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, 2020
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Russian Birth Rate Plummets: Vladimir Putin Launches New 'Breeding Scheme' as Nation Faces Threat of 'Extinction'
Radar Online on MSN.com - 9/25/2023 4:30:00 PM
Vladimir Putin was forced to launch a new “breeding scheme” this month as Russia’s birth rate plummets, RadarOnline.com has learned. In a startling development to come as the 70-year-old Russian leader continues his war against Ukraine,
The best countries in the world for giving birth
MSN - 9/12/2022 4:25:00 AM
The latest statistics reveal an ultra-low rate ... Singapore is one of the safest places to give birth in the world. The country offers its residents universal health coverage in the form of ...
How Countries Prepare for Population Growth and Decline
CounterPunch - 9/12/2023 5:59:00 AM
India surpassed China as the most populous country in the world with the latter having 850,000 fewer people by the end of 2022—marking the country’s first population decline since famine struck from 1959 to 1961.
Birth Rate & Fertility
Pew Research Center - 6/12/2021 3:25:00 PM
India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than ... While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose. To highlight some of ...
The World’s Population May Peak in Your Lifetime. What Happens Next?
The New York Times - 9/18/2023 9:01:00 AM
The global human population has been climbing for the past two centuries. But what is normal for all of us alive today — growing up while the world is growing rapidly — may be a blip in human history. Children born today will very likely live to see the end of global population growth.
Muslim Birth Rate Drops
MercoPress - 9/22/2023 3:22:00 PM
Decreasing birth rates will slow the world’s Muslim population growth ... to falling fertility rates in many Muslim-majority countries,” it said, noting the birth rate is falling as more ...
Life expectancy at birth in the Maghreb countries 2021
Statista - 8/29/2023 12:00:00 AM
Learn more about how Statista can support your business. Request webinar World Bank. (May 10, 2023). Maghreb countries: Life expectancy at birth from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved ...
Fertility Rates Are Now Falling in Half the World’s Countries
Futurism - 11/9/2018 7:57:00 PM
Those dropping fertility rates mean half the world's nations are now on the cusp of a "baby bust" — meaning their residents aren't giving birth to the number of children needed to maintain the ...
30 Countries with Highest Rates of Emigration
Yahoo Finance - 8/30/2023 2:24:00 PM
In this article, we will be taking a look at the 30 countries with highest rates of emigration ... people prefer to stay in their birth countries, even in a world as globalized as ours.
Crude birth rate in Togo 2011-2021
Statista - 8/9/2023 12:00:00 AM
Learn more about how Statista can support your business. Request webinar World Bank. (June 29, 2023). Togo: Birth rate from 2011 to 2021 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved ...
