Data for 1990

Crude Birth Rate, 1990

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1990
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1990, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1990 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 55.093; Vatican City is lowest, at 6.322. The middle country reads 27.902. Against 1989, 222 values changed (59 up, 163 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1990

HighestNiger

55.093

LowestVatican City

6.322

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

222countries
1measure
1990the 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, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1990: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	55.093
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	52.919
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	52.888
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	52.689
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	52.293
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	50.968
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	50.882
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.789
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	50.318
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	50.255
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	48.437
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	47.721
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	47.431
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	47.125
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	47.047
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.969
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	46.911
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	46.839
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	46.487
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	46.370
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.094
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	45.950
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	45.850
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	45.713
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.481
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.452
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	45.296
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	44.513
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	44.106
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.074
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	43.930
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	43.784
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.716
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	43.643
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	43.316
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	43.087
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	42.996
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	42.890
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	42.743
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	42.489
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	42.427
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	41.836
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.668
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.395
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	41.254
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	40.957
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	40.749
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	40.589
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	40.473
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.430
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	40.186
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.828
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	38.972
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	38.913
Honduras`HND`Central America	38.456
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	38.260
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	38.248
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	38.219
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.127
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	37.967
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	37.727
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.594
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	37.331
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	37.291
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	37.200
Belize`BLZ`Central America	37.188
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	36.698
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	36.647
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	36.498
Bolivia`BOL`South America	36.066
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	35.868
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.510
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	35.141
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	35.130
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	35.089
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	34.941
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34.516
Paraguay`PRY`South America	34.438
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	34.123
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	34.098
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	33.733
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	33.717
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	33.680
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	33.623
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33.545
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	33.466
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	33.288
India`IND`Southern Asia	32.569
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	32.144
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	31.917
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	31.727
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	31.679
Peru`PER`South America	31.124
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	31.041
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.778
Suriname`SUR`South America	30.132
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	29.931
Ecuador`ECU`South America	29.924
Guyana`GUY`South America	29.839
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.766
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	29.523
Mexico`MEX`Central America	29.420
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	29.166
Venezuela`VEN`South America	28.934
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	28.896
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	28.808
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	28.735
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	28.733
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	28.468
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	28.258
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	27.972
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	27.831
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	27.234
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	27.140
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	27.042
Colombia`COL`South America	26.899
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	26.880
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	26.846
Panama`PAN`Central America	26.835
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	26.653
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	26.219
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	26.153
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	26.080
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	26.004
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	25.964
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.956
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	25.808
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	25.453
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	25.274
Brazil`BRA`South America	24.765
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	24.673
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	24.585
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	24.564
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	24.368
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	24.341
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	23.700
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	23.526
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	23.155
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	22.972
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	22.405
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	22.330
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	22.208
Chile`CHL`South America	22.136
Argentina`ARG`South America	22.078
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	22.015
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	21.092
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	20.829
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	20.811
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.773
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	20.552
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	20.535
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	20.450
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	20.379
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	20.237
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	19.774
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	19.622
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	19.268
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	19.124
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	19.094
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	18.771
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	18.770
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.721
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	18.577
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	18.366
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	18.338
Uruguay`URY`South America	17.931
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.597
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	17.552
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	17.329
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	17.256
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	17.140
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	16.591
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	16.573
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	16.505
United States`USA`Northern America	16.466
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	15.526
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	15.525
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	15.421
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	15.410
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	15.369
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	15.234
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15.110
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	15.068
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	14.640
Canada`CAN`Northern America	14.501
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	14.388
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	14.360
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	14.354
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	14.151
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	14.146
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.902
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	13.746
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13.605
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	13.601
France`FRA`Western Europe	13.527
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	13.392
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	13.339
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	13.095
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	13.077
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	13.027
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	13.019
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	12.834
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	12.514
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	12.430
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	12.340
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	12.302
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	12.260
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	12.091
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	12.032
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	11.829
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	11.776
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	11.760
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11.684
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	11.496
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	11.385
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	11.177
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.570
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.398
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	10.129
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.988
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	9.537
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	6.322

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger55.093
Liberia52.919
Afghanistan52.888
Chad52.689
South Sudan52.293

Lowest

Vatican City6.322
Japan9.537
Italy9.988
San Marino10.129
Spain10.398

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 27.902. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 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

Kuwait24.525 → 31.917+7.392
Liberia45.763 → 52.919+7.156
Northern Mariana Islands23.627 → 27.972+4.345
Namibia38.226 → 40.957+2.731
Barbados14.850 → 16.573+1.723

Fell most

Romania15.975 → 13.746−2.229
Jordan37.994 → 35.868−2.126
Oman38.596 → 36.498−2.098
Anguilla21.217 → 19.268−1.949
South Africa30.576 → 28.735−1.841

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 (1990). Crude Birth Rate, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1990

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