The number of live births per 1,000 population in the world decreased over the past 30 years. In 1990, the crude birth rate was at 26, whereas it had dropped below 17 by 2021. In 2023, Niger was the country with the highest global birth rate.
Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021
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Number of live births per 1,000 population
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World Bank. (September 19, 2023). Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (live births per 1,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/
World Bank. "Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (live births per 1,000 population)." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/
World Bank. (2023). Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (live births per 1,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/
World Bank. "Crude Birth Rate Worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (Live Births per 1,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/
World Bank, Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (live births per 1,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Crude birth rate worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (live births per 1,000 population) [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328270/crude-birth-rate-worldwide/