The CIA World Factbook Edition 2021 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 2021 edition carries it in 254 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2021 edition
254
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

18.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

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

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

19.24 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Angola

42.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Benin

41.55 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Botswana

20.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burkina Faso

34.34 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burundi

35.48 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cabo Verde

18.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cameroon

35.91 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Central African Republic

33.2 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Chad

41.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Comoros

22.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

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

40.53 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

32.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

28.67 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Djibouti

22.43 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Egypt

26.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

30.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Eritrea

27.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Eswatini

23.87 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ethiopia

31.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gabon

26.14 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

26.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ghana

29.08 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guinea

35.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

36.64 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kenya

26.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lesotho

23.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Liberia

36.96 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Libya

22.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Madagascar

29.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malawi

28.59 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mali

41.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mauritania

28.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mauritius

12.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Morocco

17.58 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

38.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Namibia

25.33 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Niger

47.28 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nigeria

34.38 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Rwanda

27.18 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

9.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

28.94 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Senegal

31.31 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Seychelles

12.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sierra Leone

35.04 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Somalia

38.25 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South Africa

18.89 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South Sudan

38.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sudan

33.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tanzania

33.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Togo

32.34 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tunisia

15.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uganda

41.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Zambia

35.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Zimbabwe

33.34 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Antarctic Region

4 entries

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

13.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iceland

13.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jan Mayen

NA

Svalbard

NA

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

36.08 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Armenia

11.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Azerbaijan

14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bangladesh

17.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bhutan

16.17 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

NA

China

11.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Georgia

11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

India

17.53 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Japan

7 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kazakhstan

15.87 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

14.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

6.89 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

20.06 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Maldives

15.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Mongolia

16.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nepal

17.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Pakistan

26.95 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Russia

9.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sri Lanka

14.01 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tajikistan

21.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turkmenistan

17.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uzbekistan

15.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

33 entries

Anguilla

12.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

15.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Aruba

11.95 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

14.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Barbados

10.96 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belize

21.62 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

British Virgin Islands

10.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cayman Islands

11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Costa Rica

14.53 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cuba

10.25 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Curacao

13.29 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dominica

14.16 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dominican Republic

18.24 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

El Salvador

18.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Grenada

14.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guatemala

22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Haiti

21.4 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Honduras

18.19 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jamaica

16.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Montserrat

11.14 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Navassa Island

NA

Nicaragua

16.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Panama

16.67 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Puerto Rico

7.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

9.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

12.43 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Lucia

12.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Martin

14.2 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

12.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sint Maarten

12.75 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

11.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

13.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Virgin Islands

11.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Europe

49 entries

Albania

12.86 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Andorra

6.91 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Austria

9.48 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belarus

9.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belgium

11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bulgaria

8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Croatia

8.68 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Czechia

8.75 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Denmark

11.17 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Estonia

9.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

European Union

9.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Faroe Islands

14.92 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Finland

10.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

France

11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Germany

8.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Gibraltar

13.99 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Greece

7.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guernsey

9.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Hungary

8.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ireland

12.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Isle of Man

10.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Italy

8.37 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jersey

12.46 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kosovo

15.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Latvia

8.96 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Liechtenstein

10.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lithuania

9.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Luxembourg

11.62 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malta

9.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Moldova

10.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Monaco

6.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Montenegro

11.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Netherlands

10.98 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

North Macedonia

10.55 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Norway

12.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Poland

8.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Portugal

8.02 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Romania

8.39 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

San Marino

8.76 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Serbia

8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Slovakia

9.1 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Slovenia

8.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Spain

8.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sweden

11.93 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Switzerland

10.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ukraine

9.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United Kingdom

11.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

NA

Bahrain

12.5 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cyprus

10.76 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Gaza Strip

28.1 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iran

15.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Iraq

25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Israel

17.52 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Jordan

22.79 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kuwait

17.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Lebanon

13.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Oman

22.58 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Qatar

9.38 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saudi Arabia

14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Syria

23.25 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United Arab Emirates

10.87 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

West Bank

24.8 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Yemen

25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

11.1 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Canada

10.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Clipperton Island

NA

Mexico

17.29 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

6.58 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United States

12.33 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Oceania

28 entries

American Samoa

17.19 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Australia

12.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cook Islands

12.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

NA

Fiji

16.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

French Polynesia

13.69 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Guam

18.76 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Kiribati

20.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Marshall Islands

22.42 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

18.65 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Nauru

21.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

New Caledonia

14.28 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

New Zealand

12.83 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

15.31 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Palau

11.47 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Papua New Guinea

22.08 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

19.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Solomon Islands

23.07 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

20.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Tuvalu

22.97 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

NA

Vanuatu

21.95 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Wake Island

NA

Wallis and Futuna

12.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

15.8 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Bolivia

20.36 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Brazil

13.44 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Chile

12.92 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Colombia

16.51 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Ecuador

16.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

16.64 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Paraguay

16.43 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Peru

16.67 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Suriname

14.7 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Uruguay

12.75 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Venezuela

17.55 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

NA

Brunei

16.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

16.65 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Cambodia

20.84 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

8.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Indonesia

15.59 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Laos

22.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Macau

9.41 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Malaysia

14.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Paracel Islands

NA

Philippines

22.66 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Singapore

9.13 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Spratly Islands

NA

Taiwan

7.43 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Thailand

10.25 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Timor-Leste

31.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Vietnam

16.04 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2021, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2021.

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