Birth rate, crude in OECD members
OECD members: Birth rate, crude was 9.65 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.65 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
23.49 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
9.65 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in OECD members, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 9.65 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 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in OECD members peaked at 23.49 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.65 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 38th of 45 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.49 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 23.39 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 23.08 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 22.96 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 22.85 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 22.2 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 21.2 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 21.41 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 21.04 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 20.89 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 20.8 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 20.49 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 19.67 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 19.18 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 18.91 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 18.36 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 18.01 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 17.83 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 17.53 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 17.6 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 17.48 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.19 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 17.07 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 16.76 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 16.51 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 16.39 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.14 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 16.01 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 15.99 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.87 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.87 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 15.62 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 15.39 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 15.09 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 14.84 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 14.49 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.34 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.15 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.02 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.83 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.81 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.47 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 13.25 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 13.18 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.96 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.09 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.12 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.81 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.65 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 12.41 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.34 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.08 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.08 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.74 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.42 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.19 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.91 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.52 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.51 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.22 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 9.81 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 9.65 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.25 per 1,000 people | 20.89 per 1,000 people | 23.49 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.84 per 1,000 people | 17.53 per 1,000 people | 20.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.54 per 1,000 people | 15.87 per 1,000 people | 17.48 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.76 per 1,000 people | 13.83 per 1,000 people | 15.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 per 1,000 people | 12.81 per 1,000 people | 13.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 per 1,000 people | 10.91 per 1,000 people | 12.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 per 1,000 people | 9.65 per 1,000 people | 10.52 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Senegal 29.18 per 1,000 people compare
- 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
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 230.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.0% (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in OECD members?
- Birth rate, crude in OECD members was 9.65 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 23.49 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.65 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for birth rate, crude?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.