Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Birth rate, crude

Dominican Republic
17.62 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Africa
18.48 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
86th
South Africa rank
83rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 18.48 per 1,000 people against 17.62 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.86 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 47.52 per 1,000 people 39.74 per 1,000 people 7.78 per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1970s 38.79 per 1,000 people 37.25 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1980s 32.78 per 1,000 people 33.68 per 1,000 people 0.8961 per 1,000 people South Africa
1990s 28.04 per 1,000 people 25.52 per 1,000 people 2.52 per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2000s 23.25 per 1,000 people 22.33 per 1,000 people 0.9125 per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2010s 20.76 per 1,000 people 21.09 per 1,000 people 0.3261 per 1,000 people South Africa
2020s 18.27 per 1,000 people 19.04 per 1,000 people 0.7752 per 1,000 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
South Africa, at 18.48 per 1,000 people against 17.62 per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
0.86 per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Dominican Republic ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.