Crude birth rate in South Africa in 2024 — 18.5 per 1,000. Ranked 83 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 53.6%.
1960–2024 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.5 | −0.3 | −1.57% |
| 2023 | 18.8 | −0.3 | −1.59% |
| 2022 | 19.1 | −0.3 | −1.42% |
| 2021 | 19.4 | −0.2 | −0.86% |
| 2020 | 19.5 | −0.2 | −0.87% |
| 2019 | 19.7 | −0.2 | −0.79% |
| 2018 | 19.9 | −0.2 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 20 | −0.2 | −1.14% |
| 2016 | 20.3 | −0.7 | −3.51% |
| 2015 | 21 | −0.8 | −3.57% |
| 2014 | 21.8 | −0.1 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.9 | −0.2 | −1.01% |
| 2012 | 22.1 | +0 | +0.19% |
| 2011 | 22.1 | −0.1 | −0.46% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | −0.6 | −2.64% |
| 2009 | 22.8 | −1.6 | −6.37% |
| 2008 | 24.3 | +1.2 | +5.38% |
| 2007 | 23.1 | −0.1 | −0.24% |
| 2006 | 23.1 | +0.4 | +1.88% |
| 2005 | 22.7 | +0.6 | +2.63% |
| 2004 | 22.1 | +0.7 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4 | +0.5 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.9 | −0.3 | −1.59% |
| 2001 | 21.3 | −0.3 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.6 | −1.1 | −4.99% |
| 1999 | 22.7 | −0.5 | −1.95% |
| 1998 | 23.2 | −0.8 | −3.17% |
| 1997 | 23.9 | −0.9 | −3.81% |
| 1996 | 24.9 | −0.8 | −2.95% |
| 1995 | 25.6 | +1 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 24.6 | −2 | −7.64% |
| 1993 | 26.6 | −0.4 | −1.5% |
| 1992 | 27 | −1.1 | −3.77% |
| 1991 | 28.1 | −0.7 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 28.7 | −1.8 | −6.02% |
| 1989 | 30.6 | −1.4 | −4.38% |
| 1988 | 32 | −1.2 | −3.68% |
| 1987 | 33.2 | −0.4 | −1.19% |
| 1986 | 33.6 | −0.6 | −1.9% |
| 1985 | 34.2 | −0.3 | −0.81% |
| 1984 | 34.5 | −0.1 | −0.3% |
| 1983 | 34.6 | −0.2 | −0.48% |
| 1982 | 34.8 | +0.2 | +0.61% |
| 1981 | 34.6 | −0.1 | −0.23% |
| 1980 | 34.7 | −0.3 | −0.8% |
| 1979 | 34.9 | −0.1 | −0.4% |
| 1978 | 35.1 | −0.5 | −1.37% |
| 1977 | 35.6 | −0.8 | −2.1% |
| 1976 | 36.3 | −0.7 | −1.84% |
| 1975 | 37 | −0.7 | −1.74% |
| 1974 | 37.7 | −0.7 | −1.9% |
| 1973 | 38.4 | −0.5 | −1.17% |
| 1972 | 38.9 | −0.4 | −1.02% |
| 1971 | 39.3 | −0.1 | −0.32% |
| 1970 | 39.4 | −0.3 | −0.84% |
| 1969 | 39.7 | −0.1 | −0.26% |
| 1968 | 39.8 | −0.1 | −0.29% |
| 1967 | 39.9 | −0 | −0.08% |
| 1966 | 40 | +0.5 | +1.18% |
| 1965 | 39.5 | −0.1 | −0.27% |
| 1964 | 39.6 | −0.1 | −0.23% |
| 1963 | 39.7 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 1962 | 39.7 | −0.1 | −0.17% |
| 1961 | 39.7 | −0.1 | −0.2% |
| 1960 | 39.8 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude death rateDeaths per 1,000 people of population per year.
Demography Population growthAnnual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Mortality Infant mortality rateThe number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
