High income OECD countries Compared by People > Birth rate
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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 | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Israel | 18.71 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
2 | Ireland | 15.5 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
3 | Chile | 14.12 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
4 | United States | 13.66 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
5 | New Zealand | 13.48 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
6 | Iceland | 13.15 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
7 | France | 12.6 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
8 | United Kingdom | 12.26 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
9 | Australia | 12.23 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
10 | Luxembourg | 11.72 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
11 | Netherlands | 10.85 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
12 | Norway | 10.8 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
13 | Switzerland | 10.45 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
14 | Estonia | 10.38 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
15 | Finland | 10.36 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
16 | Sweden | 10.33 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
17 | Canada | 10.28 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
18 | Slovakia | 10.27 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
19 | Denmark | 10.2 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
20 | Spain | 10.14 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
21 | Belgium | 10 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
22 | Poland | 9.88 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
23 | Portugal | 9.59 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
=24 | Greece | 8.94 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
=24 | Italy | 8.94 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
26 | Austria | 8.73 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
27 | Slovenia | 8.66 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
28 | Czech Republic | 8.55 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
29 | Germany | 8.37 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
30 | South Korea | 8.33 births/1,000 population | 2013 | ||
31 | Japan | 8.23 births/1,000 population | 2013 |