Crude birth rate in Africa, by country 2020

Niger recorded the highest crude birth rates in Africa in 2020, with 48 births were recorded per 1,000 inhabitants. Angola, followed with 43 births every 1,000 population, whereas the rate in Mali, Chad, Benin and Uganda stood at 42.

In Niger, Uganda, Mali, and Angola the population is 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 2020 (births per 1,000 individuals)

Characteristic	Number of births per thousand individuals
Niger	48
Angola	43
Mali	42
Chad	42
Benin	42
Uganda	42
Democratic Republic of the Congo	41
Zambia	40
Malawi	40
Mozambique	39
Somalia	39
Liberia	37
Guinea-Bissau	37
Cameroon	36
Burundi	36
Guinea	36
Sierra Leone	35
Tanzania	35
Burkina-Faso	35
Nigeria	35
Sudan	34
Zimbabwe	34
Central African Republic	33
Republic of the Congo	33
Senegal	32
Ethiopia	32
Togo	32

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2021

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Africa

Survey time period

January 2020

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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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