Data for 2000

Crude Birth Rate, 2000

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 2000
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

2000, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 2000 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 53.390; Vatican City is lowest, at 4.343. The middle country reads 21.408. Against 1999, 222 values changed (59 up, 163 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 2000

HighestNiger

53.390

LowestVatican City

4.343

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

222countries
1measure
2000the 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, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 2000: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.390
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	51.589
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	51.491
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	50.443
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	49.816
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	48.247
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	47.091
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	46.853
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	45.590
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	45.465
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	45.298
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	45.239
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.045
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	44.572
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.278
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.892
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	43.583
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.238
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	42.726
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	42.346
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.112
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42.079
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.058
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	42.000
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.833
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	41.528
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	41.055
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.878
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.859
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	40.836
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.795
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	40.238
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	39.748
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.300
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38.642
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	38.522
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	38.152
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	37.969
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	37.914
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.719
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	36.541
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	36.164
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.128
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	36.107
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	35.898
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	35.445
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.359
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	34.708
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	34.423
Honduras`HND`Central America	34.175
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	33.459
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	33.429
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	32.901
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	32.590
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	32.312
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	32.153
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	32.151
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	32.057
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	31.612
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	31.498
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	31.204
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.959
Belize`BLZ`Central America	30.213
Bolivia`BOL`South America	29.846
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	29.589
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.396
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	29.285
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	29.234
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	29.109
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	29.054
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	28.466
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.248
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	28.238
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27.936
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	27.885
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.862
India`IND`Southern Asia	27.518
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	27.490
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	27.392
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	27.132
Paraguay`PRY`South America	26.885
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	26.641
Guyana`GUY`South America	26.231
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	25.955
Ecuador`ECU`South America	25.645
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	25.557
Suriname`SUR`South America	25.518
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	25.180
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	24.328
Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.192
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.841
Peru`PER`South America	23.836
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	23.717
Venezuela`VEN`South America	23.681
Panama`PAN`Central America	23.510
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	23.416
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	23.164
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	23.039
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22.689
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	22.632
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	22.603
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	22.390
Colombia`COL`South America	22.258
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	22.257
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	21.957
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	21.737
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	21.691
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	21.688
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	21.567
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	21.508
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	21.420
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	21.396
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	21.306
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	21.201
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	20.794
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	20.431
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	20.237
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	20.131
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	19.916
Brazil`BRA`South America	19.879
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	19.803
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	19.720
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	19.682
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.574
Argentina`ARG`South America	19.328
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	19.180
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	18.830
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	18.402
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	18.117
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	18.018
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	17.923
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	17.721
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	17.630
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	17.552
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	17.521
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	17.513
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	17.503
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	17.318
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	17.254
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	16.565
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.549
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	16.479
Chile`CHL`South America	16.322
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	16.314
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	15.966
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	15.962
Uruguay`URY`South America	15.952
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	15.828
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	15.765
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	15.620
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	15.501
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	15.444
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15.227
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	15.214
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	15.147
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	15.027
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	15.022
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	14.869
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	14.723
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	14.665
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	14.539
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	14.469
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	14.446
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	14.377
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	14.300
United States`USA`Northern America	14.056
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	13.849
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	13.824
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	13.176
France`FRA`Western Europe	13.132
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.042
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	12.991
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.860
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	12.857
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	12.818
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	12.758
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.696
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	12.618
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	12.496
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.493
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	12.487
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	12.452
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	12.230
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	12.219
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	12.004
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	11.708
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	11.680
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	11.592
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11.551
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	11.540
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	11.303
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	11.228
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	10.939
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	10.773
Canada`CAN`Northern America	10.674
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	10.347
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	10.231
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.186
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	10.147
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	9.897
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.880
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.759
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.742
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.728
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.569
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	9.458
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.442
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.431
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	9.424
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	9.355
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	9.314
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9.309
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.107
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.063
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.016
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	8.838
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.802
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	8.746
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	8.643
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	8.580
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	7.823
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	4.343

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger53.390
Chad51.589
Afghanistan51.491
Somalia50.443
South Sudan49.816

Lowest

Vatican City4.343
Ukraine7.823
Latvia8.580
Russia8.643
Montserrat8.746

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.408. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 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

Northern Mariana Islands19.895 → 21.957+2.062
Antigua and Barbuda17.687 → 19.720+2.033
Faroe Islands13.916 → 15.022+1.106
Barbados14.142 → 15.147+1.005
San Marino11.137 → 12.004+0.867

Fell most

Timor-Leste46.845 → 38.642−8.203
Saint Lucia21.503 → 18.830−2.673
Kosovo20.618 → 18.117−2.501
Tajikistan31.596 → 29.109−2.487
Andorra13.197 → 11.540−1.657

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

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2000.
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05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (2000). Crude Birth Rate, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/2000

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