.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

37.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Kenya

22.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Lesotho

24.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Liberia

37.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Libya

17.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Madagascar

31 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Malawi

40.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mali

43.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mauritania

29.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mauritius

12.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Morocco

17.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mozambique

37.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Namibia

26.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Niger

43.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nigeria

35.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Rwanda

29.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

9.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

31.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Senegal

32.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Seychelles

13.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sierra Leone

36 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Somalia

39.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

South Africa

19.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

South Sudan

36.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sudan

34.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Tanzania

35.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Togo

32.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Tunisia

17.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Uganda

42.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Western Sahara

28.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Zambia

41.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Zimbabwe

34 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

14.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Iceland

13.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

37.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Armenia

12.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Azerbaijan

15.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bangladesh

18.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bhutan

17 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

China

12.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Georgia

12.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

India

18.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Japan

7.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Kazakhstan

17.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

14.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

8.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

21.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Maldives

16.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mongolia

18.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nepal

19.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Pakistan

21.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Russia

10.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sri Lanka

14.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Tajikistan

22.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Turkmenistan

18.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Uzbekistan

16.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

12.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

15.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Aruba

12.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

15.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Barbados

11.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Belize

22.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

British Virgin Islands

11.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cayman Islands

12 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Costa Rica

15.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cuba

10.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Curacao

13.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Dominica

15 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Dominican Republic

18.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

El Salvador

16.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Grenada

15.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Guatemala

24.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Haiti

22.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Honduras

22 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Jamaica

16.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Montserrat

10.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nicaragua

17.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Panama

17.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Puerto Rico

8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

13 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saint Lucia

13.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

13 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sint Maarten

13.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

12.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

14.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Virgin Islands

12.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Europe

47 entries

Albania

13.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Andorra

7.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Austria

9.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Belarus

10 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Belgium

11.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bulgaria

8.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Croatia

8.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Czechia

9.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Denmark

10.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Estonia

9.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

European Union

9.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Faroe Islands

14.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Finland

10.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

France

12.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Germany

8.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Gibraltar

13.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Greece

8.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Guernsey

9.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Hungary

8.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Ireland

13.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Isle of Man

10.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Italy

8.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Jersey

12.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Latvia

9.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Liechtenstein

10.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Lithuania

9.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Luxembourg

11.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Malta

10 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Moldova

11.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Monaco

6.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Montenegro

11.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Netherlands

10.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

10.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Norway

12.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Poland

9.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Portugal

8.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Romania

8.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

San Marino

8.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Serbia

8.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Slovakia

9.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Slovenia

9.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Spain

9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sweden

12.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Switzerland

10.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Ukraine

10.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

United Kingdom

12 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

13.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cyprus

11.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Gaza Strip

30.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Iran

17.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Iraq

30 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Israel

17.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Jordan

23.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Kuwait

18.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Lebanon

14.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Oman

23.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Qatar

9.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saudi Arabia

15.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Syria

20.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

15.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

United Arab Emirates

9.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

West Bank

26 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Yemen

27.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

11.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Canada

10.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mexico

18.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

United States

12.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Oceania

21 entries

American Samoa

19 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Australia

12 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cook Islands

13.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Fiji

18.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

French Polynesia

14.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Guam

19.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Kiribati

21 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Marshall Islands

23.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

19.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nauru

23.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

New Caledonia

14.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

New Zealand

13.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

14.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Palau

11.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Papua New Guinea

23.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Samoa

20.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Solomon Islands

24.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Tonga

21.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Tuvalu

23.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Vanuatu

23.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

13 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

16.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Bolivia

21.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Brazil

13.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Chile

13.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Colombia

15.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Ecuador

17.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

15.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Paraguay

16.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Peru

17.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Suriname

15.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Uruguay

13 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Venezuela

18.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

16.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

17.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Cambodia

22.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Hong Kong

8.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Indonesia

15.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Laos

23.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Macau

8.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Malaysia

18.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Philippines

23.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Singapore

8.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Taiwan

8.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Thailand

11 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Timor-Leste

32.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Vietnam

15.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2018, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2018.

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