French Polynesia vs United States: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)

French Polynesia
10.69 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United States
10.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
145th
United States rank
147th

Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) over time

  • French Polynesia
  • United States
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 10.69 per 1,000 people against 10.6 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

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

French Polynesia ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 41.13 per 1,000 people 20.33 per 1,000 people 20.8 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1970s 33.57 per 1,000 people 15.57 per 1,000 people 18 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1980s 30.37 per 1,000 people 15.83 per 1,000 people 14.54 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1990s 24.25 per 1,000 people 15.08 per 1,000 people 9.17 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2000s 18.8 per 1,000 people 14.07 per 1,000 people 4.73 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2010s 14.97 per 1,000 people 12.26 per 1,000 people 2.71 per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2020s 11.19 per 1,000 people 10.84 per 1,000 people 0.3514 per 1,000 people French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, French Polynesia or United States?
French Polynesia, at 10.69 per 1,000 people against 10.6 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between French Polynesia and United States?
0.09 per 1,000 people, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and United States rank globally for birth rate, crude?
French Polynesia ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th 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.