Data for 1980

Crude Birth Rate, 1980

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1980
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1980, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1980 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 56.540; Vatican City is lowest, at 7.949. The middle country reads 31.008. Against 1979, 222 values changed (81 up, 141 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1980

HighestNiger

56.540

LowestVatican City

7.949

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

222countries
1measure
1980the 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, 1980, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1980: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	56.540
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	54.878
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	53.452
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	52.967
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	52.705
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.684
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	51.981
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	51.628
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	51.435
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	51.145
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	50.571
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	49.804
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	49.518
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	49.429
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	49.275
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	49.154
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	48.706
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	48.647
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	48.621
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	48.377
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	48.312
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	48.288
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.263
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	48.211
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	48.191
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	47.920
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	47.521
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	47.449
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	47.199
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	47.051
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	46.908
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	46.838
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	46.814
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	46.810
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	46.570
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	46.120
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	46.094
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.750
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.350
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	45.206
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.165
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.143
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.119
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	44.840
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	44.782
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	44.651
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	44.524
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	44.497
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	44.354
Honduras`HND`Central America	44.308
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.128
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	44.054
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	43.907
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	43.737
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	43.642
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.613
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	43.387
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	43.311
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.960
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	42.734
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	42.712
Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.230
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	42.013
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	41.991
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	41.938
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	41.761
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41.612
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.791
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	40.603
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	40.459
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	40.432
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	40.384
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	40.297
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.155
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	39.835
Bolivia`BOL`South America	39.720
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.516
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.301
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	38.570
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	38.437
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.146
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.167
India`IND`Southern Asia	37.057
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	36.831
Peru`PER`South America	36.491
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	36.353
Paraguay`PRY`South America	36.173
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	36.061
Ecuador`ECU`South America	35.196
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	35.138
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	35.071
Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.026
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	34.816
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	34.663
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	34.660
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	34.354
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	34.170
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	33.988
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	33.857
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	33.746
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	33.686
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	33.671
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33.499
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	33.497
Venezuela`VEN`South America	33.333
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	33.254
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	32.680
Brazil`BRA`South America	32.417
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	31.520
Guyana`GUY`South America	31.388
Colombia`COL`South America	31.054
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	30.963
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	30.694
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	30.682
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	30.439
Panama`PAN`Central America	30.383
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	30.364
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	30.278
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	30.062
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	29.696
Suriname`SUR`South America	29.186
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	29.067
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	28.961
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.604
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	28.491
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.385
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	28.377
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	28.270
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	28.124
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	27.921
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	27.857
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	27.696
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	27.624
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	27.556
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	26.923
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	26.837
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	26.826
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	26.756
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	26.680
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	26.279
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	25.508
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	25.446
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	25.444
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	25.423
Argentina`ARG`South America	24.720
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.595
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.309
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	23.653
Chile`CHL`South America	23.234
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	22.846
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	22.725
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	22.380
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	22.346
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	22.114
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22.046
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	21.949
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	21.689
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	21.409
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	21.316
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20.768
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	20.498
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	20.409
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	20.149
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.099
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	19.881
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	19.848
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	19.687
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.657
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	19.506
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	19.163
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	18.847
Uruguay`URY`South America	18.506
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	18.320
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	17.632
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	17.395
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	17.392
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	17.303
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	17.225
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	17.188
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	16.880
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	16.358
United States`USA`Northern America	16.293
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	16.178
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	16.136
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	15.818
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	15.733
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	15.705
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	15.390
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	15.340
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	15.220
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	15.041
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	15.018
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	14.975
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.953
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	14.918
France`FRA`Western Europe	14.867
Canada`CAN`Northern America	14.790
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	14.754
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	14.663
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	14.641
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	14.587
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	14.487
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	14.050
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	13.957
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	13.889
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	13.643
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.491
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.325
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	13.200
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	12.726
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	12.556
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	12.481
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	12.045
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	12.015
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	11.623
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	11.565
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	11.539
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	11.520
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	11.339
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	11.138
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	10.974
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	7.949

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger56.540
Yemen54.878
Afghanistan53.452
Mozambique52.967
Malawi52.705

Lowest

Vatican City7.949
Germany10.974
Denmark11.138
Italy11.339
Luxembourg11.520

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.008. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
81 · 141rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia34.725 → 47.199+12.474
Macau10.400 → 13.643+3.243
Somalia44.948 → 47.449+2.501
Nauru27.623 → 29.696+2.073
Cyprus18.220 → 19.848+1.628

Fell most

Northern Mariana Islands31.892 → 27.857−4.035
Antigua and Barbuda24.258 → 21.949−2.309
Czechia16.587 → 14.754−1.833
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32.116 → 30.439−1.677
British Virgin Islands26.954 → 25.446−1.508

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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05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (1980). Crude Birth Rate, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1980

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