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South Africa Average Birth Rate 1960-2025

Name: South Africa Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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29.1 65 data points

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people · World Bank

South Africa's average birth rate from 1960 to 2025 was 29.1, based on 65 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	18.4	−0.4	79th
2023	18.8	−0.3	135th
2022	19.1	−0.3	135th
2021	19.4	−0.2	134th
2020	19.5	−0.2	135th
2019	19.7	−0.2	134th
2018	19.9	−0.2	134th
2017	20.0	−0.2	131st
2016	20.3	−0.7	130th
2015	21.0	−0.8	132nd
2014	21.8	−0.1	133rd
2013	21.9	−0.2	132nd
2012	22.1	+0.0	135th
2011	22.1	−0.1	135th
2010	22.2	−0.6	133rd
2009	22.8	−1.6	134th
2008	24.3	+1.2	144th
2007	23.1	−0.1	136th
2006	23.1	+0.4	135th
2005	22.7	+0.6	131st
2004	22.1	+0.7	126th
2003	21.4	+0.5	117th
2002	20.9	−0.3	115th
2001	21.3	−0.3	113th
2000	21.6	−1.1	111th
1999	22.7	−0.5	115th
1998	23.2	−0.8	114th
1997	23.9	−0.9	114th
1996	24.9	−0.8	118th
1995	25.6	+1.0	118th
1994	24.6	−2.0	110th
1993	26.6	−0.4	118th
1992	27.0	−1.1	115th
1991	28.1	−0.7	115th
1990	28.7	−1.8	113th
1989	30.6	−1.4	123rd
1988	32.0	−1.2	126th
1987	33.2	−0.4	128th
1986	33.6	−0.6	127th
1985	34.2	−0.3	128th
1984	34.5	−0.1	127th
1983	34.6	−0.2	126th
1982	34.8	+0.2	126th
1981	34.6	−0.1	125th
1980	34.7	−0.3	124th
1979	34.9	−0.1	124th
1978	35.1	−0.5	124th
1977	35.6	−0.8	123rd
1976	36.3	−0.7	126th
1975	37.0	−0.7	128th
1974	37.7	−0.7	129th
1973	38.4	−0.5	129th
1972	38.9	−0.4	127th
1971	39.3	−0.1	124th
1970	39.4	−0.3	126th
1969	39.7	−0.1	124th
1968	39.8	−0.1	119th
1967	39.9	−0.0	116th
1966	40.0	+0.5	112th
1965	39.5	−0.1	103rd
1964	39.6	−0.1	100th
1963	39.7	+0.0	94th
1962	39.7	−0.1	96th
1961	39.7	−0.1	90th
1960	39.8	–	89th

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