Estonia - Birth Rate 1978
15.0
−0.2 from 1977
Estonia's birth rate was 15.0 in 1978, decreased +0.2 from 15.2 in 1977. This was the 25th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1978▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 7.7 | 26.5% |
| 2nd | Germany | 10.4 | 1.0% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 11.2 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Austria | 11.3 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Sweden | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 7th | Channel Islands | 11.6 | -1.7% |
| 8th | Isle of Man | 12.0 | -0.8% |
| 9th | Denmark | 12.2 | 0.0% |
| 10th | United Kingdom | 12.2 | 4.3% |
| 11th | Belgium | 12.5 | 0.8% |
| 12th | Liechtenstein | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 13th | Italy | 12.6 | -4.5% |
| 14th | Netherlands | 12.6 | 0.8% |
| 15th | Norway | 12.8 | 1.6% |
| 16th | San Marino | 13.1 | 0.9% |
| 17th | Finland | 13.5 | -2.9% |
| 18th | Latvia | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 19th | France | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 20th | European Union | 14.4 | -1.8% |
| 21st | Bermuda | 14.8 | 10.4% |
| 22nd | Ukraine | 14.9 | 0.3% |
| 23rd | Japan | 14.9 | -3.9% |
| 24th | Monaco | 14.9 | -1.3% |
| 25th | Estonia | 15.0 | -1.3% |
| 26th | Croatia | 15.0 | 0.7% |
| 27th | United States | 15.0 | -0.7% |
| 28th | Serbia | 15.1 | -1.2% |
| 29th | Cuba | 15.1 | -12.5% |
| 30th | Andorra | 15.2 | -4.7% |
| 31st | Canada | 15.2 | -1.9% |
| 32nd | Lithuania | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 33rd | Bulgaria | 15.5 | -3.7% |
| 34th | Greece | 15.5 | 0.6% |
| 35th | Australia | 15.6 | -1.9% |
| 36th | Hungary | 15.7 | -6.0% |
| 37th | Barbados | 15.8 | -14.3% |
| 38th | Belarus | 16.2 | 0.9% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 16.2 | -5.9% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 16.3 | 0.6% |
| 41st | Russian Federation | 16.3 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Singapore | 16.8 | 1.8% |
| 43rd | Spain | 17.3 | -3.9% |
| 44th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 17.3 | -1.1% |
| 45th | Cyprus | 17.4 | 1.6% |
| 46th | Czechia | 17.5 | -1.7% |
| 47th | Faroe Islands | 17.5 | -3.8% |
| 48th | Portugal | 17.5 | -8.4% |
| 49th | Greenland | 17.7 | -4.8% |
| 50th | Aruba | 18.0 | 6.2% |
| 51st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.0 | -4.6% |
| 52nd | Malta | 18.2 | -3.7% |
| 53rd | China | 18.3 | -3.6% |
| 54th | Gibraltar | 18.5 | 2.3% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 18.6 | -2.6% |
| 56th | Iceland | 18.6 | 3.3% |
| 57th | Romania | 19.0 | -2.6% |
| 58th | Poland | 19.1 | -0.5% |
| 59th | Georgia | 19.2 | 1.3% |
| 60th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.1 | -1.5% |
| 61st | Uruguay | 20.1 | -2.4% |
| 62nd | Korea | 20.3 | -10.6% |
| 63rd | Cayman Islands | 20.3 | 0.5% |
| 64th | Slovak Republic | 20.5 | -0.5% |
| 65th | Curaçao | 20.6 | -1.4% |
| 66th | Dominica | 20.8 | -0.8% |
| 67th | Ireland | 21.1 | 0.5% |
| 68th | Moldova | 21.2 | -0.5% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 21.3 | -2.8% |
| 70th | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.9 | -4.1% |
| 71st | Bahamas, The | 23.6 | -3.0% |
| 72nd | Chile | 24.0 | -1.8% |
| 73rd | Armenia | 24.1 | 1.6% |
| 74th | Puerto Rico (US) | 24.1 | -1.6% |
| 75th | Israel | 25.0 | -4.9% |
| 76th | Nauru | 25.0 | 14.9% |
| 77th | Palau | 25.1 | -6.5% |
| 78th | Kazakhstan | 25.2 | -1.1% |
| 79th | Cambodia | 25.3 | 29.4% |
| 80th | Argentina | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 81st | Grenada | 26.6 | -2.1% |
| 82nd | Azerbaijan | 26.8 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Guam | 26.8 | -5.6% |
| 84th | Virgin Islands (US) | 26.9 | 0.6% |
| 85th | Mauritius | 27.1 | 4.2% |
| 86th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 27.2 | -3.0% |
| 87th | British Virgin Islands | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 88th | Thailand | 27.5 | -4.0% |
| 89th | United Arab Emirates | 27.7 | 2.9% |
| 90th | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.8 | 2.1% |
| 91st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 27.9 | 0.2% |
| 92nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.4 | -0.2% |
| 93rd | Albania | 28.5 | -3.1% |
| 94th | New Caledonia | 28.6 | -3.2% |
| 95th | Jamaica | 28.7 | -1.5% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 28.9 | 11.6% |
| 97th | Sri Lanka | 29.0 | 2.4% |
| 98th | Qatar | 29.6 | -2.3% |
| 99th | Bahrain | 29.7 | -2.0% |
| 100th | French Polynesia | 29.9 | -5.6% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 30.2 | 0.6% |
| 102nd | Suriname | 30.4 | -2.0% |
| 103rd | Tuvalu | 30.6 | 3.8% |
| 104th | Malaysia | 31.0 | -0.9% |
| 105th | Panama | 31.1 | -2.0% |
| 106th | Colombia | 31.5 | -2.0% |
| 107th | Brunei Darussalam | 31.6 | -1.9% |
| 108th | Lebanon | 31.7 | -0.4% |
| 109th | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.0 | -0.2% |
| 110th | Guyana | 32.0 | -1.8% |
| 111th | Brazil | 33.0 | -0.6% |
| 112th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.1 | -2.0% |
| 113th | Fiji | 33.6 | 1.0% |
| 114th | American Samoa | 33.8 | 0.4% |
| 115th | Myanmar | 34.1 | -0.9% |
| 116th | Northern Mariana Islands | 34.1 | -5.2% |
| 117th | Viet Nam | 34.3 | -0.9% |
| 118th | St. Martin (French part) | 34.3 | -1.4% |
| 119th | Türkiye | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 120th | Uzbekistan | 34.6 | -2.2% |
| 121st | Kosovo | 34.9 | -2.4% |
| 122nd | Indonesia | 34.9 | -0.8% |
| 123rd | Paraguay | 35.1 | 0.3% |
| 124th | South Africa | 35.1 | -1.4% |
| 125th | Samoa | 35.4 | -0.7% |
| 126th | St. Lucia | 35.6 | 1.0% |
| 127th | Tonga | 36.0 | 0.7% |
| 128th | Kiribati | 36.2 | 1.3% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 36.3 | -2.0% |
| 130th | Ecuador | 36.3 | -1.7% |
| 131st | Tunisia | 36.4 | -3.8% |
| 132nd | Turkmenistan | 36.5 | -0.5% |
| 133rd | Kuwait | 36.8 | -3.4% |
| 134th | India | 37.1 | -1.1% |
| 135th | Mexico | 37.4 | -1.9% |
| 136th | Peru | 37.7 | -1.5% |
| 137th | Philippines | 37.8 | 0.9% |
| 138th | Gabon | 38.0 | 0.9% |
| 139th | Mongolia | 38.9 | -0.3% |
| 140th | Papua New Guinea | 39.3 | -1.6% |
| 141st | Morocco | 39.9 | -1.7% |
| 142nd | Haiti | 39.9 | -0.5% |
| 143rd | Vanuatu | 40.2 | -0.1% |
| 144th | El Salvador | 40.4 | -0.9% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 40.5 | -0.9% |
| 146th | Timor-Leste | 40.6 | 2.6% |
| 147th | Tajikistan | 40.8 | -0.2% |
| 148th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 40.8 | -0.4% |
| 149th | Lesotho | 41.0 | -0.2% |
| 150th | Nepal | 41.1 | -0.1% |
| 151st | São Tomé and Principe | 41.4 | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Iraq | 41.4 | -1.5% |
| 153rd | Djibouti | 42.4 | -0.9% |
| 154th | Belize | 42.5 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Solomon Islands | 42.6 | -0.8% |
| 156th | Namibia | 42.6 | -0.4% |
| 157th | Congo, Republic of | 42.7 | -1.2% |
| 158th | Equatorial Guinea | 43.0 | -0.2% |
| 159th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.1 | -0.3% |
| 160th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.4 | 2.7% |
| 161st | Pakistan | 43.5 | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 43.6 | -0.7% |
| 163rd | Cabo Verde | 43.6 | -0.6% |
| 164th | Central African Republic | 43.7 | 1.8% |
| 165th | Guatemala | 43.7 | -0.4% |
| 166th | Lao PDR | 43.8 | -0.7% |
| 167th | Ghana | 44.1 | -0.6% |
| 168th | Nicaragua | 44.9 | -1.0% |
| 169th | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.9 | -0.9% |
| 170th | Jordan | 45.0 | -1.4% |
| 171st | Sudan | 45.0 | -0.6% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 45.1 | -1.6% |
| 173rd | Eritrea | 45.1 | -0.7% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 45.2 | -0.6% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 45.2 | -2.1% |
| 176th | Libya | 45.2 | -0.6% |
| 177th | Honduras | 45.3 | -0.9% |
| 178th | Guinea-Bissau | 45.3 | 3.0% |
| 179th | Bhutan | 45.4 | -0.8% |
| 180th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 45.4 | -1.1% |
| 181st | Cameroon | 45.4 | -0.1% |
| 182nd | Guinea | 45.7 | 0.0% |
| 183rd | Bangladesh | 45.9 | -1.1% |
| 184th | Comoros | 46.6 | 0.3% |
| 185th | Maldives | 46.6 | 0.3% |
| 186th | Zimbabwe | 46.8 | 0.6% |
| 187th | Benin | 46.9 | -0.3% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 47.2 | 0.1% |
| 189th | Togo | 47.2 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 47.4 | 0.0% |
| 191st | Saudi Arabia | 47.5 | 0.0% |
| 192nd | Gambia, The | 47.6 | 0.3% |
| 193rd | Burundi | 48.5 | 0.9% |
| 194th | Chad | 48.5 | -0.6% |
| 195th | Uganda | 48.6 | 0.0% |
| 196th | Zambia | 48.7 | -1.1% |
| 197th | Liberia | 48.7 | 0.5% |
| 198th | Kenya | 48.9 | -0.6% |
| 199th | Angola | 48.9 | 0.1% |
| 200th | Senegal | 49.0 | -0.6% |
| 201st | Tanzania | 49.2 | -0.6% |
| 202nd | Nigeria | 49.3 | 0.3% |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 49.3 | 1.0% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.9 | -2.1% |
| 205th | Eswatini | 50.4 | -0.4% |
| 206th | Mali | 50.4 | -0.2% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 50.8 | 2.2% |
| 208th | Oman | 51.2 | 0.5% |
| 209th | Afghanistan | 51.3 | -0.1% |
| 210th | Marshall Islands | 51.7 | 0.2% |
| 211th | Rwanda | 52.1 | 0.9% |
| 212th | Malawi | 52.4 | 0.0% |
| 213th | South Sudan | 52.7 | -0.6% |
| 214th | Yemen, Republic of | 54.2 | -0.3% |
| 215th | Niger | 56.0 | 0.9% |
FAQ
What was Estonia's birth rate in 1978?▾
Estonia's birth rate in 1978 was 15.0. This ranked 25th globally.
How did Estonia's birth rate change in 1978?▾
Estonia's birth rate decreased by 1.3% in 1978 compared to 1977.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1978?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1978 at 56.0.
What is the birth rate of Estonia in 1978?▾
The birth rate of Estonia in 1978 was 15.0. This ranked 25th globally.
How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Estonia's birth rate?▾
Estonia's birth rate went from 15.2 in 1977 to 15.0 in 1978, a 1.3% decrease.
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