Birth rate, crude in Low income

Low income: Birth rate, crude was 34.04 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34.04 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
48.36 per 1,000 people
in 1967
All-time low
34.04 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Low income, 1960–2024

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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 income stood at 34.04 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Low income peaked at 48.36 per 1,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 34.04 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

That places Low income 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Birth rate, crude in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Low income, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 47.71 per 1,000 people
1961 47.5 per 1,000 people -0.4%
1962 47.7 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1963 47.91 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1964 47.89 per 1,000 people -0.0%
1965 47.92 per 1,000 people +0.1%
1966 48.09 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1967 48.36 per 1,000 people +0.6%
1968 48.16 per 1,000 people -0.4%
1969 48.08 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1970 48.01 per 1,000 people -0.1%
1971 47.85 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1972 47.84 per 1,000 people -0.0%
1973 47.24 per 1,000 people -1.2%
1974 46.98 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1975 46.88 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1976 46.73 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1977 46.71 per 1,000 people -0.0%
1978 46.64 per 1,000 people -0.1%
1979 46.95 per 1,000 people +0.6%
1980 47.15 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1981 47.05 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1982 46.73 per 1,000 people -0.7%
1983 46.73 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1984 46.64 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1985 46.65 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1986 46.56 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1987 46.39 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1988 46.24 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1989 46.01 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1990 45.93 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1991 45.69 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1992 45.43 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1993 45.32 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1994 45.06 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1995 45.02 per 1,000 people -0.1%
1996 44.64 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1997 44.18 per 1,000 people -1.0%
1998 43.69 per 1,000 people -1.1%
1999 43.47 per 1,000 people -0.5%
2000 43.14 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2001 42.66 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2002 42.15 per 1,000 people -1.2%
2003 41.73 per 1,000 people -1.0%
2004 41.38 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2005 41.01 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2006 40.67 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2007 40.31 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2008 39.95 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2009 39.5 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2010 39.06 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2011 38.55 per 1,000 people -1.3%
2012 38.09 per 1,000 people -1.2%
2013 37.61 per 1,000 people -1.3%
2014 37.18 per 1,000 people -1.1%
2015 36.81 per 1,000 people -1.0%
2016 36.43 per 1,000 people -1.0%
2017 36.18 per 1,000 people -0.7%
2018 35.89 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2019 35.65 per 1,000 people -0.7%
2020 35.33 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2021 35.02 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2022 34.7 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2023 34.38 per 1,000 people -0.9%
2024 34.04 per 1,000 people -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.93 per 1,000 people 47.5 per 1,000 people 48.36 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 47.18 per 1,000 people 46.64 per 1,000 people 48.01 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 46.62 per 1,000 people 46.01 per 1,000 people 47.15 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 44.84 per 1,000 people 43.47 per 1,000 people 45.93 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 41.25 per 1,000 people 39.5 per 1,000 people 43.14 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 37.15 per 1,000 people 35.65 per 1,000 people 39.06 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 34.69 per 1,000 people 34.04 per 1,000 people 35.33 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 1 Central African Republic 46.19 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 2 Chad 43.26 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 3 Somalia 42.35 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 4 Niger 41.42 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Low income?
Birth rate, crude in Low income was 34.04 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 48.36 per 1,000 people in 1967.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 34.04 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Low income rank for birth rate, crude?
Low income ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low 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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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
265 places, 17,195 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.