Birth rate, crude in High income
High income: Birth rate, crude was 8.86 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.86 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
42nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.83 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
8.86 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in High income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
High income recorded 8.86 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in High income peaked at 21.83 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.86 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places High income 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in High income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.83 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 21.47 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 20.87 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 20.53 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 20.13 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 19.34 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 18.36 per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 18.63 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 18.27 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 18.09 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 18.02 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 17.8 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 17.11 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 16.69 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 16.62 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 16.16 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 15.98 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.84 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 15.66 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.59 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.36 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 15.33 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.16 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 14.77 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 14.63 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.58 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.5 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.21 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.66 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.28 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 12.83 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.64 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 12.32 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 12.17 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.99 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.88 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.72 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.87 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.57 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.49 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.53 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.52 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.42 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.61 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.82 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.91 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.74 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.62 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.46 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.51 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.22 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.28 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.08 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.68 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.39 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.05 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.68 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 9.65 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.32 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 9 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.86 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.75 per 1,000 people | 18.09 per 1,000 people | 21.83 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.55 per 1,000 people | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 18.02 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 14.21 per 1,000 people | 15.59 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 11.72 per 1,000 people | 14.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.65 per 1,000 people | 11.42 per 1,000 people | 11.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.05 per 1,000 people | 10.05 per 1,000 people | 11.62 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 8.86 per 1,000 people | 9.68 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in High income?
- Birth rate, crude in High income was 8.86 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.83 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does High income rank for birth rate, crude?
- High income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.