The CIA World Factbook Edition 2022 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 2022 edition carries it in 254 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2022 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

18.52 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Angola

41.8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Benin

41.15 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Botswana

20.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Burkina Faso

33.57 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Burundi

35.17 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cabo Verde

18.49 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cameroon

35.53 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Central African Republic

32.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Chad

40.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Comoros

22.52 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

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

40.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

31.82 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

28.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Djibouti

22.25 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Egypt

21.46 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

29.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Eritrea

27.04 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Eswatini

23.35 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Ethiopia

30.49 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Gabon

26.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

28.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Ghana

28.55 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Guinea

35.67 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

36.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kenya

26.39 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Lesotho

23.15 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Liberia

36.64 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Libya

21.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Madagascar

28.68 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Malawi

27.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Mali

41.07 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Mauritania

28.06 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Mauritius

9.86 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Morocco

17.42 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mozambique

37.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Namibia

25.01 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Niger

47.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Nigeria

34.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Rwanda

26.44 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

9.34 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

28.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Senegal

31.51 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Seychelles

12.37 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sierra Leone

32.2 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Somalia

37.98 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

South Africa

18.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

South Sudan

37.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sudan

33.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Tanzania

33.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Togo

31.86 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Tunisia

14.62 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Uganda

40.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Zambia

34.86 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Zimbabwe

33.07 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Antarctic Region

4 entries

Bouvet Island

NA

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

NA

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

NA

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands now South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

NA

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

13.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Iceland

12.96 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Jan Mayen

NA

Svalbard

NA

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

35.46 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Armenia

11.1 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Azerbaijan

13.59 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bangladesh

17.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bhutan

15.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

British Indian Ocean Territory

NA

China

9.93 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Georgia

11 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

India

16.82 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Japan

6.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kazakhstan

15.38 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

14.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

6.92 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

19.54 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Maldives

15.54 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Mongolia

15.84 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Nepal

17.53 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Pakistan

26.48 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Russia

9.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sri Lanka

13.8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Tajikistan

20.73 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Turkmenistan

17.51 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Uzbekistan

15.53 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

33 entries

Anguilla

12.01 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

15.16 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Aruba

11.82 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

14.64 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Barbados

10.83 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Belize

21.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

British Virgin Islands

10.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cayman Islands

11.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Costa Rica

14.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cuba

10.11 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Curacao

13.2 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Dominica

13.91 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Dominican Republic

18.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

El Salvador

17.87 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Grenada

13.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Guatemala

22.34 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Haiti

21.12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Honduras

17.92 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Jamaica

15.91 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Montserrat

10.9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Navassa Island

NA

Nicaragua

16.52 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Panama

17.99 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Puerto Rico

7.87 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Barthelemy

9.29 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

12.24 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Lucia

12.02 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Martin

14.09 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

12.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sint Maarten

12.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

10.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

13.54 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Virgin Islands

11.63 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Europe

49 entries

Albania

12.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Andorra

6.88 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Austria

9.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Belarus

9.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Belgium

10.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.41 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bulgaria

8.05 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Croatia

8.65 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Czechia

8.59 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Denmark

11.22 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Estonia

8.75 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

European Union

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

Faroe Islands

14.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Finland

10.42 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

France

11.66 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Germany

9.08 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Gibraltar

13.93 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Greece

7.61 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Guernsey

9.75 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)

NA

Hungary

8.65 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Ireland

12.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Isle of Man

10.58 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Italy

6.95 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Jersey

12.41 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kosovo

14.85 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Latvia

8.73 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Liechtenstein

10.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Lithuania

9.26 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Luxembourg

11.61 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Malta

9.73 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Moldova

10.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Monaco

6.66 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Montenegro

11.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Netherlands

10.99 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

North Macedonia

10.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Norway

12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Poland

8.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Portugal

8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Romania

8.76 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

San Marino

8.85 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Serbia

8.92 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Slovakia

8.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Slovenia

8.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Spain

7.13 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Sweden

10.83 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Switzerland

10.36 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Ukraine

9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

United Kingdom

10.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Middle East

19 entries

Akrotiri

NA

Bahrain

12.4 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cyprus

10.57 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Dhekelia

NA

Gaza Strip

27.67 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Iran

15.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Iraq

24.7 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Israel

17.41 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Jordan

22.58 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kuwait

17.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Lebanon

13.1 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Oman

22.11 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Qatar

9.33 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saudi Arabia

14.22 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Syria

22.72 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

14.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

United Arab Emirates

10.81 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

West Bank

24.42 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Yemen

24.64 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

11.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Canada

10.17 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Clipperton Island

NA

Mexico

13.55 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

6.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

United States

12.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Oceania

28 entries

American Samoa

16.7 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Australia

12.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cook Islands

12.55 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Coral Sea Islands

NA

Fiji

16.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

French Polynesia

13.47 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Guam

18.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Kiribati

20.12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Marshall Islands

22 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

18.39 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Nauru

21.1 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

New Caledonia

14.13 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

New Zealand

12.78 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

15.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Palau

11.52 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Papua New Guinea

29.03 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

19.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Solomon Islands

22.71 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

20.31 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Tuvalu

22.7 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

NA

Vanuatu

21.57 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Wake Island

NA

Wallis and Futuna

12.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

15.58 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Bolivia

18.61 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Brazil

13.96 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Chile

12.75 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Colombia

15.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Ecuador

16.45 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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

Guyana

16.72 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Paraguay

16.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Peru

17.21 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Suriname

15.38 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Uruguay

12.71 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Venezuela

17.27 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Southeast Asia

19 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

NA

Brunei

16.14 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

16.34 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Cambodia

19.29 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

8.04 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Indonesia

15.32 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Laos

20.9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Macau

9.11 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Malaysia

14.55 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Paracel Islands

NA

Philippines

22.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Singapore

9.05 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Spratly Islands

NA

Taiwan

7.39 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Thailand

10.14 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Timor-Leste

30.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Vietnam

15.69 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2022, “Birth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/birth-rate/2022.

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