Birth rate, crude in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Birth rate, crude was 17.84 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.84 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 47 groups
All-time high
42.99 per 1,000 people
in 1963
All-time low
17.84 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income stood at 17.84 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Low & middle income peaked at 42.99 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 17.84 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 20th out of 47 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.37 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 35.42 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 41.25 per 1,000 people | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 42.99 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 41.43 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 40.73 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 39.58 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 38.97 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 39.2 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 38.49 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 38.08 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 37.09 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 36.64 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 35.85 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 34.65 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 33.84 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 32.77 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 32.24 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 31.92 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 31.75 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 31.82 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 32.46 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 32.7 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 31.93 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 31.63 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 31.6 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 31.7 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 31.51 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 30.88 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 30.3 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 29.75 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 29.03 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 28.23 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 27.81 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 27.35 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 26.89 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 26.5 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 26.08 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 25.54 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 25.04 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.69 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.33 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 23.91 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.53 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.28 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 23.07 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.82 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.67 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.57 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.2 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.35 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.46 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.84 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 21.69 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.06 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.13 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.55 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.91 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 19.49 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.76 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.38 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 18.09 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.89 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.84 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.45 per 1,000 people | 35.42 per 1,000 people | 42.99 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.48 per 1,000 people | 31.75 per 1,000 people | 38.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.65 per 1,000 people | 30.3 per 1,000 people | 32.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.22 per 1,000 people | 25.04 per 1,000 people | 29.75 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.33 per 1,000 people | 22.4 per 1,000 people | 24.69 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.27 per 1,000 people | 19.49 per 1,000 people | 22.46 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.19 per 1,000 people | 17.84 per 1,000 people | 18.76 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Low & middle income?
- Birth rate, crude in Low & middle income was 17.84 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.99 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.84 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for birth rate, crude?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.