Nepal vs South Africa: Birth rate, crude

Nepal
18.96 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Africa
18.48 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nepal rank
80th
South Africa rank
83rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Nepal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 18.96 per 1,000 people against 18.48 per 1,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.48 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 44.05 per 1,000 people 39.74 per 1,000 people 4.31 per 1,000 people Nepal
1970s 41.76 per 1,000 people 37.25 per 1,000 people 4.51 per 1,000 people Nepal
1980s 39.49 per 1,000 people 33.68 per 1,000 people 5.81 per 1,000 people Nepal
1990s 35.88 per 1,000 people 25.52 per 1,000 people 10.36 per 1,000 people Nepal
2000s 26.6 per 1,000 people 22.33 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people Nepal
2010s 22.04 per 1,000 people 21.09 per 1,000 people 0.9521 per 1,000 people Nepal
2020s 19.56 per 1,000 people 19.04 per 1,000 people 0.5156 per 1,000 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Nepal or South Africa?
Nepal, at 18.96 per 1,000 people against 18.48 per 1,000 people in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Nepal and South Africa?
0.48 per 1,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Nepal ranks 80th 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
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.