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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, 2012
See also: Birth rate bar chart
| Country Name | Birth rate (births/1,000 population) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 50 | 2012 |
| Uganda | 47 | 2012 |
| Mali | 45 | 2012 |
| Zambia | 44 | 2012 |
| Burkina Faso | 43 | 2012 |
| Ethiopia | 43 | 2012 |
| Somalia | 42 | 2012 |
| Burundi | 41 | 2012 |
| Malawi | 40 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 40 | 2012 |
| Angola | 39 | 2012 |
| Mozambique | 39 | 2012 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 2012 |
| Chad | 39 | 2012 |
| Sierra Leone | 38 | 2012 |
| Benin | 38 | 2012 |
| Madagascar | 37 | 2012 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37 | 2012 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 37 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 37 | 2012 |
| Liberia | 36 | 2012 |
| Senegal | 36 | 2012 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 2012 |
| Central African Republic | 36 | 2012 |
| Togo | 35 | 2012 |
| Gabon | 35 | 2012 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 35 | 2012 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 35 | 2012 |
| Gambia, The | 33 | 2012 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 2012 |
| Yemen | 33 | 2012 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 2012 |
| Eritrea | 32 | 2012 |
| Kenya | 32 | 2012 |
| Tanzania | 32 | 2012 |
| Sudan | 32 | 2012 |
| Western Sahara | 32 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 31 | 2012 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 30 | 2012 |
| Iraq | 28 | 2012 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 2012 |
| Nauru | 27 | 2012 |
| Ghana | 27 | 2012 |
| Lesotho | 27 | 2012 |
| Jordan | 27 | 2012 |
| Guatemala | 26 | 2012 |
| Swaziland | 26 | 2012 |
| Belize | 26 | 2012 |
| Tajikistan | 26 | 2012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 2012 |
| Laos | 26 | 2012 |
| East Timor | 25 | 2012 |
| Cambodia | 25 | 2012 |
| Philippines | 25 | 2012 |
| Djibouti | 25 | 2012 |
| Tonga | 25 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 25 | 2012 |
| Oman | 24 | 2012 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 2012 |
| Bolivia | 24 | 2012 |
| Egypt | 24 | 2012 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 2012 |
| Haiti | 24 | 2012 |
| Syria | 24 | 2012 |
| Libya | 23 | 2012 |
| Tuvalu | 23 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 23 | 2012 |
| Kiribati | 22 | 2012 |
| Samoa | 22 | 2012 |
| Botswana | 22 | 2012 |
| Nepal | 22 | 2012 |
| Cape Verde | 21 | 2012 |
| Namibia | 21 | 2012 |
| Kuwait | 21 | 2012 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 2012 |
| Mongolia | 21 | 2012 |
| Fiji | 21 | 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 21 | 2012 |
| India | 21 | 2012 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 2012 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 2012 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 2012 |
| Turkmenistan | 20 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 19 | 2012 |
| South Africa | 19 | 2012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19 | 2012 |
| Panama | 19 | 2012 |
| Peru | 19 | 2012 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 2012 |
| Burma | 19 | 2012 |
| Morocco | 19 | 2012 |
| Israel | 19 | 2012 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 2012 |
| Mexico | 19 | 2012 |
| Bhutan | 19 | 2012 |
| Iran | 19 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 2012 |
| Brunei | 18 | 2012 |
| Turkey | 18 | 2012 |
| Brazil | 17 | 2012 |
| El Salvador | 17 | 2012 |
| Suriname | 17 | 2012 |
| Argentina | 17 | 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | 17 | 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 2012 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 2012 |
| Colombia | 17 | 2012 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 2012 |
| Vietnam | 17 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 17 | 2012 |
| Guyana | 17 | 2012 |
| Algeria | 17 | 2012 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 2012 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 16 | 2012 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 2012 |
| Bahamas, The | 16 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 16 | 2012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 2012 |
| Dominica | 16 | 2012 |
| Seychelles | 15 | 2012 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 2012 |
| Greenland | 15 | 2012 |
| Korea, North | 15 | 2012 |
| Saint Lucia | 14 | 2012 |
| Bahrain | 14 | 2012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 2012 |
| Chile | 14 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 2012 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 | 2012 |
| Mauritius | 14 | 2012 |
| United States | 14 | 2012 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 2012 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 2012 |
| Iceland | 13 | 2012 |
| Armenia | 13 | 2012 |
| Thailand | 13 | 2012 |
| France | 13 | 2012 |
| Moldova | 13 | 2012 |
| Albania | 12 | 2012 |
| China | 12 | 2012 |
| Australia | 12 | 2012 |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 2012 |
| Barbados | 12 | 2012 |
| Cayman Islands | 12 | 2012 |
| Macedonia | 12 | 2012 |
| Luxembourg | 12 | 2012 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 2012 |
| Russia | 11 | 2012 |
| Montenegro | 11 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 2012 |
| Norway | 11 | 2012 |
| Palau | 11 | 2012 |
| Liechtenstein | 11 | 2012 |
| Georgia | 11 | 2012 |
| Estonia | 10 | 2012 |
| Spain | 10 | 2012 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 2012 |
| Finland | 10 | 2012 |
| Malta | 10 | 2012 |
| Canada | 10 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 10 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 10 | 2012 |
| Denmark | 10 | 2012 |
| Belgium | 10 | 2012 |
| Latvia | 10 | 2012 |
| Cuba | 10 | 2012 |
| Poland | 10 | 2012 |
| Portugal | 10 | 2012 |
| Belarus | 10 | 2012 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 2012 |
| Croatia | 10 | 2012 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 2012 |
| Romania | 9 | 2012 |
| Hungary | 9 | 2012 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 2012 |
| Andorra | 9 | 2012 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 2012 |
| Serbia | 9 | 2012 |
| Greece | 9 | 2012 |
| Italy | 9 | 2012 |
| Macau | 9 | 2012 |
| San Marino | 9 | 2012 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2012 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 2012 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 2012 |
| Austria | 9 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 2012 |
| Korea, South | 8 | 2012 |
| Japan | 8 | 2012 |
| Germany | 8 | 2012 |
| Singapore | 8 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 2012 |
| Monaco | 7 | 2012 |
