Dominican Republic - Birth Rate 2018
19.8
−0.2 from 2017
Dominican Republic's birth rate was 19.8 in 2018, decreased +0.2 from 20.0 in 2017. This was the 133rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Korea | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 2nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 6.7 | -8.2% |
| 3rd | San Marino | 6.8 | 1.5% |
| 4th | British Virgin Islands | 7.0 | 0.8% |
| 5th | Andorra | 7.2 | -8.6% |
| 6th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 7th | Italy | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 8th | Japan | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 9th | Spain | 7.9 | -6.0% |
| 10th | Greece | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 11th | Ukraine | 8.1 | -7.4% |
| 12th | Portugal | 8.4 | 1.2% |
| 13th | Bermuda | 8.4 | -4.6% |
| 14th | Channel Islands | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 15th | Finland | 8.6 | -5.5% |
| 16th | Singapore | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 17th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.8 | 2.7% |
| 18th | Isle of Man | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| 19th | Croatia | 9.0 | 1.1% |
| 20th | Macao SAR, China | 9.0 | -10.9% |
| 21st | Malta | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Serbia | 9.2 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Bulgaria | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 24th | Slovenia | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 25th | Thailand | 9.4 | -3.7% |
| 26th | Germany | 9.5 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Lithuania | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 28th | European Union | 9.5 | -2.2% |
| 29th | Hungary | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 30th | Austria | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 31st | Netherlands | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 32nd | Belarus | 9.9 | -8.3% |
| 33rd | Liechtenstein | 9.9 | 11.2% |
| 34th | Qatar | 9.9 | -1.1% |
| 35th | Latvia | 10.0 | -6.5% |
| 36th | Canada | 10.1 | -1.9% |
| 37th | Cuba | 10.2 | 0.6% |
| 38th | Monaco | 10.2 | 1.9% |
| 39th | Mauritius | 10.2 | -4.7% |
| 40th | Poland | 10.2 | -3.8% |
| 41st | United Arab Emirates | 10.2 | -3.9% |
| 42nd | Switzerland | 10.3 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Luxembourg | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 44th | North Macedonia | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 45th | Belgium | 10.4 | -1.0% |
| 46th | Norway | 10.4 | -2.8% |
| 47th | Romania | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 48th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.5 | -4.2% |
| 49th | Curaçao | 10.5 | 8.2% |
| 50th | Cayman Islands | 10.6 | 4.0% |
| 51st | Denmark | 10.6 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Slovak Republic | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 53rd | Czechia | 10.7 | -0.9% |
| 54th | Aruba | 10.8 | -5.8% |
| 55th | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.8 | -8.3% |
| 56th | China | 10.9 | -14.1% |
| 57th | Albania | 10.9 | -4.5% |
| 58th | Estonia | 10.9 | 3.8% |
| 59th | Russian Federation | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 60th | United Kingdom | 11.0 | -3.5% |
| 61st | Cyprus | 11.0 | -1.2% |
| 62nd | Bahamas, The | 11.3 | -1.4% |
| 63rd | France | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 64th | Sweden | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 65th | Barbados | 11.5 | -0.8% |
| 66th | Montenegro | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 67th | United States | 11.6 | -1.7% |
| 68th | Dominica | 11.6 | -1.5% |
| 69th | Uruguay | 11.7 | -8.0% |
| 70th | Chile | 11.7 | -0.6% |
| 71st | New Zealand | 11.8 | -4.4% |
| 72nd | St. Lucia | 12.0 | -1.0% |
| 73rd | Gibraltar | 12.0 | -0.2% |
| 74th | Iceland | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 75th | Palau | 12.0 | -3.5% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.1 | -3.5% |
| 77th | Armenia | 12.3 | -2.4% |
| 78th | Jamaica | 12.3 | -2.3% |
| 79th | Grenada | 12.4 | 6.4% |
| 80th | Ireland | 12.5 | -2.3% |
| 81st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.5 | -1.4% |
| 82nd | Australia | 12.6 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 84th | Kosovo | 12.7 | -1.7% |
| 85th | French Polynesia | 12.8 | -2.5% |
| 86th | Kuwait | 12.8 | -10.0% |
| 87th | Bhutan | 12.9 | -5.9% |
| 88th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.1 | -2.0% |
| 89th | Moldova | 13.3 | -3.5% |
| 90th | Maldives | 13.4 | -6.6% |
| 91st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 13.4 | -0.3% |
| 92nd | Faroe Islands | 13.6 | 3.0% |
| 93rd | Costa Rica | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 94th | Bahrain | 13.6 | -3.1% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.7 | -3.2% |
| 96th | Azerbaijan | 14.0 | -4.1% |
| 97th | Brazil | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 98th | Colombia | 14.2 | 0.1% |
| 99th | Georgia | 14.3 | -3.8% |
| 100th | Greenland | 14.6 | -3.9% |
| 101st | Malaysia | 14.8 | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Brunei Darussalam | 14.9 | -2.7% |
| 103rd | Sri Lanka | 15.2 | -1.4% |
| 104th | New Caledonia | 15.2 | -0.6% |
| 105th | Argentina | 15.3 | -5.1% |
| 106th | Türkiye | 15.4 | -4.9% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 15.4 | -7.9% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 15.5 | -8.0% |
| 109th | Northern Mariana Islands | 16.6 | -4.4% |
| 110th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.7 | -7.7% |
| 111th | El Salvador | 16.7 | -2.6% |
| 112th | Peru | 16.9 | -1.9% |
| 113th | Mexico | 17.0 | -1.0% |
| 114th | Seychelles | 17.1 | -0.6% |
| 115th | Indonesia | 17.1 | -2.2% |
| 116th | American Samoa | 17.2 | -5.5% |
| 117th | Tunisia | 17.3 | -4.5% |
| 118th | Ecuador | 17.5 | -0.9% |
| 119th | India | 17.9 | -0.5% |
| 120th | Myanmar | 18.1 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Lebanon | 18.1 | -3.0% |
| 122nd | Suriname | 18.1 | -1.9% |
| 123rd | Panama | 18.5 | -2.9% |
| 124th | Morocco | 18.6 | -1.8% |
| 125th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.9 | -3.3% |
| 126th | Oman | 19.3 | -4.4% |
| 127th | Philippines | 19.4 | -5.6% |
| 128th | St. Martin (French part) | 19.4 | 1.3% |
| 129th | Fiji | 19.6 | -2.1% |
| 130th | Saudi Arabia | 19.7 | -0.4% |
| 131st | Guam | 19.8 | -3.9% |
| 132nd | Libya | 19.8 | -3.3% |
| 133rd | Dominican Republic | 19.8 | -0.8% |
| 134th | South Africa | 19.9 | -0.9% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 20.1 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Israel | 20.8 | -1.4% |
| 137th | Nepal | 21.1 | -2.1% |
| 138th | Belize | 21.1 | -0.7% |
| 139th | Nicaragua | 21.2 | -2.0% |
| 140th | Guyana | 21.2 | -3.7% |
| 141st | Kazakhstan | 21.7 | 1.2% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | 21.8 | -1.5% |
| 143rd | Djibouti | 22.3 | -1.7% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.6 | -1.5% |
| 145th | Jordan | 22.7 | -2.3% |
| 146th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.1 | -0.5% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 23.4 | -1.2% |
| 148th | Honduras | 23.4 | -0.5% |
| 149th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.6 | -9.6% |
| 150th | Lao PDR | 23.6 | -2.1% |
| 151st | Uzbekistan | 24.0 | 3.5% |
| 152nd | Algeria | 24.1 | -3.8% |
| 153rd | Marshall Islands | 24.1 | -1.3% |
| 154th | Tonga | 24.1 | -1.5% |
| 155th | Haiti | 24.2 | -1.7% |
| 156th | Guatemala | 24.3 | -3.4% |
| 157th | Timor-Leste | 24.5 | -3.0% |
| 158th | Mongolia | 24.5 | 2.5% |
| 159th | Tuvalu | 24.9 | 2.6% |
| 160th | Turkmenistan | 25.5 | -2.9% |
| 161st | Botswana | 25.9 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Eswatini | 26.4 | -1.9% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 27.0 | -1.5% |
| 164th | Kyrgyz Republic | 27.1 | 9.3% |
| 165th | Lesotho | 27.4 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Iraq | 27.7 | -2.3% |
| 167th | Kiribati | 28.1 | -0.6% |
| 168th | Ghana | 28.4 | -1.9% |
| 169th | Samoa | 28.5 | -1.1% |
| 170th | Kenya | 29.0 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Namibia | 29.1 | -2.0% |
| 172nd | South Sudan | 29.1 | -11.4% |
| 173rd | Solomon Islands | 29.1 | -3.1% |
| 174th | Eritrea | 29.2 | -1.2% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 29.3 | -1.3% |
| 176th | Tajikistan | 29.5 | -0.6% |
| 177th | São Tomé and Principe | 29.8 | -2.5% |
| 178th | West Bank and Gaza | 30.5 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Gabon | 30.5 | -0.8% |
| 180th | Nauru | 30.7 | -4.9% |
| 181st | Comoros | 30.9 | -1.4% |
| 182nd | Rwanda | 31.2 | -1.4% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | 31.3 | -1.5% |
| 184th | Vanuatu | 31.4 | -2.0% |
| 185th | Senegal | 31.6 | -3.7% |
| 186th | Gambia, The | 32.3 | -3.4% |
| 187th | Guinea-Bissau | 32.4 | -2.0% |
| 188th | Equatorial Guinea | 32.4 | -2.0% |
| 189th | Congo, Republic of | 32.8 | -1.9% |
| 190th | Liberia | 33.0 | -1.3% |
| 191st | Malawi | 33.2 | -1.4% |
| 192nd | Sierra Leone | 33.3 | -1.4% |
| 193rd | Togo | 33.4 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Madagascar | 33.7 | 0.2% |
| 195th | Sudan | 35.1 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.1 | -4.1% |
| 197th | Zambia | 35.5 | -1.3% |
| 198th | Nigeria | 35.7 | -2.7% |
| 199th | Burkina Faso | 36.0 | -4.6% |
| 200th | Yemen, Republic of | 36.0 | -0.1% |
| 201st | Guinea | 36.3 | -1.5% |
| 202nd | Mauritania | 36.6 | -1.1% |
| 203rd | Cameroon | 36.9 | -1.6% |
| 204th | Benin | 37.0 | -2.3% |
| 205th | Burundi | 37.2 | -3.6% |
| 206th | Tanzania | 37.3 | -0.7% |
| 207th | Afghanistan | 37.6 | -1.4% |
| 208th | Uganda | 37.7 | -0.7% |
| 209th | Mozambique | 39.4 | -0.8% |
| 210th | Angola | 40.1 | -1.3% |
| 211th | Mali | 42.6 | -2.0% |
| 212th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 42.9 | -0.2% |
| 213th | Central African Republic | 43.8 | 0.2% |
| 214th | Niger | 44.2 | -1.9% |
| 215th | Chad | 44.4 | -1.1% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 45.7 | -1.1% |
FAQ
What was Dominican Republic's birth rate in 2018?▾
Dominican Republic's birth rate in 2018 was 19.8. This ranked 133rd globally.
How did Dominican Republic's birth rate change in 2018?▾
Dominican Republic's birth rate decreased by 0.8% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2018?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest birth rate in 2018 at 45.7.
What is the birth rate of Dominican Republic in 2018?▾
The birth rate of Dominican Republic in 2018 was 19.8. This ranked 133rd globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Dominican Republic's birth rate?▾
Dominican Republic's birth rate went from 20.0 in 2017 to 19.8 in 2018, a 0.8% decrease.
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