Data for 1955

Crude Birth Rate, 1955

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1955
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1955, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1955 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 58.128; Vatican City is lowest, at 8.172. The middle country reads 43.762. Against 1954, 222 values changed (91 up, 131 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1955

HighestNiger

58.128

LowestVatican City

8.172

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

222countries
1measure
1955the 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, 1955, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1955: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	58.128
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	56.201
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	54.763
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	54.681
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	54.359
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	53.802
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	52.730
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	52.233
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52.024
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	51.971
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	51.749
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	51.646
Honduras`HND`Central America	51.595
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	51.541
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	51.377
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	51.031
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	51.025
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	50.993
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	50.887
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	50.861
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.860
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.763
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.697
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	50.661
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	50.457
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	50.434
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	50.156
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	49.646
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	49.625
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	49.598
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	49.167
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.060
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	49.037
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	48.985
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	48.936
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	48.833
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	48.711
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	48.703
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	48.522
Belize`BLZ`Central America	48.284
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	48.218
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	48.206
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	48.195
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.096
Mexico`MEX`Central America	47.966
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.837
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	47.816
Peru`PER`South America	47.804
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	47.761
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	47.608
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.557
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	47.467
Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.446
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	47.439
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.379
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.259
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	47.148
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	47.144
Colombia`COL`South America	46.810
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	46.778
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	46.776
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	46.667
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.630
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	46.560
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	46.479
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	46.449
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.429
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	46.324
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	46.279
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	46.278
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	46.214
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	46.196
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	46.179
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	46.128
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	46.107
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	46.074
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	45.778
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	45.733
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	45.689
Brazil`BRA`South America	45.666
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	45.625
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.620
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	45.600
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	45.369
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	45.319
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	45.181
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	45.131
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	45.018
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	44.949
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	44.928
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	44.920
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	44.894
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	44.830
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.784
Suriname`SUR`South America	44.719
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	44.715
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.622
Ecuador`ECU`South America	44.520
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.457
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	44.453
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	44.450
India`IND`Southern Asia	44.415
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	44.373
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	44.338
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	44.326
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	44.171
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.137
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	44.009
Guyana`GUY`South America	43.901
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.893
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43.813
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	43.710
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.557
Bolivia`BOL`South America	43.467
Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.357
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42.918
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	42.916
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	42.827
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.627
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	42.604
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	42.600
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42.525
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	42.431
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	42.011
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.925
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.913
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	41.824
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.638
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41.511
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	41.426
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	41.311
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	40.858
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	40.833
Panama`PAN`Central America	40.750
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	40.571
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	40.471
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	40.207
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	40.034
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	39.512
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	38.516
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	38.493
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.436
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38.329
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	38.056
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	37.214
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	36.888
Chile`CHL`South America	36.844
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	36.583
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	36.457
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.181
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	35.859
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	35.768
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	35.558
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	35.513
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	35.291
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	34.798
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	34.498
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	34.298
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	34.220
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	34.219
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	34.016
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	33.776
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	33.536
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	32.874
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	32.706
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	31.754
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	31.374
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	31.115
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	30.241
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	29.953
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	29.048
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	28.846
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	28.377
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	27.131
Canada`CAN`Northern America	27.114
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	26.224
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	26.200
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.808
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	25.652
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	25.278
Argentina`ARG`South America	25.141
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	24.963
United States`USA`Northern America	24.638
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	24.323
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24.258
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	23.759
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	22.844
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.376
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	22.236
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	22.047
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	21.623
Uruguay`URY`South America	21.591
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	21.566
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	21.483
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.461
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	21.333
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	21.156
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	20.663
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.568
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	20.507
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	19.999
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	19.747
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	19.674
France`FRA`Western Europe	18.659
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	18.590
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	18.408
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	18.249
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	17.786
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	17.763
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	17.648
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	17.384
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	17.029
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	16.761
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	16.251
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	16.078
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	15.931
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	15.688
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	15.539
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.503
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	14.706
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	11.928
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	8.172

02In 1955

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger58.128
Rwanda56.201
Yemen54.763
Côte d’Ivoire54.681
Dominican Republic54.359

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 43.762. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031954 → 1955

Since 1954

What changed between 1954 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
91 · 131rose · fell
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Rose most

Guam33.279 → 35.513+2.234
North Korea32.137 → 34.016+1.879
Grenada43.847 → 45.600+1.753
Azerbaijan42.365 → 43.813+1.448
Turkmenistan42.642 → 44.009+1.367

Fell most

Iraq47.630 → 41.925−5.705
Vietnam42.425 → 40.034−2.391
Kuwait44.513 → 42.525−1.988
Montenegro34.413 → 32.706−1.707
North Macedonia35.388 → 33.776−1.612

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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UN DESA Population Division (1955). Crude Birth Rate, 1955 [data set], describing 1955. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1955

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