Birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Birth rate, crude was 9.52 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 9.52 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 43.16 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 9.33 per 1,000 people, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.64 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 24.4 per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 38.54 per 1,000 people | +58.0% |
| 1963 | 43.16 per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 39.9 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 38.84 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 36.59 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 35.65 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 36.68 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 35.44 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 34.77 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 32.55 per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 31.78 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 30.24 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 27.66 per 1,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 26.18 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 23.74 per 1,000 people | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 22.89 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 22.37 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.01 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 22.23 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 24.1 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 25.03 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 23.44 per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 23.11 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 23.66 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 24.39 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 24.84 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 24.04 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 23.37 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 22.86 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 21.82 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 20.63 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 20.39 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 19.97 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.42 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 19.17 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 18.71 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 17.86 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 16.98 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 16.45 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 15.93 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.47 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.08 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.93 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.95 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.72 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.72 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.53 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.46 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.41 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 16.23 per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 15.05 per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 15.48 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.14 per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 15 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 14.19 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 12.38 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 11 per 1,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 9.64 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 9.33 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.52 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +58.0% | 24.4 per 1,000 people | 38.54 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.58 per 1,000 people | 24.4 per 1,000 people | 43.16 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.42 per 1,000 people | 22.01 per 1,000 people | 34.77 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.82 per 1,000 people | 22.23 per 1,000 people | 25.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.78 per 1,000 people | 16.98 per 1,000 people | 22.86 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.15 per 1,000 people | 14.53 per 1,000 people | 16.45 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 per 1,000 people | 12.38 per 1,000 people | 16.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.94 per 1,000 people | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 11 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 36 Eritrea 28.72 per 1,000 people compare
- 37 Comoros 28.23 per 1,000 people compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 28.09 per 1,000 people compare
- 39 Rwanda 28.06 per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Vanuatu 27.65 per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Pakistan 27.41 per 1,000 people compare
- 42 Gabon 27.13 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Birth rate, crude in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 9.52 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.16 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for birth rate, crude?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.