Data for 1953

Crude Birth Rate, 1953

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1953
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1953, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1953 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 58.360; Vatican City is lowest, at 7.866. The middle country reads 43.402. Against 1952, 222 values changed (102 up, 120 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1953

HighestNiger

58.360

LowestVatican City

7.866

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

222countries
1measure
1953the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

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Every country and every column of Crude Birth Rate, 1953, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1953: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	58.360
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	57.348
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	54.715
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.188
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	54.028
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	53.855
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	53.221
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	52.657
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	52.530
Honduras`HND`Central America	52.119
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52.023
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	51.721
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	51.553
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	51.464
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	51.422
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	51.369
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	51.289
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	51.260
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	51.171
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.956
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	50.848
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.765
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	50.738
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.686
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	50.425
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	50.171
Belize`BLZ`Central America	50.043
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.014
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	49.979
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	49.929
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	49.746
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	49.601
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	49.502
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	49.361
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	49.201
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	49.068
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.067
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	49.028
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	48.896
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	48.829
Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.655
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.179
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	47.959
Peru`PER`South America	47.955
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.760
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	47.654
Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.557
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	47.509
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.451
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	47.324
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.248
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	47.240
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	47.224
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.210
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	47.170
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	47.139
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.121
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	47.080
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	46.995
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	46.950
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	46.945
Colombia`COL`South America	46.796
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	46.673
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	46.611
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	46.610
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	46.526
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.459
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	46.450
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.382
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	46.368
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	46.304
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	46.204
Brazil`BRA`South America	46.090
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	46.083
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.022
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	45.960
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	45.927
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	45.915
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	45.850
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	45.784
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	45.770
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	45.762
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.524
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	45.481
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	45.465
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	45.431
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	45.182
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	45.129
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	45.086
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.938
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.863
Ecuador`ECU`South America	44.776
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	44.723
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	44.677
India`IND`Southern Asia	44.585
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	44.531
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	44.520
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.518
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	44.422
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.389
Suriname`SUR`South America	44.223
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.196
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.091
Guyana`GUY`South America	43.936
Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.858
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.820
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	43.760
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	43.744
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	43.728
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	43.666
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43.413
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	43.390
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.231
Bolivia`BOL`South America	43.160
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	43.085
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	42.889
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	42.654
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	42.527
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	42.415
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	42.310
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	42.133
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.921
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	41.903
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	41.891
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	41.796
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41.745
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.470
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	41.337
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.230
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	41.139
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	41.076
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	40.973
Panama`PAN`Central America	40.920
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.899
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.692
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	40.535
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	40.463
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	39.807
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	39.297
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	39.126
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	39.106
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	38.962
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.894
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	37.602
Chile`CHL`South America	37.066
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	37.027
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	36.957
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	36.720
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.521
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	36.511
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	36.221
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	35.731
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	35.496
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	35.309
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	35.057
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	34.958
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	34.956
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	34.649
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	34.516
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	34.474
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	34.457
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	34.096
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	33.201
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	32.238
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	32.071
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	31.906
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	31.218
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.982
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	29.784
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	29.584
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	29.405
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	28.395
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	28.283
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	28.253
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	27.140
Canada`CAN`Northern America	27.111
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	27.096
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	25.950
Argentina`ARG`South America	25.601
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.130
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	25.091
United States`USA`Northern America	24.539
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	24.515
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	24.263
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	23.824
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	23.746
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	23.670
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	23.472
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	23.301
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	22.912
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.874
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	22.804
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	22.078
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	21.999
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	21.819
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	21.761
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	21.588
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.569
Uruguay`URY`South America	21.453
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.725
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.533
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	20.513
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.777
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	19.521
France`FRA`Western Europe	18.879
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	18.862
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	18.653
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	18.087
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	17.917
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.767
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	17.687
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	16.995
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	16.663
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	16.617
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	16.121
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	15.753
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.665
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	15.580
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	15.338
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	14.848
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	13.952
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	7.866

02In 1953

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger58.360
Rwanda57.348
Côte d’Ivoire54.715
Dominican Republic54.188
Yemen54.028

Lowest

Vatican City7.866
Isle of Man13.952
Austria14.848
Sweden15.338
Latvia15.580

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 43.402. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031952 → 1953

Since 1952

What changed between 1952 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
102 · 120rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

North Korea23.769 → 28.253+4.484
Turkmenistan38.953 → 41.230+2.277
Grenada39.695 → 41.903+2.208
Hungary19.676 → 21.569+1.893
Azerbaijan39.668 → 40.973+1.305

Fell most

China45.116 → 41.796−3.320
Saint Lucia45.680 → 42.889−2.791
Japan23.663 → 21.761−1.902
Vietnam40.712 → 38.962−1.750
North Macedonia36.624 → 34.956−1.668

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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UN DESA Population Division (1953). Crude Birth Rate, 1953 [data set], describing 1953. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1953

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