Countries with the highest birth rate


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



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.
Rank country (births/1,000 population) Date of Information
1 Niger 51.60 2009 est.
2 Mali 49.15 2009 est.
3 Uganda 47.84 2009 est.
4 Afghanistan 45.46 2009 est.
5 Sierra Leone 44.73 2009 est.
6 Burkina Faso 44.33 2009 est.
7 Somalia 43.70 2009 est.
8 Angola 43.69 2009 est.
9 Ethiopia 43.66 2009 est.
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.63 2009 est.
11 Liberia 42.25 2009 est.
12 Yemen 42.14 2009 est.
13 Malawi 41.48 2009 est.
14 Burundi 41.42 2009 est.
15 Congo, Republic of the 41.37 2009 est.
16 Chad 40.86 2009 est.
17 Zambia 40.24 2009 est.
18 Rwanda 39.67 2009 est.
19 Western Sahara 39.54 2009 est.
20 Mayotte 39.26 2009 est.
21 Benin 39.22 2009 est.
22 Sao Tome and Principe 38.54 2009 est.
23 Madagascar 38.14 2009 est.
24 Djibouti 38.13 2009 est.
25 Mozambique 37.98 2009 est.
26 Gambia, The 37.87 2009 est.
27 Guinea 37.52 2009 est.
28 Gaza Strip 36.93 2009 est.
29 Senegal 36.84 2009 est.
30 Nigeria 36.65 2009 est.
31 Kenya 36.64 2009 est.
32 Equatorial Guinea 36.52 2009 est.
33 Togo 36.44 2009 est.
34 Guinea-Bissau 35.97 2009 est.
35 Gabon 35.57 2009 est.
36 Comoros 35.23 2009 est.
37 Oman 34.79 2009 est.
38 Tanzania 34.29 2009 est.
39 Eritrea 34.20 2009 est.
40 Mauritania 34.11 2009 est.
41 Cameroon 34.10 2009 est.
42 Laos 33.94 2009 est.
43 Sudan 33.74 2009 est.
44 Central African Republic 32.75 2009 est.
45 Cote d'Ivoire 32.11 2009 est.
46 Zimbabwe 31.49 2009 est.
47 Marshall Islands 30.70 2009 est.
48 Kiribati 30.20 2009 est.
49 Iraq 30.10 2009 est.
50 Haiti 29.10 2009 est.
51 Ghana 28.58 2009 est.
52 Saudi Arabia 28.55 2009 est.
53 Paraguay 28.17 2009 est.
54 Samoa 28.06 2009 est.
55 Guatemala 27.98 2009 est.
56 Solomon Islands 27.69 2009 est.
57 Pakistan 27.62 2009 est.
58 Papua New Guinea 27.55 2009 est.
59 Belize 27.33 2009 est.
60 Tajikistan 26.90 2009 est.
61 Honduras 26.27 2009 est.
62 Timor-Leste 26.25 2009 est.
63 Swaziland 26.25 2009 est.
64 Philippines 26.01 2009 est.
65 Syria 25.90 2009 est.
66 Bolivia 25.82 2009 est.
67 Cambodia 25.73 2009 est.
68 West Bank 25.44 2009 est.
69 El Salvador 25.31 2009 est.
70 Libya 25.15 2009 est.
71 Bangladesh 24.68 2009 est.
72 Lesotho 24.14 2009 est.
73 Nauru 23.90 2009 est.
74 Cape Verde 23.50 2009 est.
75 Kyrgyzstan 23.44 2009 est.
76 American Samoa 23.31 2009 est.
77 Nicaragua 23.25 2009 est.
78 Nepal 23.18 2009 est.
79 Tuvalu 23.11 2009 est.
80 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.10 2009 est.
81 Botswana 22.89 2009 est.
82 Namibia 22.51 2009 est.
83 Dominican Republic 22.39 2009 est.
84 Malaysia 22.24 2009 est.
85 Fiji 21.92 2009 est.
86 Kuwait 21.81 2009 est.
87 India 21.76 2009 est.
88 Egypt 21.70 2009 est.
89 Vanuatu 21.53 2009 est.
90 Grenada 21.32 2009 est.
91 Mongolia 21.05 2009 est.
92 Morocco 20.96 2009 est.
93 Turks and Caicos Islands 20.79 2009 est.
94 Ecuador 20.77 2009 est.
95 Venezuela 20.61 2009 est.
96 Panama 20.18 2009 est.
97 Bhutan 20.07 2009 est.
98 World 19.95 2009 est.
99 South Africa 19.93 2009 est.
100 Tonga 19.84 2009 est.
101 Israel 19.77 2009 est.
102 Mexico 19.71 2009 est.
103 Turkmenistan 19.69 2009 est.
104 Jamaica 19.68 2009 est.
105 Colombia 19.57 2009 est.
106 Jordan 19.55 2009 est.
107 Peru 19.38 2009 est.
108 Indonesia 18.84 2009 est.
109 Northern Mariana Islands 18.77 2009 est.
110 Turkey 18.66 2009 est.
111 Brazil 18.43 2009 est.
112 Brunei 18.20 2009 est.
113 Argentina 17.94 2009 est.
114 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.67 2009 est.
115 Azerbaijan 17.62 2009 est.
116 Uzbekistan 17.58 2009 est.
117 Guyana 17.56 2009 est.
118 Costa Rica 17.43 2009 est.
119 Iran 17.17 2009 est.
120 Lebanon 17.10 2009 est.
121 New Caledonia 17.04 2009 est.
122 Bahrain 17.02 2009 est.
123 Burma 16.97 2009 est.
124 Algeria 16.90 2009 est.
125 Bahamas, The 16.81 2009 est.
126 Suriname 16.80 2009 est.
127 Kazakhstan 16.60 2009 est.
128 Antigua and Barbuda 16.59 2009 est.
129 Vietnam 16.31 2009 est.
130 Sri Lanka 16.26 2009 est.
131 Cook Islands 16.18 2009 est.
132 United Arab Emirates 16.02 2009 est.
133 French Polynesia 15.91 2009 est.
134 Seychelles 15.87 2009 est.
135 Dominica 15.73 2009 est.
136 Qatar 15.61 2009 est.
137 Tunisia 15.42 2009 est.
138 Albania 15.29 2009 est.
139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.27 2009 est.
140 Saint Lucia 15.10 2009 est.
141 Korea, North 14.82 2009 est.
142 Greenland 14.76 2009 est.
143 Chile 14.64 2009 est.
144 British Virgin Islands 14.62 2009 est.
145 Maldives 14.55 2009 est.
146 Mauritius 14.41 2009 est.
147 Trinidad and Tobago 14.36 2009 est.
148 Ireland 14.23 2009 est.
149 Netherlands Antilles 14.19 2009 est.
150 China 14.00 2009 est.
151 New Zealand 13.94 2009 est.
152 Uruguay 13.91 2009 est.
153 United States 13.82 2009 est.
154 Iceland 13.43 2009 est.
155 Thailand 13.40 2009 est.
156 Faroe Islands 13.04 2009 est.
157 Anguilla 13.02 2009 est.
158 Aruba 12.79 2009 est.
159 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 12.76 2009 est.
160 Armenia 12.65 2009 est.
161 Cyprus 12.57 2009 est.
162 France 12.57 2009 est.
163 Barbados 12.55 2009 est.
164 Australia 12.47 2009 est.
165 Cayman Islands 12.36 2009 est.
166 Montserrat 12.36 2009 est.
167 Puerto Rico 12.12 2009 est.
168 Macedonia 11.97 2009 est.
169 Virgin Islands 11.95 2009 est.
170 Luxembourg 11.73 2009 est.
171 Bermuda 11.57 2009 est.
172 Palau 11.20 2009 est.
173 Montenegro 11.14 2009 est.
174 Cuba 11.13 2009 est.
175 Saint Helena 11.13 2009 est.
176 Moldova 11.12 2009 est.
177 Russia 11.10 2009 est.
178 Norway 10.99 2009 est.
179 Isle of Man 10.77 2009 est.
180 Gibraltar 10.67 2009 est.
181 Georgia 10.66 2009 est.
182 United Kingdom 10.65 2009 est.
183 Slovakia 10.60 2009 est.
184 Denmark 10.54 2009 est.
185 Romania 10.53 2009 est.
186 Netherlands 10.40 2009 est.
187 Finland 10.38 2009 est.
188 Estonia 10.37 2009 est.
189 Malta 10.36 2009 est.
190 Andorra 10.35 2009 est.
191 Portugal 10.29 2009 est.
192 Canada 10.28 2009 est.
193 Belgium 10.15 2009 est.
194 Sweden 10.13 2009 est.
195 Poland 10.04 2009 est.
196 Latvia 9.78 2009 est.
197 Liechtenstein 9.75 2009 est.
198 Spain 9.72 2009 est.
199 Belarus 9.71 2009 est.
200 Croatia 9.64 2009 est.
201 San Marino 9.63 2009 est.
202 Ukraine 9.60 2009 est.
203 Switzerland 9.59 2009 est.
204 Bulgaria 9.51 2009 est.
205 Hungary 9.51 2009 est.
206 Greece 9.45 2009 est.
207 Serbia 9.19 2009 est.
208 Lithuania 9.11 2009 est.
209 Monaco 9.10 2009 est.
210 Taiwan 8.99 2009 est.
211 Slovenia 8.97 2009 est.
212 Korea, South 8.93 2009 est.
213 Macau 8.88 2009 est.
214 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.85 2009 est.
215 Czech Republic 8.83 2009 est.
216 Singapore 8.82 2009 est.
217 Austria 8.65 2009 est.
218 Jersey 8.63 2009 est.
219 Guernsey 8.46 2009 est.
220 Germany 8.18 2009 est.
221 Italy 8.18 2009 est.
222 Japan 7.64 2009 est.
223 Hong Kong 7.42 2009 est.



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    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
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    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
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