Birth Rate per 1,000
Birth rates, which provide the annual number of births per 1,000 people, are critical indicators of a country's demographic growth and development trends. Examining these figures offers key insights into the societal trends and social health of nations, helping in the prediction of future population growth and economic development. According to recent data, birth rates vary significantly around the globe, with some of the highest rates being seen in African nations, while the lowest rates tend to occur in developed, industrialized countries. In the United States, the birth rate currently sits at 12.4 births per 1,000 people. Key findings from the data include:
The top ten countries with the highest birth rates per 1,000 are Angola, Niger, Mali, Chad, Uganda, Zambia, Burundi, Malawi, Somalia, and Liberia. The country with the highest birth rate is Angola with a birth rate of 43.7 per 1,000. The country with the second highest birth rate is Niger with a birth rate of 43.6 per 1,000. Following closely is Mali with a birth rate of 43.2 per 1,000 and Chad, having a birth rate of 43.0 per 1,000. Uganda has the fifth highest birth rate of 42.4 per 1,000, followed by Zambia with 41.1, Burundi with 40.9, and Malawi with 40.7. Somalia holds the ninth position with a birth rate of 39.3 per 1,000 while Liberia concludes the list with a birth rate of 37.9 per 1,000. 10 Countries with the highest birth rates:
The ten countries with the lowest birth rates are Monaco, Andorra, Japan, Portugal, Taiwan, Greece, South Korea, Macau, Bulgaria, and Italy. Monaco has the lowest birth rate with 6.5 births per 1,000 population. The second country with the lowest birth rate is Andorra, with 7.3 births per 1,000 population. Japan has the third-lowest birth rate of 8.0 births per 1,000 population. Portugal and Taiwan share the same birth rate at 8.2 births per 1,000 population. Greece and South Korea also both share a birth rate of 8.3 births per 1,000 population. Macau has a slightly higher birth rate at 8.4 births per 1,000 population. Finally, Bulgaria and Italy round out the list with a birth rate of 8.5 births per 1,000 population. 10 Countries With Lowest Birth Rates:
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
37.5
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.2
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.5
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.0
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
7.3
#204
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
43.7
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.4
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.6
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.5
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.6
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.3
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.0
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.5
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.3
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.1
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.6
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.6
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.0
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.3
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.9
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
34.5
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.3
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.0
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.6
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.7
#193
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.7
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.9
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.1
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.9
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.5
#197
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
36.9
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
40.9
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.5
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
35.0
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.2
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.7
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.0
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
34.0
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
43.0
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.4
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.1
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.8
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
25.3
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.7
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.3
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.8
#190
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.6
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.2
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
32.8
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.9
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.3
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.9
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.6
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
28.8
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.1
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
31.7
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
29.1
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.9
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
36.0
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.2
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.7
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.1
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.5
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.1
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.6
#194
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
30.2
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.3
#200
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.3
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.2
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.4
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
24.6
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
36.4
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
37.3
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.4
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.6
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.0
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.8
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.9
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.6
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.7
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.9
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.4
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
30.0
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.8
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.9
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.9
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.5
#196
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
30.1
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.5
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.0
#203
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.6
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.5
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.6
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.0
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.8
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.6
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.2
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.6
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.1
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
24.2
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
37.9
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.2
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.4
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.8
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.6
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.4
#198
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
31.0
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
40.7
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.8
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.1
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
43.2
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.0
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.8
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
29.9
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.8
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.1
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.6
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.2
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
6.5
#205
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.2
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.9
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.5
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.5
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
37.8
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.7
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
26.8
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.2
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.1
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.9
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.8
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.1
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.5
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
43.6
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
35.2
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.6
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.8
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.9
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.2
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.7
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.6
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.3
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.6
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.3
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.6
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.6
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.4
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.3
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.2
#202
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.5
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
33.7
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.7
#191
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.7
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
29.8
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.0
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.1
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.0
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
20.2
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.6
#195
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
31.5
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.6
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
32.9
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.9
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.4
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
36.0
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.7
#192
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.6
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.2
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
24.5
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
39.3
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
19.9
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.3
#199
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
36.9
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.0
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.8
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
34.2
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.6
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.1
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.5
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
20.7
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
8.2
#201
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
22.8
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
35.3
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.0
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
32.9
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
32.8
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
21.8
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.3
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
17.4
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.4
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.9
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
14.9
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.7
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
42.4
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
10.1
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
9.8
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.0
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
12.4
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
13.0
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
16.6
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
23.5
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
18.5
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
15.2
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
27.6
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
41.1
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Birth Rate per 1,000
34.0
#24