Eritrea vs Rwanda: Birth rate, crude

Eritrea
28.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda
28.06 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Rwanda rank
39th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Eritrea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 28.72 per 1,000 people against 28.06 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.66 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 47.68 per 1,000 people 49.27 per 1,000 people 1.59 per 1,000 people Rwanda
1970s 45.87 per 1,000 people 50.26 per 1,000 people 4.4 per 1,000 people Rwanda
1980s 44.64 per 1,000 people 49.96 per 1,000 people 5.32 per 1,000 people Rwanda
1990s 41.7 per 1,000 people 42.02 per 1,000 people 0.3243 per 1,000 people Rwanda
2000s 36.02 per 1,000 people 40.18 per 1,000 people 4.17 per 1,000 people Rwanda
2010s 31.06 per 1,000 people 32.41 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people Rwanda
2020s 28.73 per 1,000 people 28.94 per 1,000 people 0.2102 per 1,000 people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Eritrea or Rwanda?
Eritrea, at 28.72 per 1,000 people against 28.06 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Eritrea and Rwanda?
0.66 per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Eritrea ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 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.