Birth rate, crude in Arab World
Arab World: Birth rate, crude was 23.16 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.16 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
48.22 per 1,000 people
in 1962
All-time low
23.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Arab World, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 23.16 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Arab World peaked at 48.22 per 1,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 23.16 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Arab World 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Arab World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.83 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 47.84 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.22 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 47.87 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 47.43 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 46.9 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 46.52 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 46.17 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 45.81 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 45.49 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 45.22 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 44.96 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 44.64 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.22 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 43.92 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 43.65 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 43.39 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 43.02 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 42.64 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 42.41 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.18 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 41.83 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 41.42 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 41.03 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 40.35 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 39.77 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 38.95 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 38.15 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 37.5 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 36.61 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 35.95 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 35.22 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 34.42 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 33.54 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 32.95 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.03 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 31.24 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 30.72 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 30.28 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 29.88 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 29.48 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.11 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 28.73 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 28.57 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.33 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.34 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.41 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.36 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.34 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 28.41 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.35 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.37 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.14 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.82 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.38 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.65 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 26.25 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.38 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.79 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 24.41 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.89 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.54 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.44 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.16 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.01 per 1,000 people | 45.49 per 1,000 people | 48.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.81 per 1,000 people | 42.41 per 1,000 people | 45.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.78 per 1,000 people | 36.61 per 1,000 people | 42.18 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.62 per 1,000 people | 29.88 per 1,000 people | 35.95 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.61 per 1,000 people | 28.33 per 1,000 people | 29.48 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.16 per 1,000 people | 24.79 per 1,000 people | 28.41 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.69 per 1,000 people | 23.16 per 1,000 people | 24.41 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Arab World?
- Birth rate, crude in Arab World was 23.16 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.22 per 1,000 people in 1962.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.16 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for birth rate, crude?
- Arab World ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.