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The crude birth rate in the World

16.94 per 1,000 people in 2021

Crude birth rate of World fell gradually from 31.29 per 1,000 people in 1972 to 16.94 per 1,000 people in 2021.

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Fertility indicators from the World
Adolescent 42.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2021 WB
Births 82.56 % in 2019 WB
Completeness of Birth Registration 72.48 % in 2018 WB
Fertility Rate 2.27 births per woman in 2021 WB
Macro Region
Africa 54 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 21 timeseries
Europe 43 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 10.85 per 1,000 people in 2021 WB
Oceania 14 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (per 1,000 people in 2021)

Niger is the top country by crude birth rate in the world. As of 2021, crude birth rate in Niger was 45.29 per 1,000 people. The top 5 countries also includes Somalia, Chad, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Niger 45.29 WB
Somalia 43.56 WB
Chad 43.36 WB
Central African Republic 42.68 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 42.05 WB
Mali 41.64 WB
Angola 38.81 WB
Nigeria 37.12 WB
Uganda 36.8 WB
Benin 36.61 WB
Mozambique 36.6 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 36.21 WB
Afghanistan 35.84 WB
Burkina Faso 35.54 WB
Cameroon 34.94 WB
Burundi 34.84 WB
Zambia 34.51 WB
Guinea 34.43 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 33.93 WB
Sudan 33.6 WB
Gambia 33.26 WB
Mauritania 33.19 WB
Malawi 32.86 WB
Senegal 32.57 WB
Ethiopia 32.38 WB
Togo 31.86 WB
Sierra Leone 31.36 WB
Liberia 31.29 WB
Guinea Bissau 31.09 WB
Madagascar 30.95 WB
Congo 30.69 WB
Yemen 30.54 WB
Zimbabwe 30.54 WB
Equatorial Guinea 30.5 WB
Rwanda 29.98 WB
Solomon Islands 29.79 WB
Vanuatu 29.44 WB
Comoros 29.4 WB
South Sudan 29.11 WB
Eritrea 28.62 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 28.26 WB
Palestine 28.24 WB
Kenya 27.69 WB
Nauru 27.56 WB
Ghana 27.55 WB
Pakistan 27.52 WB
Namibia 27.44 WB
Iraq 27.37 WB
Samoa 27.25 WB
Kiribati 27.21 WB
Gabon 27.14 WB
Tajikistan 26.75 WB
Lesotho 26.11 WB
Uzbekistan 25.9 WB
Papua New Guinea 25.51 WB
Timor-Leste 24.94 WB
Eswatini 24.13 WB
Botswana 23.58 WB
Kazakhstan 23.5 WB
Haiti 23.5 WB
Tuvalu 23.48 WB
Tonga 23.05 WB
Egypt 22.56 WB
Kyrgyzstan 22.4 WB
Djibouti 22.21 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 21.97 WB
Jordan 21.95 WB
Bolivia 21.84 WB
Philippines 21.81 WB
Turkmenistan 21.59 WB
Algeria 21.52 WB
Mongolia 21.41 WB
Guatemala 21.12 WB
Honduras 21.07 WB
Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.78 WB
Paraguay 20.63 WB
Nicaragua 20.51 WB
Nepal 20.4 WB
Guyana 20.3 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 20.11 WB
South Africa 19.82 WB
Israel 19.7 WB
Fiji 19.35 WB
Cambodia 19.33 WB
Marshall Islands 19.28 WB
Dominican Republic 18.43 WB
Oman 18.42 WB
Suriname 18.15 WB
Belize 17.98 WB
Libya 17.83 WB
Bangladesh 17.82 WB
Panama 17.69 WB
Peru 17.62 WB
Morocco 17.55 WB
Saudi Arabia 17.47 WB
Myanmar 17.1 WB
Cabo Verde 16.95 WB
Ecuador 16.82 WB
Seychelles 16.8 WB
Indonesia 16.43 WB
India 16.42 WB
Tunisia 16.09 WB
El Salvador 16.03 WB
Grenada 15.96 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.88 WB
Malaysia 15.24 WB
Viet Nam 15.01 WB
Lebanon 14.95 WB
Mexico 14.86 WB
Turkey 14.68 WB
Colombia 14.2 WB
Maldives 14.09 WB
Sri Lanka 14.02 WB
Argentina 13.9 WB
Brunei Darussalam 13.8 WB
Iran 13.7 WB
Georgia 13.41 WB
Palau 13.4 WB
Dominica 13.33 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.24 WB
Iceland 13.1 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.9 WB
Brazil 12.88 WB
Bhutan 12.48 WB
Republic of Moldova 12.43 WB
Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.13 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 12.12 WB
Australia 12.1 WB
Armenia 12.05 WB
Bahrain 11.93 WB
Costa Rica 11.87 WB
Chile 11.79 WB
Jamaica 11.71 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 11.69 WB
Ireland 11.6 WB
Saint Lucia 11.49 WB
New Zealand 11.48 WB
Bahamas 11.45 WB
Montenegro 11.4 WB
Azerbaijan 11.1 WB
Sweden 11 WB
United States of America 11 WB
France 10.9 WB
Barbados 10.83 WB
Denmark 10.8 WB
Czech Republic 10.6 WB
Luxembourg 10.5 WB
Uruguay 10.47 WB
Kuwait 10.41 WB
Norway 10.4 WB
Slovakia 10.4 WB
Cyprus 10.31 WB
United Arab Emirates 10.31 WB
Mauritius 10.3 WB
Switzerland 10.3 WB
Albania 10.24 WB
Belgium 10.2 WB
Netherlands 10.2 WB
North Macedonia 10.2 WB
Macau 10.11 WB
United Kingdom 10.1 WB
Estonia 10 WB
Qatar 9.82 WB
Hungary 9.7 WB
Austria 9.6 WB
Canada 9.6 WB
Germany 9.6 WB
Liechtenstein 9.6 WB
Russian Federation 9.6 WB
Croatia 9.4 WB
Romania 9.3 WB
Belarus 9.28 WB
Latvia 9.2 WB
Serbia 9.1 WB
Finland 9 WB
Slovenia 9 WB
Thailand 9 WB
Cuba 8.92 WB
Poland 8.8 WB
Singapore 8.6 WB
Bulgaria 8.5 WB
Malta 8.5 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.42 WB
Lithuania 8.3 WB
Greece 8 WB
Portugal 7.7 WB
China 7.52 WB
Ukraine 7.3 WB
Spain 7.1 WB
Andorra 7 in 2019 WB
Italy 6.8 WB
Japan 6.6 WB
San Marino 6.2 WB
Monaco 5.9 in 2018 WB
Puerto Rico 5.9 WB
Republic of Korea 5.1 WB
Hong Kong 5 WB
Fertility Indicators