Data for 1962

Crude Birth Rate, 1962

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1962
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1962, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1962 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 57.242; Vatican City is lowest, at 9.532. The middle country reads 42.554. Against 1961, 222 values changed (59 up, 163 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1962

HighestNiger

57.242

LowestVatican City

9.532

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

222countries
1measure
1962the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Crude Birth Rate, 1962, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1962: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	57.242
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	56.337
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	55.377
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	54.539
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	54.176
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	52.816
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	52.507
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	52.226
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	52.155
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	51.138
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	51.023
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	51.020
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	50.864
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	50.720
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	50.710
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	50.666
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.609
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.290
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	50.196
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.045
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.945
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	49.666
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	49.448
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	49.283
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.102
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	49.012
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	48.938
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	48.915
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	48.870
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	48.767
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	48.741
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.599
Honduras`HND`Central America	48.563
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	48.485
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	48.453
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	48.235
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	48.111
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	48.005
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	47.989
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	47.961
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	47.957
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	47.890
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	47.880
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	47.711
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	47.514
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	47.486
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.388
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	47.357
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	47.341
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	47.177
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	47.122
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	47.113
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	47.093
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	47.053
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	47.048
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	46.950
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	46.907
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	46.800
Mexico`MEX`Central America	46.793
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	46.743
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	46.644
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.547
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	46.515
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	46.507
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.448
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.345
Peru`PER`South America	46.217
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	46.199
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	46.156
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.032
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	46.018
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	45.944
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	45.884
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	45.710
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	45.692
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	45.607
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.579
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	45.299
Colombia`COL`South America	44.919
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	44.907
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	44.739
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	44.695
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	44.639
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	44.614
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	44.584
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	44.273
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	44.118
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	44.084
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	44.013
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43.948
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	43.922
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43.885
Bolivia`BOL`South America	43.856
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.853
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	43.712
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	43.564
Suriname`SUR`South America	43.472
Venezuela`VEN`South America	43.441
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.419
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	43.397
Ecuador`ECU`South America	43.390
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.326
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	43.292
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.158
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	43.072
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	43.009
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	42.848
Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.807
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	42.747
Brazil`BRA`South America	42.698
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	42.632
India`IND`Southern Asia	42.475
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	42.396
Paraguay`PRY`South America	42.187
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	41.922
Guyana`GUY`South America	41.811
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.340
Panama`PAN`Central America	41.282
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	41.237
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	41.174
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	40.964
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	40.809
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	40.602
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	40.336
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.220
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	39.972
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	39.674
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	39.622
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	39.573
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	39.427
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	39.056
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	38.974
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	38.933
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	38.703
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	38.697
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	38.421
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	37.791
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	37.669
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	37.372
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	37.355
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	37.005
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	36.752
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	36.505
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	36.404
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	35.302
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.102
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	34.927
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	34.913
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	34.620
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	34.552
Chile`CHL`South America	34.284
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	34.115
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	33.987
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	33.820
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	33.233
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	33.030
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	33.028
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.648
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	32.563
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	32.075
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	31.844
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	31.288
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	30.386
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	28.279
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	27.870
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	27.832
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	26.914
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.782
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.843
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	25.807
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	25.760
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	25.687
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	25.602
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	25.494
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24.523
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	24.358
Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.327
Argentina`ARG`South America	23.753
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	23.729
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	23.423
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	23.105
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	23.006
United States`USA`Northern America	22.860
Uruguay`URY`South America	21.826
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.825
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	21.715
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.123
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	20.965
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.792
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	20.525
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.490
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	19.808
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.753
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	19.732
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.909
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.906
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	18.707
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	18.485
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	18.474
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	18.301
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.186
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	18.128
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	17.869
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	17.723
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	17.697
France`FRA`Western Europe	17.678
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	17.437
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	16.991
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	16.946
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	16.811
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	16.701
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.676
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	16.528
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	16.062
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	16.031
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	15.995
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	15.838
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	14.046
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	13.737
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	13.236
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	12.972
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	9.532

02In 1962

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger57.242
Yemen56.337
Kenya55.377
Côte d’Ivoire54.539
Malawi54.176

Lowest

Vatican City9.532
Hungary12.972
Isle of Man13.236
Czechia13.737
Sweden14.046

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 42.554. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
59 · 163rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

China25.740 → 40.336+14.596
Iraq40.045 → 47.890+7.845
United States Virgin Islands33.301 → 38.421+5.120
Vietnam35.639 → 39.972+4.333
North Korea32.309 → 33.987+1.678

Fell most

Macau29.620 → 26.914−2.706
Hong Kong37.124 → 34.552−2.572
Tuvalu38.813 → 36.505−2.308
Armenia39.904 → 37.669−2.235
Brunei44.975 → 42.848−2.127

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.

How values are stored

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05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1962). Crude Birth Rate, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1962

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