list of sovereign states and dependent territories by birth rate
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Methodology
Crude birth rate refers to the number of births over a given period divided by the person-years lived by the population over that period.
It is expressed as number of births per 1,000 population. The first list is based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) "2011 annual statistics".
Lists 236 countries and territories in 2011 crude birth rate.
The second list is based on World Bank Data for the year 2010.[1]
The third list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for year 2013 and 2014.[2] Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.
Countries
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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World 19 0 19.4 0 19.40 0 19.40 0 Afghanistan 44 7 45.1 3 39.05 12 38.84 10 Albania 13 141 11.5 183 12.57 159 12.73 156 Algeria 20 92 24.8 75 24.25 63 23.99 63 Andorra 10 190 10.2 211 8.88 212 8.48 218 Angola 42 11 40.9 13 39.16 10 38.97 9 Antigua and Barbuda 13.8 152 16.07 125 15.94 124 Argentina 17 112 18.7 113 17.12 114 16.88 113 Armenia 15 127 13.3 159 12.86 154 13.92 143 Australia 13 139 13.3 158 12.23 163 12.19 162 Austria 9 195 9.3 222 8.73 214 8.76 214 Azerbaijan 19 100 19.4 107 17.17 112 16.96 111 Bahamas 15 123 13.8 151 15.81 126 15.65 126 Bahrain 20 96 15 139 14.16 141 13.92 142 Bangladesh 20 89 19.2 109 22.07 76 21.61 76 Barbados 11 179 12.2 174 12.1 166 11.97 166 Belarus 11 172 11.5 184 10.99 175 10.86 179 Belgium 12 166 11.9 175 10 195 9.99 193 Belize 25 64 22.1 89 25.58 55 25.14 55 Benin 40 15 37.3 19 37.02 19 36.51 20 Bhutan 20 87 20.7 100 18.43 105 18.12 106
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Bolivia 26 58 23.77 68 23.28 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 203 8.3 235 8.92 211 8.89 211 Botswana 24 68 24.8 76 21.69 78 21.34 77 Brazil 15 122 14.7 143 14.97 133 14.72 134 Brunei 19 99 15.5 135 17.63 107 17.49 107 Bulgaria 10 186 9.6 217 9.07 207 8.92 210 Burkina Faso 43 10 45 4 42.81 4 42.42 5 Burundi 34 35 33.3 33 40.04 7 42.33 6 Cambodia 22 75 25.4 72 24.88 59 24.40 60 Cameroon 36 29 34.2 30 31.93 37 36.58 19 Canada 11 173 11.2 191 10.28 188 10.29 187 Cape Verde 21 84 20.96 81 20.72 82 Central African Republic 35 33 33.2 34 35.8 23 35.45 23 Chad 45 5 43.2 8 37.99 16 37.29 16 Chile 14 132 14.5 144 14.12 143 13.97 140 China 12 160 11.9 176 12.25 162 12.17 163 Colombia 20 94 18.9 111 16.98 118 16.73 116 Comoros 38 25 29.4 52 30.26 43 29.05 44 Democratic Republic of the
Congo35 31 31.9 39 39.63 9 36.59 18
Congo 43 9 42.5 9 36.34 20 35.62 22 Costa Rica 16 121 15.9 134 16.25 124 16.08 123 Ivory Coast 34 34 32.8 36 29.83 45 29.25 43 Croatia 10 189 9.4 220 9.53 201 9.49 201 Cuba 10 187 11.8 180 9.92 197 9.90 195 Cyprus 12 167 11.3 187 11.45 169 11.44 172 Czech Republic 11 175 10.4 206 8.55 217 9.79 198 Denmark 11 170 10.6 204 10.2 191 10.22 190 Djibouti 29 49 26.5 65 24.5 61 24.08 62 Dominica 12.8 164 15.61 130 15.53 130 Dominican Republic 22 79 21.1 98 19.21 93 18.97 92 Ecuador 21 85 15.1 138 19.23 92 18.87 95 Egypt 23 71 30.4 50 23.79 67 23.35 68 El Salvador 20 90 20 104 17.12 113 16.79 115 Equatorial Guinea 37 27 37.4 18 34.35 30 33.83 32 Eritrea 36 28 33.6 31 31.39 40 30.69 41 Estonia 12 164 11 198 10.38 185 10.29 188 Ethiopia 31 43 35.7 27 38.07 15 37.66 14
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Fiji 22 82 21.4 96 20.28 86 19.86 87 Finland 11 171 11.1 193 10.36 186 10.35 186 France 13 140 12.6 168 12.6 158 12.49 159 Gabon 27 54 34.82 29 34.64 27 Gambia 38 22 34.6 28 32.59 34 31.75 37 Georgia 12 163 12.9 162 10.72 181 12.93 155 Germany 8 205 8.1 236 8.37 218 8.42 219 Ghana 32 42 30.8 47 31.7 38 31.40 38 Greece 10 191 9.2 224 8.94 209 8.80 213 Grenada 19 98 16.5 131 16.57 121 16.30 120 Guatemala 32 39 30.5 48 25.99 53 25.46 52 Guinea 39 17 37.3 20 36.3 21 36.02 21 Guinea-Bissau 38 20 39.4 15 34.28 31 33.83 31 Guyana 18 106 16.6 130 16.31 123 15.90 125 Haiti 27 56 26 67 23.35 72 22.83 73 Honduras 27 55 27.3 62 24.16 64 23.66 65 Hungary 9 201 8.8 230 9.37 204 9.26 207 Iceland 15 124 14.1 149 13.15 152 13.09 153 India 22 77 21.8 92 20.24 87 19.89 86 Indonesia 18 103 18.1 118 17.38 108 17.04 108 Iran 17 113 18.2 117 18.4 106 18.23 105 Iraq 35 30 31 43 27.51 46 26.85 46 Ireland 17 118 16.3 132 15.5 131 15.18 132 Israel 22 78 21.4 97 18.71 102 18.44 101 Italy 9 199 9.1 227 8.94 210 8.84 212 Jamaica 16 120 15.2 136 18.65 103 18.41 103 Japan 9 204 8.3 233 8.23 220 8.07 222 Jordan 25 61 28.9 55 26.23 52 25.23 53 Kazakhstan 22 76 22.5 87 20.03 88 19.61 88 Kenya 38 24 36.1 25 30.08 44 28.27 45 Kiribati 27.8 58 22.18 75 21.85 75 North Korea 14 133 14.4 147 14.49 138 14.51 138 South Korea 9 197 9.4 219 8.33 219 8.26 220 Kuwait 18 104 16 133 20.61 83 20.26 84 Kyrgyzstan 27 57 27.1 63 23.67 70 23.33 69 Laos 23 74 28 57 25.23 58 24.76 58 Latvia 9 202 9.1 226 9.91 198 9.79 199 Lebanon 15 125 24.3 79 14.79 136 14.80 133
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Lesotho 28 51 30.4 49 26.31 51 25.92 49 Liberia 39 16 36.1 24 35.75 24 35.07 26 Libya 23 72 21.5 94 18.74 100 18.40 104 Liechtenstein 9 200 10.9 199 10.67 183 10.53 183 Lithuania 11 182 11.3 189 9.36 205 9.36 205 Luxembourg 12 168 10.9 200 11.72 168 11.75 169 Macedonia 11 183 11.1 192 11.72 167 11.64 171 Madagascar 35 32 33.5 32 33.58 32 33.12 33 Malawi 44 6 44.6 5 39.98 8 41.80 7 Malaysia 20 91 17.5 120 20.41 84 20.06 85 Maldives 17 116 22.4 88 15.38 132 15.59 127 Mali 46 2 45.4 2 46.06 2 45.53 2 Malta 10 193 10.2 213 10.27 190 10.24 189 Marshall Islands 31.1 40 27.21 47 26.36 47 Mauritania 34 36 33.2 35 32.31 36 31.83 36 Mauritius 12 165 11.4 185 13.62 148 13.46 149 Mexico 20 95 17.5 119 18.61 104 19.02 91 F.S. Micronesia 25 62 23.5 80 21.44 80 20.97 80 Moldova 12 146 11 196 12.38 160 12.21 161 Monaco 27.3 61 6.79 224 6.72 224 Mongolia 23 69 25.1 74 20.34 85 20.88 81 Montenegro 12 148 11.6 182 10.75 180 10.59 182 Morocco 20 97 18.8 112 18.73 101 18.47 100 Mozambique 38 23 41.4 12 39.08 11 38.83 11 Myanmar 17 111 19.3 108 18.89 97 18.65 97 Namibia 26 59 20.72 82 20.28 83 Nauru 29.7 51 26.39 49 25.61 51
Nepal 24 66 24.3 78 21.48 79 21.07 79
Netherlands 11 176 10.8 201 10.85 177 10.83 180 New Zealand 15 129 14.3 148 13.48 149 13.40 151 Nicaragua 24 67 23.2 83 18.77 99 18.41 102
Niger 49 1 46 1 46.84 1 46.12 1 Nigeria 40 14 36.9 21 38.78 13 38.03 12 Norway 13 143 12.2 173 10.8 178 12.09 165 Oman 18 107 31 44 24.43 62 24.47 59 Pakistan 27 52 27.5 60 23.76 69 23.19 71 Palau 13.6 155 10.9 176 10.95 177 Palestine 33 37 32.8 37 23.81 66 32.20 35
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Panama 20 93 19.7 106 18.91 96 18.61 98 Papua New Guinea 30 45 30.9 46 25.4 57 24.89 57 Paraguay 24 65 22.9 85 16.95 119 16.66 118 Peru 20 88 19.9 105 18.85 98 18.57 99 Philippines 25 60 25.3 73 24.62 60 24.24 61 Poland 11 180 10.2 207 9.88 199 9.77 200 Portugal 10 194 9.2 225 9.59 200 9.42 202 Qatar 13 142 11.9 179 10.08 194 9.95 194 Romania 10 188 9.2 223 9.4 203 9.27 206 Russia 13 145 12.6 167 12.11 165 11.87 168 Rwanda 41 13 42.1 11 35.49 26 34.61 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.5 169 13.79 145 13.64 146 Saint Lucia 13 138 12.8 165 14.19 139 13.94 141 Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines17 114 16.8 124 14.12 142 13.85 144
Samoa 25 63 24.8 77 21.7 77 21.29 78 San Marino 11 177 10.2 209 8.78 213 8.70 215 São Tomé and Príncipe 31 44 29.4 53 36.05 22 35.12 24 Saudi Arabia 22 80 22.9 84 19.01 95 18.78 96 Senegal 37 26 36.7 23 35.64 25 35.09 25 Serbia 9 196 9 228 9.15 206 9.13 208 Seychelles 18 101 18.6 116 14.85 135 14.54 136 Sierra Leone 39 18 38.4 17 37.77 17 37.40 15 Singapore 9 198 9.5 218 7.91 221 8.10 221 Slovakia 11 174 11.3 188 10.27 189 10.01 192 Slovenia 11 178 10.7 202 8.66 215 8.54 217 Solomon Islands 32 41 34.3 29 26.9 48 26.33 48 Somalia 44 8 42.3 10 41.45 6 40.87 8 South Africa 21 83 21 99 19.14 94 18.94 93 South Sudan 36.8 22 38.5 14 37.68 13 Spain 11 184 10.2 208 10.14 193 9.88 197 Sri Lanka 18 105 17.4 121 16.64 120 16.24 122 Sudan 33 38 32.6 38 30.84 42 30.01 42 Suriname 18 102 18.7 114 17.1 116 16.73 117 Swaziland 29 47 31.1 42 25.69 54 25.18 54 Sweden 12 147 11.8 181 10.33 187 11.92 167
Switzerland 10 185 10.2 210 10.45 184 10.48 185 Syria 23 73 27.6 59 23.01 73 22.76 74
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Taiwan 8.5 232 8.61 216 8.55 216 Tajikistan 28 50 28.7 56 25.49 56 24.99 56 Tanzania 41 12 39.8 14 37.25 18 36.82 17 Thailand 12 159 12.4 170 12.66 157 11.26 175 Timor-Leste 38 19 39.2 16 34.85 28 34.48 30 Togo 32 40 30.9 45 34.9 27 34.52 29 Tonga 27 53 26.5 64 24.12 65 23.55 66 Trinidad and Tobago 15 130 15.2 137 14.07 144 13.80 145 Tunisia 18 110 18.6 115 17.12 115 16.90 112 Turkey 18 109 16.7 127 17.22 110 16.86 114 Turkmenistan 22 81 21.7 93 19.53 91 19.46 89 Tuvalu 22.9 86 23.56 71 23.74 64 Uganda 45 4 44.1 6 44.5 3 44.17 3 Ukraine 11 181 11 197 9.52 202 9.41 203 United Arab Emirates 13 136 9.6 216 15.65 129 15.54 129 United Kingdom 13 137 12.9 163 12.26 161 12.22 160 United States 14 134 12.7 166 13.66 147 13.42 150 Uruguay 14 131 14.1 150 13.28 151 13.18 152 Uzbekistan 23 70 21.5 95 17.2 111 17.02 109 Vanuatu 30 46 31.1 41 26.35 50 25.69 50 Venezuela 21 86 20.2 103 19.66 89 19.42 90 Vietnam 17 117 16.6 128 16.56 122 16.26 121 Western Sahara (Sahrawi) 21.9 91 31.18 41 30.71 40 Yemen 38 21 35.9 26 31.63 39 31.02 39 Zambia 46 3 43.6 7 42.79 5 42.46 4 Zimbabwe 29 48 29.2 54 32.41 35 32.47 34 Anguilla (UK) 11.1 194 12.82 155 12.68 157 Aruba (Netherlands) 11 169 10.6 205 12.72 156 12.65 158 Bermuda (UK) 12 161 11.9 177 11.39 170 11.35 173 Cayman Islands (UK) 15 128 14.5 145 12.17 164 12.13 164 Guernsey (Channel Islands,
UK)10.1 214 9.95 196 9.89 196
Jersey (Channel Islands, UK) 11.3 190 11.39 171 11.65 170 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 16.8 125 14.93 134 14.70 135 Curaçao (Netherlands) 13.6 153 Falkland Islands/Malvinas 9 229 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 11.9 178 13.36 150 13.57 147 Gibraltar (UK) 14.9 140 14.19 140 14.15 139
Country/territoryWB 2010
OECD 2011
CIA WF 2013
CIA WF 2014
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Greenland (Denmark) 15 126 14.5 146 14.57 137 14.53 137 Guadeloupe (France) 13.6 154 Guam (USA) 18 108 20.6 102 17.23 109 17.01 110 French Guiana 26.1 66 Hong Kong 13 144 13.5 156 7.58 223 9.38 204 Isle of Man (UK) 12.3 171 10.27 174 11.17 176 Kosovo 19.1 110 Macau 10 192 10.6 203 9.03 208 8.98 209 Martinique (France) 13 160 Mayotte (France) 23.2 82 Montserrat (UK) 9.3 221 11.37 172 11.31 174 New Caledonia (France) 16 119 16.7 126 15.81 127 15.57 128 Niue (New Zealand) 14.8 141 Northern Mariana Islands
(USA)20.7 101 19.6 90 18.94 94
Pitcairn Islands (UK) 12.3 172 French Polynesia 17 115 17 123 15.7 128 15.47 131 Puerto Rico (USA) 13 135 11.4 186 11.28 173 10.90 178 Réunion (France) 17 122 Saint Barthélemy (France) 10.2 212 Saint Helena & dependencies
(UK)8.5 231 10.19 192 10.03 191
Saint Martin (France) 16.6 129 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(France)8.3 234 7.79 222 7.70 223
American Samoa 23.5 81 22.84 74 22.87 72 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 13 161 13 153 13.00 154 Tokelau (New Zealand) 22.1 90 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 14.8 142 17.05 117 16.61 119 British Virgin Islands 10.1 215 10.78 179 10.83 181 U.S. Virgin Islands 12 162 11.1 195 10.69 182 10.49 184 Wallis and Futuna (France) 13.4 157 13.74 146 13.56 148 Palestine/Gaza Strip 33.27 33 23.41 67