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Birth rate is the total number of live human births per 1,000 people for a given period divided by the length of the period in years.[1] The number of live births is normally taken from a registration system for births. The number of people comes from a census. There may also be some estimates. The birth rate (with the mortality and migration rates) is used to calculate population growth. The estimated average population may be taken as the mid-year population.[2][3]

When the crude death rate is subtracted from the crude birth rate, the result is the rate of population change (excluding migration).[4]

The total crude birth rate (CBR) includes all births. There is also a set of age-specific rates. This is the number of births per 1,000 women, in each age group.[5]

The first known use of the term "birth rate" in English was in 1856.[6]

World historical and projected crude birth rates (1950–2050)
UN, medium variant, 2019 rev.[7]
Years CBR Years CBR
1950–1955 36.9 2000–2005 21.0
1955–1960 35.4 2005–2010 20.3
1960–1965 35.2 2010–2015 19.5
1965–1970 34.0 2015–2020 18.5
1970–1975 31.4 2020–2025 17.5
1975–1980 28.5 2025–2030 16.6
1980–1985 27.7 2030–2035 16.0
1985–1990 27.4 2035–2040 15.5
1990–1995 24.2 2040–2045 15.0
1995–2000 22.2 2045–2050 14.6

The average global birth rate was 18.1 births per 1,000 total population in 2021.[8] The death rate was 7.7 per 1,000. The rate of population change was thus 1.6%. In 2012, the average global birth rate was 19.611 according to the World Bank[9] and 19.15 births per 1,000 total population according to the CIA.[10] It was 20.09 per 1,000 total population in 2007.[11]

Brth rates declined from 1.85 to 1.53 per woman between 1980 and 2019 in the world’s most developed countries.[12]

The 2021 average of 18.1 births per 1,000 total population is about 4.3 births per second or about 259 births per minute for the world.[8]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Definitions and Notes - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Data - Population and Demographic Indicators". econ.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ↑ See "Fertility rates"; Economic Geography Glossary at University of Washington
  4. ↑ "Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | Data | Table". Data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "birthrate: Definition from". Answers.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Definition of Birthrate". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ↑ "UNdata: Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)". UNdata. United Nations. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "CIA World Factbook. (Search for 'People and Society')". 2021.
  9. ↑ "Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) | Data". Data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  10. ↑ Staff (2012). "FIELD LISTING :: BIRTH RATE". Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ↑ Staff (6 Dec 2007). "FIELD LISTING - BIRTH RATE". Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Why family-friendly policies don't boost birth rates". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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