Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia: Birth rate, crude

Eritrea
28.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia
9.75 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia rank
37th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Eritrea
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 28.72 per 1,000 people against 9.75 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 18.97 per 1,000 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 47.68 per 1,000 people 20.25 per 1,000 people 27.43 per 1,000 people Eritrea
1970s 45.87 per 1,000 people 17.47 per 1,000 people 28.4 per 1,000 people Eritrea
1980s 44.64 per 1,000 people 16.31 per 1,000 people 28.33 per 1,000 people Eritrea
1990s 41.7 per 1,000 people 13.04 per 1,000 people 28.66 per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 36.02 per 1,000 people 11.99 per 1,000 people 24.02 per 1,000 people Eritrea
2010s 31.06 per 1,000 people 12.26 per 1,000 people 18.79 per 1,000 people Eritrea
2020s 28.73 per 1,000 people 10.44 per 1,000 people 18.28 per 1,000 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia?
Eritrea, at 28.72 per 1,000 people against 9.75 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
18.97 per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Eritrea ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th 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
Last refreshed

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.