Birth rate in South America

12 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: per 1,000 people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
21.0 ‰
Bolivia
Median country
15.0 ‰
half above, half below
World
16.3 ‰
World Bank aggregate
Range
8.7 to 21.0
Chile - Bolivia

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Bolivia (21.0 ‰) and the lowest in Chile (8.7 ‰).

The median country is at 15.0 ‰: half are above, half below.

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN) · licence

Birth rate over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Bolivia21.0
2Guyana19.9
3Paraguay19.7
4Suriname17.2
5Peru15.8
6Venezuela15.2
7Ecuador14.8
8Colombia13.3
9Brazil12.1
10Argentina11.1
11Uruguay9.8
12Chile8.7
World Bank, WDI · SP.DYN.CBRT.IN · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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