Birth rate, crude in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Birth rate, crude was 21.08 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.08 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
44.73 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
21.08 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Lower middle income, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Lower middle income is 21.08 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Lower middle income peaked at 44.73 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.08 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.73 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 44.56 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 44.39 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 44.15 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.9 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 43.52 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 43.14 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 42.82 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.5 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 42.17 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 41.95 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 41.89 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 41.72 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 41.53 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 41.3 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 40.85 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 40.69 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 40.2 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 39.92 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 39.77 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 39.73 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 39.52 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 39.24 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 38.95 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 38.63 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 38.12 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 37.76 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 37.09 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.52 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 35.96 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 35.33 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 34.77 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 34.15 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 33.51 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.02 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.51 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 31.99 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 31.53 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.12 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 30.76 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 30.52 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 30.2 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 29.67 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 29.12 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.57 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.01 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 27.56 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.17 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.91 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 26.69 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.28 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.88 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.06 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.4 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.14 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.78 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.18 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 22.88 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.38 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.89 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 21.66 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.51 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.31 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.08 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.59 per 1,000 people | 42.17 per 1,000 people | 44.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.98 per 1,000 people | 39.77 per 1,000 people | 41.95 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.15 per 1,000 people | 35.96 per 1,000 people | 39.73 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.87 per 1,000 people | 30.76 per 1,000 people | 35.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.44 per 1,000 people | 26.69 per 1,000 people | 30.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.35 per 1,000 people | 22.38 per 1,000 people | 26.28 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.49 per 1,000 people | 21.08 per 1,000 people | 21.89 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Lower middle income?
- Birth rate, crude in Lower middle income was 21.08 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.73 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.08 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for birth rate, crude?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.