Crude birth rate — all countries

Crude birth rate — Namibia

Crude birth rate in Namibia in 2024 — 25.9 per 1,000. Ranked 47 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 38.5%.

2024 25.9 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 47of 217
Period maximum 43.9 per 1,0001974
Period minimum 25.9 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 people

Crude birth rate — Namibia, 1960–2024253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.1 per 1,0001962: 42.4 per 1,0001964: 42.7 per 1,0001966: 42.9 per 1,0001968: 43.2 per 1,0001970: 43.4 per 1,0001972: 43.7 per 1,0001974: 43.9 per 1,0001976: 43.5 per 1,0001978: 42.6 per 1,0001980: 40.6 per 1,0001982: 38.4 per 1,0001984: 38.3 per 1,0001986: 38.3 per 1,0001988: 38.7 per 1,0001990: 41 per 1,0001992: 39.3 per 1,0001994: 36.3 per 1,0001996: 32.9 per 1,0001998: 32.9 per 1,0002000: 31.6 per 1,0002002: 29.6 per 1,0002004: 28.9 per 1,0002006: 29.7 per 1,0002008: 30.3 per 1,0002010: 31 per 1,0002012: 31.4 per 1,0002014: 31 per 1,0002016: 30.3 per 1,0002018: 29.1 per 1,0002020: 27.7 per 1,0002022: 26.3 per 1,0002024: 25.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −16.2 (−38.49%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 25.9 per 1,000
World 16.3 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 32.8 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 19.2 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.5 per 1,000
Crude birth rate — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 25.9 +0 +0%
2023 25.9 −0.5 −1.72%
2022 26.3 −0.7 −2.51%
2021 27 −0.7 −2.4%
2020 27.7 −0.7 −2.46%
2019 28.4 −0.7 −2.34%
2018 29.1 −0.6 −1.97%
2017 29.7 −0.7 −2.17%
2016 30.3 −0.4 −1.17%
2015 30.7 −0.3 −1.11%
2014 31 −0.2 −0.53%
2013 31.2 −0.2 −0.56%
2012 31.4 +0.2 +0.67%
2011 31.1 +0.1 +0.44%
2010 31 +0.4 +1.27%
2009 30.6 +0.4 +1.16%
2008 30.3 +0.3 +0.95%
2007 30 +0.2 +0.82%
2006 29.7 +0.4 +1.43%
2005 29.3 +0.4 +1.38%
2004 28.9 −0.1 −0.38%
2003 29 −0.6 −2.05%
2002 29.6 −0.8 −2.77%
2001 30.5 −1.1 −3.58%
2000 31.6 −1 −3.12%
1999 32.6 −0.3 −0.82%
1998 32.9 +0.1 +0.39%
1997 32.8 −0.2 −0.53%
1996 32.9 −1.5 −4.37%
1995 34.5 −1.8 −5.02%
1994 36.3 −1.6 −4.23%
1993 37.9 −1.4 −3.56%
1992 39.3 −1.2 −2.97%
1991 40.5 −0.5 −1.17%
1990 41 +2.7 +7.14%
1989 38.2 −0.5 −1.31%
1988 38.7 +0.2 +0.45%
1987 38.6 +0.2 +0.59%
1986 38.3 +0 +0.04%
1985 38.3 +0 +0.09%
1984 38.3 +0 +0.01%
1983 38.3 −0.2 −0.43%
1982 38.4 −1.4 −3.45%
1981 39.8 −0.8 −1.92%
1980 40.6 −0.2 −0.59%
1979 40.8 −1.8 −4.23%
1978 42.6 −0.2 −0.38%
1977 42.8 −0.7 −1.63%
1976 43.5 −0.2 −0.45%
1975 43.7 −0.2 −0.35%
1974 43.9 +0 +0.04%
1973 43.9 +0.1 +0.29%
1972 43.7 +0.2 +0.4%
1971 43.6 +0.1 +0.24%
1970 43.4 +0.2 +0.37%
1969 43.3 +0.1 +0.16%
1968 43.2 +0.2 +0.46%
1967 43 +0.1 +0.23%
1966 42.9 +0.2 +0.35%
1965 42.8 +0.1 +0.22%
1964 42.7 +0 +0.07%
1963 42.6 +0.2 +0.58%
1962 42.4 +0.2 +0.46%
1961 42.2 +0.1 +0.27%
1960 42.1

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The crude birth rate is the number of live births during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. Unlike the total fertility rate it depends not only on the intensity of childbearing but also on age structure: in a young country the rate comes out higher at the same number of births per woman.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.