Birth rate, crude in Small states
Small states: Birth rate, crude was 16.05 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.05 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
36.55 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
16.05 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Small states, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Small states recorded 16.05 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Small states peaked at 36.55 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.05 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Small states ranks 25th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.55 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 36.26 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 35.91 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 35.51 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 34.93 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 34.11 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 33.57 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 32.54 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 32.23 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 31.58 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 31.25 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 31.14 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 30.89 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 30.14 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 30.22 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.85 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 29.97 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 29.9 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 30 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 30.2 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 30.35 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 30.38 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.36 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 30.26 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 29.96 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 29.55 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 29.18 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 28.89 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 28.61 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 28.25 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 27.85 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 27.28 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 27.16 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 26.22 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 25.67 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 24.88 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 24.4 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.78 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 23.35 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 23.32 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.57 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.93 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 21.72 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 21.48 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21.25 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 21.05 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.94 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.86 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.67 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.31 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 20 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.75 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.42 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.16 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.79 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.48 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.04 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.67 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17.36 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.09 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.86 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.49 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.28 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.05 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.32 per 1,000 people | 31.58 per 1,000 people | 36.55 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.36 per 1,000 people | 29.85 per 1,000 people | 31.25 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.58 per 1,000 people | 28.25 per 1,000 people | 30.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.39 per 1,000 people | 23.32 per 1,000 people | 27.85 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.47 per 1,000 people | 20.67 per 1,000 people | 22.57 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9 per 1,000 people | 17.36 per 1,000 people | 20.31 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.55 per 1,000 people | 16.05 per 1,000 people | 17.09 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 22 Madagascar 31.71 per 1,000 people compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 31.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 Ethiopia 31.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 31.34 per 1,000 people compare
- 26 Malawi 31.14 per 1,000 people compare
- 27 Liberia 30.58 per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 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 -0.4626 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Small states?
- Birth rate, crude in Small states was 16.05 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 36.55 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.05 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for birth rate, crude?
- Small states ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.