Data for 2006

Crude Birth Rate, 2006

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 2006
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

2006, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 2006 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 50.967; Vatican City is lowest, at 4.493. The middle country reads 19.670. Against 2005, 222 values changed (91 up, 131 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 2006

HighestNiger

50.967

LowestVatican City

4.493

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

222countries
1measure
2006the 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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 2006: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	50.967
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	50.303
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	49.391
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	47.602
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	46.575
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	46.123
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	45.184
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.381
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	44.087
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	43.973
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	43.755
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	43.681
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.183
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.172
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.193
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	41.807
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	41.441
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.341
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	41.117
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.115
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	41.086
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	40.973
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	40.842
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	40.307
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	40.253
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	39.884
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.861
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.682
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	39.187
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	38.851
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.762
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.741
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	38.492
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	38.152
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	38.007
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.583
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	37.097
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	36.551
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	36.179
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	35.203
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	35.061
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	34.964
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	34.873
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.300
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	33.993
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.877
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33.162
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.612
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.362
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	32.232
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	31.373
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	30.024
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	29.738
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	29.734
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.519
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	29.391
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	29.326
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	29.227
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	29.076
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	28.881
Honduras`HND`Central America	28.743
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.627
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	28.365
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.273
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	28.141
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	27.762
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	27.419
Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.342
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.562
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.457
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	26.127
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	26.017
Belize`BLZ`Central America	25.520
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	25.428
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	25.252
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	24.936
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	24.494
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	23.979
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	23.964
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	23.931
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	23.663
India`IND`Southern Asia	23.564
Paraguay`PRY`South America	23.301
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	23.144
Ecuador`ECU`South America	22.968
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	22.438
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	22.291
Venezuela`VEN`South America	22.104
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	21.998
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	21.860
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	21.858
Peru`PER`South America	21.821
Panama`PAN`Central America	21.784
Guyana`GUY`South America	21.720
Suriname`SUR`South America	21.673
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	21.612
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	21.495
Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.482
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	21.350
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	20.972
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	20.971
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.943
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	20.919
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	20.865
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	20.599
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	20.462
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	20.461
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	20.211
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	19.960
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	19.921
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	19.688
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	19.651
Colombia`COL`South America	18.965
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	18.852
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	18.824
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	18.819
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.686
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	18.270
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	18.184
Argentina`ARG`South America	18.161
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	18.079
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	18.028
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	17.850
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	17.721
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	17.395
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.249
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	16.903
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	16.864
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.725
Brazil`BRA`South America	16.691
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.612
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	16.593
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	16.483
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.429
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	16.262
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	16.131
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	16.028
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	15.546
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	15.461
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	15.302
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15.061
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	14.877
Uruguay`URY`South America	14.829
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	14.739
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	14.390
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	14.385
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	14.079
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	14.061
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	14.021
Chile`CHL`South America	13.995
United States`USA`Northern America	13.991
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	13.810
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	13.786
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	13.688
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	13.664
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	13.298
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	13.214
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	13.208
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.190
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	12.998
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.977
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	12.962
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	12.906
France`FRA`Western Europe	12.885
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	12.798
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	12.662
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	12.553
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	12.457
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.357
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	12.292
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	12.175
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.023
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	11.972
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	11.882
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	11.733
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	11.686
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	11.674
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	11.565
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	11.507
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	11.476
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	11.308
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	11.128
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	11.124
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	11.079
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	11.072
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	10.909
Canada`CAN`Northern America	10.825
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.593
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	10.498
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	10.406
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	10.398
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	10.389
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	10.327
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.160
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	10.043
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.034
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	10.020
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	9.997
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.931
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	9.874
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.859
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	9.837
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	9.787
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.775
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	9.739
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	9.708
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	9.613
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	9.607
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	9.551
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.516
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9.455
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	9.413
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.354
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.172
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9.106
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.091
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	9.005
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	8.629
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.560
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	8.400
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.071
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	4.493

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger50.967
Chad50.303
Somalia49.391
Mali47.602
Burundi46.575

Lowest

Vatican City4.493
Macau8.071
Germany8.400
Japan8.560
Hong Kong8.629

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.670. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
91 · 131rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Northern Mariana Islands22.960 → 24.494+1.534
Mongolia18.566 → 19.960+1.394
United States Virgin Islands15.546 → 16.593+1.047
Kazakhstan19.430 → 20.462+1.032
Iraq33.944 → 34.964+1.020

Fell most

Qatar15.436 → 11.972−3.464
United Arab Emirates14.343 → 12.292−2.051
American Samoa27.578 → 26.017−1.561
Bahrain19.354 → 18.079−1.275
Belize26.722 → 25.520−1.202

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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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 2006.
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UN DESA Population Division (2006). Crude Birth Rate, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/2006

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