Birth rate - Country rankings
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The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 11 countries was 14.54 births per 1000 people. The highest value was in Laos: 20.93 births per 1000 people and the lowest value was in Singapore: 7.4 births per 1000 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: births per 1000 people; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Birth rate, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laos | 20.93 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 20.31 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 16.46 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 15.98 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 15.89 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 15.76 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 13.42 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 13.33 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 12.36 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 8.12 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 7.4 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: 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.
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