United States - Birth Rate 1982
15.9
+0.1 from 1981
United States's birth rate was 15.9 in 1982, increased +0.1 from 15.8 in 1981. This was the 40th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1982▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 10.2 | -6.2% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 3rd | Italy | 10.9 | -0.9% |
| 4th | Germany | 11.0 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Channel Islands | 11.1 | -1.8% |
| 6th | Sweden | 11.1 | -1.8% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 11.7 | 0.9% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 12.0 | -4.0% |
| 10th | Isle of Man | 12.0 | -0.7% |
| 11th | Belgium | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 12th | Austria | 12.5 | 0.8% |
| 13th | Hungary | 12.5 | -6.0% |
| 14th | Norway | 12.5 | 0.8% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 12.8 | -1.5% |
| 16th | Japan | 12.8 | -1.5% |
| 17th | European Union | 13.4 | -1.2% |
| 18th | Spain | 13.6 | -3.5% |
| 19th | Czechia | 13.7 | -2.1% |
| 20th | Finland | 13.7 | 3.8% |
| 21st | Bulgaria | 13.9 | -0.7% |
| 22nd | Greece | 14.0 | -3.4% |
| 23rd | Serbia | 14.2 | -1.9% |
| 24th | France | 14.2 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Bermuda | 14.2 | 2.6% |
| 26th | Croatia | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 27th | Monaco | 14.5 | -0.9% |
| 28th | Liechtenstein | 14.6 | 1.4% |
| 29th | Latvia | 14.8 | 4.2% |
| 30th | Andorra | 14.9 | -3.2% |
| 31st | Ukraine | 15.0 | 2.0% |
| 32nd | Canada | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 34th | Portugal | 15.2 | -1.3% |
| 35th | Romania | 15.3 | -10.0% |
| 36th | Estonia | 15.4 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Lithuania | 15.4 | 1.3% |
| 38th | New Zealand | 15.7 | -2.4% |
| 39th | Australia | 15.8 | 0.6% |
| 40th | United States | 15.9 | 0.6% |
| 41st | Cuba | 15.9 | 14.6% |
| 42nd | Belarus | 16.3 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Faroe Islands | 16.4 | -4.7% |
| 44th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 45th | Russian Federation | 16.6 | 3.8% |
| 46th | Aruba | 16.9 | -2.6% |
| 47th | Barbados | 16.9 | 2.1% |
| 48th | Singapore | 17.5 | -0.6% |
| 49th | Uruguay | 18.0 | -0.7% |
| 50th | Malta | 18.1 | 9.0% |
| 51st | Montenegro | 18.3 | 0.6% |
| 52nd | Slovak Republic | 18.3 | -1.6% |
| 53rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.3 | 2.5% |
| 54th | Iceland | 18.5 | -1.6% |
| 55th | Cayman Islands | 18.7 | -13.8% |
| 56th | Gibraltar | 19.5 | -1.1% |
| 57th | Poland | 19.5 | 2.6% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | 19.7 | 16.3% |
| 59th | Georgia | 19.7 | 0.4% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 19.9 | -0.6% |
| 61st | British Virgin Islands | 20.0 | -1.2% |
| 62nd | Ireland | 20.3 | -2.9% |
| 63rd | Greenland | 20.4 | -1.4% |
| 64th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.6 | -0.9% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.6 | -1.7% |
| 66th | Curaçao | 20.7 | 0.7% |
| 67th | Puerto Rico (US) | 21.1 | -4.3% |
| 68th | Cyprus | 21.5 | 15.4% |
| 69th | Korea | 21.6 | -3.6% |
| 70th | Bahamas, The | 21.8 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Moldova | 22.1 | 1.8% |
| 72nd | China | 22.3 | 6.6% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 22.6 | -11.4% |
| 74th | Palau | 22.7 | 1.8% |
| 75th | Chile | 22.7 | -1.0% |
| 76th | Argentina | 23.8 | -2.0% |
| 77th | Israel | 24.0 | 1.7% |
| 78th | Seychelles | 24.1 | -14.2% |
| 79th | Thailand | 24.5 | -4.2% |
| 80th | Dominica | 24.5 | 5.2% |
| 81st | Northern Mariana Islands | 24.5 | -5.1% |
| 82nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 24.7 | -2.2% |
| 83rd | Azerbaijan | 25.2 | -4.2% |
| 84th | Guam | 25.4 | -2.5% |
| 85th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 25.7 | -3.8% |
| 86th | Sri Lanka | 26.0 | -7.8% |
| 87th | Kazakhstan | 26.4 | -0.7% |
| 88th | Armenia | 26.5 | 2.1% |
| 89th | Albania | 26.6 | 0.4% |
| 90th | Grenada | 26.7 | 7.4% |
| 91st | St. Martin (French part) | 26.7 | -14.2% |
| 92nd | New Caledonia | 26.7 | -1.8% |
| 93rd | Qatar | 27.1 | -2.4% |
| 94th | Bahrain | 27.9 | 0.1% |
| 95th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 28.0 | -1.4% |
| 96th | Jamaica | 28.4 | 0.4% |
| 97th | United Arab Emirates | 28.9 | 0.5% |
| 98th | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.2 | -0.2% |
| 99th | Brunei Darussalam | 29.3 | -1.4% |
| 100th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 29.5 | 2.8% |
| 101st | French Polynesia | 29.8 | -2.1% |
| 102nd | Panama | 30.0 | -0.5% |
| 103rd | Costa Rica | 30.5 | 0.2% |
| 104th | Colombia | 30.5 | -0.9% |
| 105th | Malaysia | 30.8 | 0.1% |
| 106th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 30.9 | 0.3% |
| 107th | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.1 | 1.3% |
| 108th | Lebanon | 31.3 | -0.7% |
| 109th | Brazil | 31.5 | -1.7% |
| 110th | Suriname | 31.7 | 4.6% |
| 111th | Guyana | 31.8 | 0.7% |
| 112th | Nauru | 31.8 | 2.1% |
| 113th | Türkiye | 32.0 | -3.2% |
| 114th | Indonesia | 32.5 | -1.6% |
| 115th | American Samoa | 32.9 | -0.9% |
| 116th | Myanmar | 33.0 | 0.3% |
| 117th | Kuwait | 33.1 | -1.4% |
| 118th | Tunisia | 33.2 | -2.0% |
| 119th | St. Lucia | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 120th | Viet Nam | 33.6 | 0.5% |
| 121st | Dominican Republic | 33.8 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Mexico | 33.9 | -1.4% |
| 123rd | Fiji | 33.9 | 0.0% |
| 124th | Kosovo | 34.1 | 0.9% |
| 125th | Ecuador | 34.1 | -1.6% |
| 126th | South Africa | 34.8 | 0.6% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 35.0 | 0.6% |
| 128th | Samoa | 35.3 | 0.9% |
| 129th | Peru | 35.4 | -1.4% |
| 130th | Tonga | 35.8 | -0.6% |
| 131st | Tuvalu | 36.2 | 3.3% |
| 132nd | India | 36.4 | -1.0% |
| 133rd | Turkmenistan | 36.5 | 0.2% |
| 134th | Philippines | 36.9 | 0.2% |
| 135th | Paraguay | 37.0 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Papua New Guinea | 37.7 | -0.4% |
| 137th | Kiribati | 37.9 | 1.3% |
| 138th | Morocco | 38.4 | -1.6% |
| 139th | Namibia | 38.4 | -3.5% |
| 140th | Mongolia | 38.5 | 0.3% |
| 141st | El Salvador | 38.6 | -2.5% |
| 142nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 38.8 | -1.2% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 39.0 | 0.2% |
| 144th | Haiti | 39.3 | -0.2% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 39.3 | -0.3% |
| 146th | Lesotho | 39.5 | -1.1% |
| 147th | Iraq | 39.9 | -0.6% |
| 148th | Nepal | 40.1 | -0.5% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 40.7 | 0.0% |
| 150th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 40.8 | -1.4% |
| 151st | Congo, Republic of | 40.8 | -1.5% |
| 152nd | Belize | 41.0 | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Vanuatu | 41.1 | 0.8% |
| 154th | Algeria | 41.2 | -2.2% |
| 155th | São Tomé and Principe | 41.3 | -0.5% |
| 156th | Solomon Islands | 41.4 | -0.6% |
| 157th | Djibouti | 41.5 | -0.7% |
| 158th | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.2 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Libya | 42.3 | -0.7% |
| 160th | Botswana | 42.3 | -2.6% |
| 161st | Jordan | 42.5 | -1.6% |
| 162nd | Cabo Verde | 42.5 | -0.6% |
| 163rd | Equatorial Guinea | 42.6 | 0.0% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | 42.8 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Honduras | 43.1 | -1.4% |
| 166th | Guatemala | 43.2 | -0.5% |
| 167th | Bhutan | 43.4 | -1.2% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 43.4 | 0.2% |
| 169th | Ghana | 43.6 | -0.8% |
| 170th | Bangladesh | 44.0 | -1.4% |
| 171st | Mauritania | 44.0 | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Pakistan | 44.6 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Eritrea | 44.8 | 0.1% |
| 174th | Togo | 45.1 | -1.2% |
| 175th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45.2 | 2.2% |
| 176th | Sudan | 45.4 | -0.3% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | 45.6 | -1.5% |
| 178th | Zimbabwe | 45.7 | -1.3% |
| 179th | Madagascar | 45.9 | -0.6% |
| 180th | Guinea | 45.9 | 0.5% |
| 181st | Chad | 46.0 | -1.4% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 46.0 | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Cameroon | 46.1 | 0.9% |
| 184th | Saudi Arabia | 46.1 | -1.0% |
| 185th | Central African Republic | 46.1 | 0.8% |
| 186th | Maldives | 46.7 | 0.3% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 46.8 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Comoros | 46.9 | 0.0% |
| 189th | Zambia | 47.3 | -0.1% |
| 190th | Senegal | 47.4 | -1.1% |
| 191st | Nigeria | 47.5 | -0.7% |
| 192nd | Tanzania | 47.5 | -0.7% |
| 193rd | Kenya | 47.8 | -0.8% |
| 194th | Liberia | 48.0 | -0.8% |
| 195th | Benin | 48.0 | -0.4% |
| 196th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 48.3 | -2.3% |
| 197th | Gambia, The | 48.8 | 0.6% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.8 | -0.5% |
| 199th | Uganda | 48.8 | 0.0% |
| 200th | Guinea-Bissau | 48.8 | 0.1% |
| 201st | Eswatini | 48.9 | -1.1% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 49.1 | -0.5% |
| 203rd | Cambodia | 49.6 | 2.9% |
| 204th | Angola | 49.6 | 0.4% |
| 205th | Mali | 50.0 | -0.9% |
| 206th | Marshall Islands | 50.0 | -1.0% |
| 207th | Burundi | 50.1 | -2.2% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 51.0 | -1.7% |
| 209th | Oman | 51.1 | -1.1% |
| 210th | South Sudan | 51.4 | -0.5% |
| 211th | Afghanistan | 52.0 | -5.8% |
| 212th | Malawi | 52.0 | -0.7% |
| 213th | Rwanda | 52.4 | -0.6% |
| 214th | Yemen, Republic of | 54.5 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Niger | 56.6 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was United States's birth rate in 1982?▾
United States's birth rate in 1982 was 15.9. This ranked 40th globally.
How did United States's birth rate change in 1982?▾
United States's birth rate increased by 0.6% in 1982 compared to 1981.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1982?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1982 at 56.6.
What is the birth rate of United States in 1982?▾
The birth rate of United States in 1982 was 15.9. This ranked 40th globally.
How does 1982 compare to 1981 for United States's birth rate?▾
United States's birth rate went from 15.8 in 1981 to 15.9 in 1982, a 0.6% increase.
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