Data for 1998

Crude Birth Rate, 1998

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 1998
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

1998, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 1998 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 53.991; Vatican City is lowest, at 4.464. The middle country reads 21.791. Against 1997, 221 values changed (33 up, 188 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 1998

HighestNiger

53.991

LowestVatican City

4.464

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

222countries
1measure
1998the 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, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 1998: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.991
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	52.244
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	51.457
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	51.204
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	50.677
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	48.839
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	47.206
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	46.985
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	46.396
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	46.300
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.184
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	45.856
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	45.576
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	44.939
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.183
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	44.078
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.037
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.223
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.218
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.213
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	43.007
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	42.783
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.556
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	42.542
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	42.268
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.159
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	42.143
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	41.872
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	41.389
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	41.151
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.993
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.689
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	40.617
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	39.910
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	39.728
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.247
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.227
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.625
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	38.418
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.075
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.521
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.363
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	36.996
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	36.417
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	36.296
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.909
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.468
Honduras`HND`Central America	35.102
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	35.091
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	34.751
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	34.470
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	33.710
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	33.508
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	33.470
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	33.365
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	33.135
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	32.949
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	32.900
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	32.771
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	32.713
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	32.180
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	32.157
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	31.952
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.059
Bolivia`BOL`South America	30.966
Belize`BLZ`Central America	30.937
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	30.360
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	30.237
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	30.183
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	30.137
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	29.799
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.749
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29.509
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	29.390
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	29.238
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	29.203
Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.772
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	28.740
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	28.388
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	28.303
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	28.290
India`IND`Southern Asia	28.199
Guyana`GUY`South America	28.080
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27.747
Ecuador`ECU`South America	26.620
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	26.391
Suriname`SUR`South America	25.648
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	25.555
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	25.344
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	25.263
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	25.189
Mexico`MEX`Central America	25.117
Peru`PER`South America	24.919
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	24.876
Venezuela`VEN`South America	24.635
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.478
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	24.378
Panama`PAN`Central America	24.116
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	24.083
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	24.055
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	23.785
Colombia`COL`South America	23.629
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	23.594
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	23.492
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	23.337
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	23.264
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	23.151
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	22.980
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.967
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	22.178
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	21.835
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	21.747
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	21.576
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	21.568
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	21.361
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	21.308
Brazil`BRA`South America	21.221
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	21.041
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	20.999
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	20.885
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	20.856
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	20.557
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	20.273
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	20.022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	19.846
Argentina`ARG`South America	19.707
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	19.658
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.609
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.603
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	19.512
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	19.076
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	18.899
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	18.863
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	18.490
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	18.308
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	18.254
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	18.162
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	17.817
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	17.735
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	17.513
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	17.499
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	17.476
Chile`CHL`South America	17.372
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	17.103
Uruguay`URY`South America	16.570
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	16.441
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	16.288
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	16.277
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	16.232
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.207
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	16.166
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	16.165
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	16.119
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	16.002
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	16.001
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	15.180
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	15.146
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	15.134
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	15.047
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	14.725
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	14.503
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	14.451
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	14.411
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	14.038
United States`USA`Northern America	13.942
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	13.740
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	13.674
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	13.517
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.327
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	13.318
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	13.179
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	13.167
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	13.156
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	13.140
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	13.097
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	13.027
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	12.931
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	12.863
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	12.748
France`FRA`Western Europe	12.705
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	12.647
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.612
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	12.609
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	12.605
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	12.446
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.268
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	12.253
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.160
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	11.995
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	11.799
Canada`CAN`Northern America	11.322
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	11.158
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11.141
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	11.083
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	11.047
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	11.021
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.965
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.659
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	10.547
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.487
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	10.316
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	10.197
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	10.174
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	10.154
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	10.043
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	9.936
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	9.791
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.621
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.491
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	9.463
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9.348
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.290
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.092
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.016
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.004
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	8.823
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	8.763
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	8.647
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	8.401
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	7.945
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	7.566
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	4.464

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger53.991
Chad52.244
Afghanistan51.457
South Sudan51.204
Somalia50.677

Lowest

Vatican City4.464
Latvia7.566
Bulgaria7.945
Ukraine8.401
Estonia8.647

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.791. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
221values changed, of 222 in both
33 · 188rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Kosovo19.938 → 21.747+1.809
Rwanda40.510 → 42.159+1.649
Liberia41.709 → 43.223+1.514
Zimbabwe33.372 → 34.470+1.098
Bermuda12.396 → 13.156+0.760

Fell most

Northern Mariana Islands24.756 → 19.658−5.098
British Virgin Islands17.044 → 12.647−4.397
United States Virgin Islands21.832 → 18.899−2.933
Saint Lucia23.748 → 20.856−2.892
Grenada21.216 → 18.490−2.726

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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UN DESA Population Division (1998). Crude Birth Rate, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/1998

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