Data for 2009

Crude Birth Rate, 2009

Name: Crude Birth Rate, 2009
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
License: https://population.un.org/wpp/downloads

2009, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crude Birth Rate, 2009 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 49.800; Vatican City is lowest, at 4.550. The middle country reads 18.920. Against 2008, 220 values changed (76 up, 144 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crude Birth Rate · Data for 2009

HighestNiger

49.800

LowestVatican City

4.550

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

222countries
1measure
2009the 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, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Crude Birth Rate, 2009: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.

Niger`NER`Western Africa	49.800
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	49.257
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	48.426
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	47.015
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	46.489
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	45.175
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	44.032
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	43.644
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	43.511
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	43.381
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	42.908
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	42.497
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	42.162
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	42.034
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	41.745
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	41.025
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.745
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	40.359
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.982
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.928
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	39.853
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	39.397
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.162
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	39.005
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	38.941
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	38.810
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	38.748
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	38.548
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	38.084
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	38.009
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	37.892
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.538
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	37.518
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.396
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.290
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	37.169
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	36.561
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.315
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.279
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	34.272
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	34.213
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	34.019
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.928
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	33.678
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	33.609
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.869
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	32.793
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	32.777
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	32.585
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	32.250
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	31.889
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	31.411
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	31.084
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	31.074
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	30.616
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	30.135
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	29.354
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	29.249
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	28.568
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	28.398
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	28.396
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28.199
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	28.061
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	27.569
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	27.209
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	26.987
Honduras`HND`Central America	26.960
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	26.905
Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.017
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	25.908
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	25.821
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	25.625
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	25.055
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	24.816
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.611
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	24.189
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.236
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	23.155
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	23.144
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	22.976
Paraguay`PRY`South America	22.907
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	22.839
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	22.829
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	22.779
Belize`BLZ`Central America	22.749
Ecuador`ECU`South America	22.427
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	22.413
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.344
India`IND`Southern Asia	22.211
Guyana`GUY`South America	22.055
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	21.921
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	21.913
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	21.876
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	21.400
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	21.267
Panama`PAN`Central America	21.177
Suriname`SUR`South America	21.053
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	20.802
Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	20.624
Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.567
Venezuela`VEN`South America	20.555
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	20.497
Peru`PER`South America	20.444
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.375
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	19.835
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	19.681
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	19.641
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	19.623
Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	19.585
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	19.504
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	19.484
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	18.356
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	18.254
Argentina`ARG`South America	18.231
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	18.109
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	17.990
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.844
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	17.662
Colombia`COL`South America	17.656
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	17.628
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.528
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	17.378
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	17.303
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	17.290
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	17.181
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.157
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	17.013
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	16.766
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	16.578
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.525
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	16.505
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	16.446
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	16.241
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	16.161
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	15.939
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	15.918
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	15.901
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	15.671
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	15.661
Brazil`BRA`South America	15.564
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	15.462
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	15.281
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	15.015
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	14.971
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	14.951
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	14.605
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	14.599
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	14.481
Chile`CHL`South America	14.363
Uruguay`URY`South America	14.328
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	14.252
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	14.221
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	13.740
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	13.649
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	13.431
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	13.403
United States`USA`Northern America	13.275
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	12.907
Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	12.873
Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	12.844
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.764
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	12.756
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	12.640
France`FRA`Western Europe	12.631
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	12.432
Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	12.428
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12.326
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	12.321
Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	12.216
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	12.188
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.070
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	12.046
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	11.950
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	11.913
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	11.837
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	11.821
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.785
Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	11.768
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	11.667
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	11.536
Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	11.486
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	11.341
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	11.336
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	11.298
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	11.271
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	11.267
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	11.263
Canada`CAN`Northern America	11.241
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	11.201
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	11.139
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	11.128
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	11.083
Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	11.050
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	10.980
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	10.959
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	10.848
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	10.734
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.615
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.524
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	10.505
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	10.354
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	10.273
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	10.256
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	10.101
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	9.968
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	9.917
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	9.836
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	9.785
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	9.761
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.628
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.499
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	9.431
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9.262
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.165
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.104
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.007
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.999
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	8.960
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	8.383
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	8.160
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	8.096
Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	4.550

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Niger49.800
Chad49.257
Somalia48.426
Mali47.015
Burundi46.489

Lowest

Vatican City4.550
Taiwan8.096
Germany8.160
Japan8.383
Singapore8.960

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 18.920. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
220values changed, of 222 in both
76 · 144rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Nauru32.270 → 34.272+2.002
Oman20.571 → 21.921+1.350
Liechtenstein9.703 → 11.050+1.347
Georgia14.697 → 15.939+1.242
Central African Republic42.457 → 43.644+1.187

Fell most

Northern Mariana Islands22.747 → 20.624−2.123
South Africa24.330 → 22.779−1.551
Marshall Islands34.331 → 32.793−1.538
San Marino11.389 → 9.917−1.472
Ethiopia38.886 → 37.538−1.348

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 2009.
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05The files

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UN DESA Population Division (2009). Crude Birth Rate, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crude-birth-rate/2009

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