Country Comparison > Birth rate > TOP 10

Rank	Country	Birth rate (births/1,000 population)
1	Niger	51.6
2	Mali	49.15
3	Uganda	47.84
4	Afghanistan	45.46
5	Sierra Leone	44.73
6	Burkina Faso	44.33
7	Somalia	43.7
8	Angola	43.69
9	Ethiopia	43.66
10	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	42.63

Definition: This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2009