Angola and Niger recorded the highest crude birth rates in Africa in 2018. In both countries, 44 births were recorded per 1,000 inhabitants, respectively. Mali and Chad followed in the ranking, whereas Uganda's birth rate equaled to 43 births of every thousand individuals.
As of 2018, half of the population in Angola and Niger was aged under 16 years old. Especially, Niger ranks as the country with the youngest population in Africa and worldwide, with a median age by 15.4 years.
African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2018
(births per 1,000 individuals)
The source adds the following information: "This entry gives 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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Index Mundi. (January 1, 2019). African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2018 (births per 1,000 individuals) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121334/crude-birth-rate-in-africa-by-country/
Index Mundi. "African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2018 (births per 1,000 individuals)." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121334/crude-birth-rate-in-africa-by-country/
Index Mundi. (2019). African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2018 (births per 1,000 individuals). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121334/crude-birth-rate-in-africa-by-country/
Index Mundi. "African Countries with The Highest Crude Birth Rate in 2018 (Births per 1,000 Individuals)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121334/crude-birth-rate-in-africa-by-country/
Index Mundi, African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2018 (births per 1,000 individuals) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121334/crude-birth-rate-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited September 29, 2020)
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