Sparsely populated countries Compared by People > Birth rate

DEFINITION: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Niger	46.84 births/1,000 population	2013
2	Mali	46.06 births/1,000 population	2013
3	Zambia	42.79 births/1,000 population	2013
4	Somalia	41.45 births/1,000 population	2013
5	Angola	39.16 births/1,000 population	2013
6	South Sudan	38.5 births/1,000 population	2013
7	Chad	37.99 births/1,000 population	2013
8	Central African Republic	35.8 births/1,000 population	2013
9	Gabon	34.82 births/1,000 population	2013
10	Mauritania	32.31 births/1,000 population	2013
11	Western Sahara	31.18 births/1,000 population	2013
12	Sudan	30.84 births/1,000 population	2013
13	Solomon Islands	26.9 births/1,000 population	2013
14	Belize	25.58 births/1,000 population	2013
15	Papua New Guinea	25.4 births/1,000 population	2013
16	Oman	24.43 births/1,000 population	2013
17	Algeria	24.25 births/1,000 population	2013
18	Bolivia	23.77 births/1,000 population	2013
19	Botswana	21.69 births/1,000 population	2013
20	Namibia	20.72 births/1,000 population	2013
21	French Guiana	20.46 births/1,000 population	2006
22	Mongolia	20.34 births/1,000 population	2013
23	Kazakhstan	20.03 births/1,000 population	2013
24	Turkmenistan	19.53 births/1,000 population	2013
25	Saudi Arabia	19.01 births/1,000 population	2013
26	Libya	18.74 births/1,000 population	2013
27	Bhutan	18.43 births/1,000 population	2013
28	Argentina	17.12 births/1,000 population	2013
29	Suriname	17.1 births/1,000 population	2013
30	Paraguay	16.95 births/1,000 population	2013
31	Guyana	16.31 births/1,000 population	2013
32	New Caledonia	15.81 births/1,000 population	2013
33	Greenland	14.57 births/1,000 population	2013
34	New Zealand	13.48 births/1,000 population	2013
35	Uruguay	13.28 births/1,000 population	2013
36	Iceland	13.15 births/1,000 population	2013
37	Australia	12.23 births/1,000 population	2013
38	Russia	12.11 births/1,000 population	2013
39	Norway	10.8 births/1,000 population	2013
40	Finland	10.36 births/1,000 population	2013
41	Canada	10.28 births/1,000 population	2013
=42	Niue	-9 births/1,000 population	2012
=42	Pitcairn Islands	-9 births/1,000 population	2012
=42	Christmas Island	-9 births/1,000 population	2012

Citation

"Countries Compared by People > Birth rate. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Sparsely-populated-countries/People/Birth-rate

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