United States – Birth Rate 1988
16.0
+0.3 from 1987
United States's birth rate was 16.0 in 1988, increased +0.3 from 15.7 in 1987. This was the 47th highest globally.
Global Ranking – 1988▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 9.7 | 1.3% |
| 2nd | Italy | 10.1 | 4.1% |
| 3rd | Greece | 10.7 | 0.9% |
| 4th | Spain | 10.8 | -1.8% |
| 5th | Japan | 10.8 | -2.7% |
| 6th | Germany | 11.4 | 1.8% |
| 7th | Denmark | 11.5 | 4.5% |
| 8th | Austria | 11.6 | 1.8% |
| 9th | Hungary | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 10th | Belgium | 12.1 | 1.7% |
| 11th | Serbia | 12.2 | -2.9% |
| 12th | Switzerland | 12.2 | 4.3% |
| 13th | Portugal | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 14th | Croatia | 12.3 | -1.6% |
| 15th | Luxembourg | 12.3 | 7.9% |
| 16th | Isle of Man | 12.4 | 2.5% |
| 17th | Andorra | 12.4 | -1.5% |
| 18th | Channel Islands | 12.5 | 1.6% |
| 19th | European Union | 12.6 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Netherlands | 12.6 | -0.8% |
| 21st | Slovenia | 12.6 | -2.3% |
| 22nd | Czechia | 12.8 | 0.8% |
| 23rd | Finland | 12.8 | 5.8% |
| 24th | Monaco | 12.9 | -2.8% |
| 25th | Bulgaria | 13.1 | 0.8% |
| 26th | Sweden | 13.3 | 6.4% |
| 27th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13.4 | 6.3% |
| 28th | Norway | 13.7 | 6.2% |
| 29th | France | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 30th | United Kingdom | 13.8 | 0.7% |
| 31st | Barbados | 14.4 | -2.2% |
| 32nd | Canada | 14.5 | 0.7% |
| 33rd | Ukraine | 14.6 | -3.3% |
| 34th | Australia | 14.9 | -3.2% |
| 35th | Liechtenstein | 14.9 | 12.9% |
| 36th | Bermuda | 14.9 | 5.1% |
| 37th | Korea | 15.1 | 0.7% |
| 38th | Ireland | 15.5 | -6.1% |
| 39th | Lithuania | 15.5 | -5.5% |
| 40th | Latvia | 15.6 | -2.5% |
| 41st | Poland | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 42nd | Malta | 15.9 | 3.2% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 15.9 | -1.2% |
| 44th | Aruba | 16.0 | -4.6% |
| 45th | Estonia | 16.0 | -1.2% |
| 46th | Russian Federation | 16.0 | -7.0% |
| 47th | United States | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| 48th | Belarus | 16.1 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Cayman Islands | 16.1 | 3.1% |
| 50th | Montenegro | 16.4 | -4.2% |
| 51st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.4 | -2.5% |
| 52nd | Romania | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 53rd | British Virgin Islands | 16.6 | 0.8% |
| 54th | Gibraltar | 17.0 | -1.0% |
| 55th | New Zealand | 17.4 | 3.7% |
| 56th | Cuba | 18.0 | 3.6% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 18.1 | 0.8% |
| 58th | Faroe Islands | 18.6 | 10.1% |
| 59th | Iceland | 18.7 | 12.7% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 19.1 | -0.6% |
| 61st | Georgia | 19.2 | -1.7% |
| 62nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 19.3 | -1.0% |
| 63rd | Singapore | 19.8 | 19.3% |
| 64th | Cyprus | 19.9 | 2.5% |
| 65th | Mauritius | 20.1 | 4.1% |
| 66th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.2 | -0.4% |
| 67th | Thailand | 20.2 | -2.3% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 20.3 | -2.4% |
| 69th | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.6 | 1.3% |
| 70th | Curaçao | 20.7 | -0.5% |
| 71st | Moldova | 21.6 | -7.7% |
| 72nd | Bahamas, The | 21.9 | 1.0% |
| 73rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 22.0 | -1.3% |
| 74th | Palau | 22.0 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Greenland | 22.1 | 8.3% |
| 76th | Argentina | 22.2 | 0.1% |
| 77th | China | 22.4 | -4.1% |
| 78th | Chile | 22.5 | -0.2% |
| 79th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 22.5 | -2.8% |
| 80th | Israel | 22.6 | -0.4% |
| 81st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 23.4 | -0.8% |
| 82nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.6 | -2.7% |
| 83rd | Seychelles | 23.8 | -2.9% |
| 84th | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.9 | -5.7% |
| 85th | Qatar | 24.7 | 0.5% |
| 86th | Macao SAR, China | 25.0 | 1.2% |
| 87th | New Caledonia | 25.1 | 1.6% |
| 88th | Armenia | 25.1 | -2.7% |
| 89th | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.3 | -5.3% |
| 90th | Kazakhstan | 25.7 | -4.8% |
| 91st | Kuwait | 25.7 | -4.8% |
| 92nd | Guam | 26.0 | 0.5% |
| 93rd | United Arab Emirates | 26.0 | -3.6% |
| 94th | Dominica | 26.1 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Albania | 26.2 | -0.2% |
| 96th | Jamaica | 26.3 | -1.0% |
| 97th | Azerbaijan | 26.4 | -1.5% |
| 98th | Brazil | 26.5 | -3.4% |
| 99th | Colombia | 27.2 | -1.1% |
| 100th | Indonesia | 27.3 | -1.1% |
| 101st | Panama | 27.5 | -1.7% |
| 102nd | Türkiye | 27.7 | -2.2% |
| 103rd | Malaysia | 27.8 | -1.8% |
| 104th | Myanmar | 27.9 | -3.6% |
| 105th | Tunisia | 28.2 | -5.4% |
| 106th | Bahrain | 28.3 | -1.2% |
| 107th | Costa Rica | 28.3 | -2.7% |
| 108th | Grenada | 28.4 | -10.5% |
| 109th | Viet Nam | 28.7 | -1.8% |
| 110th | Lebanon | 28.9 | -0.6% |
| 111th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 29.2 | -2.7% |
| 112th | Brunei Darussalam | 29.5 | -1.1% |
| 113th | Libya | 29.7 | -4.4% |
| 114th | St. Lucia | 29.8 | -4.1% |
| 115th | Guyana | 30.1 | -1.5% |
| 116th | Fiji | 30.3 | -1.4% |
| 117th | Ecuador | 30.4 | -1.3% |
| 118th | Mexico | 30.4 | -3.0% |
| 119th | French Polynesia | 31.3 | 3.7% |
| 120th | Dominican Republic | 31.3 | -0.3% |
| 121st | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.5 | -3.7% |
| 122nd | Morocco | 31.6 | -3.3% |
| 123rd | Suriname | 31.9 | -1.5% |
| 124th | Kosovo | 31.9 | -1.6% |
| 125th | Nauru | 32.0 | 0.0% |
| 126th | South Africa | 32.0 | -3.7% |
| 127th | St. Martin (French part) | 32.2 | 0.8% |
| 128th | Peru | 32.4 | -1.6% |
| 129th | Algeria | 32.6 | -4.3% |
| 130th | Tonga | 33.5 | -0.4% |
| 131st | India | 33.9 | -1.6% |
| 132nd | Uzbekistan | 34.4 | -4.5% |
| 133rd | El Salvador | 34.9 | -1.0% |
| 134th | Samoa | 35.1 | -0.9% |
| 135th | American Samoa | 35.2 | 2.4% |
| 136th | Philippines | 35.6 | -0.9% |
| 137th | Paraguay | 35.8 | -1.0% |
| 138th | Botswana | 35.8 | -3.6% |
| 139th | Tuvalu | 36.0 | -2.4% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 36.0 | -1.6% |
| 141st | Mongolia | 36.4 | -2.1% |
| 142nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 36.9 | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 36.9 | -0.6% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 36.9 | -3.4% |
| 145th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 37.0 | -4.6% |
| 146th | Belize | 37.2 | -0.1% |
| 147th | Papua New Guinea | 37.3 | -0.4% |
| 148th | Lesotho | 37.4 | -2.5% |
| 149th | Zimbabwe | 37.7 | -4.7% |
| 150th | Turkmenistan | 37.8 | -2.1% |
| 151st | Kiribati | 38.2 | -1.0% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | 38.4 | -1.7% |
| 153rd | Gabon | 38.5 | -0.6% |
| 154th | Nepal | 38.7 | -0.5% |
| 155th | Namibia | 38.7 | 0.4% |
| 156th | Djibouti | 38.8 | -0.8% |
| 157th | Haiti | 38.8 | -0.2% |
| 158th | Jordan | 38.9 | -1.8% |
| 159th | Solomon Islands | 39.2 | -1.4% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 39.2 | -0.4% |
| 161st | Honduras | 39.3 | -1.4% |
| 162nd | Iraq | 39.4 | 1.0% |
| 163rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 39.4 | -2.3% |
| 164th | Bhutan | 39.8 | -1.8% |
| 165th | Vanuatu | 39.9 | -1.1% |
| 166th | Saudi Arabia | 40.7 | -2.8% |
| 167th | Guatemala | 40.7 | 0.0% |
| 168th | Oman | 40.8 | -5.5% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 40.9 | -0.1% |
| 170th | Cabo Verde | 41.2 | -1.0% |
| 171st | Ghana | 41.5 | -1.7% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 41.6 | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Eswatini | 42.2 | -4.0% |
| 174th | Togo | 42.5 | -1.0% |
| 175th | Senegal | 42.7 | -2.4% |
| 176th | Lao PDR | 42.8 | -0.3% |
| 177th | Timor-Leste | 43.1 | -0.5% |
| 178th | Pakistan | 43.8 | -0.5% |
| 179th | Tajikistan | 43.8 | 1.5% |
| 180th | Madagascar | 43.8 | 0.1% |
| 181st | Tanzania | 44.0 | -0.6% |
| 182nd | Sudan | 44.1 | -0.2% |
| 183rd | Maldives | 44.2 | -2.4% |
| 184th | Cameroon | 44.3 | -0.7% |
| 185th | Eritrea | 44.3 | -0.3% |
| 186th | Nigeria | 44.7 | -0.3% |
| 187th | Marshall Islands | 45.0 | -2.7% |
| 188th | Comoros | 45.0 | -1.3% |
| 189th | Kenya | 45.6 | -1.5% |
| 190th | Guinea | 46.2 | -0.1% |
| 191st | Liberia | 46.2 | -1.0% |
| 192nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 46.4 | -0.3% |
| 193rd | Sierra Leone | 46.4 | -0.4% |
| 194th | Rwanda | 46.6 | -2.6% |
| 195th | Benin | 46.6 | -0.7% |
| 196th | Equatorial Guinea | 46.7 | -0.2% |
| 197th | Guinea-Bissau | 46.8 | -0.8% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.1 | -1.4% |
| 199th | Zambia | 47.1 | -0.4% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 47.7 | -1.0% |
| 201st | Central African Republic | 47.8 | -0.3% |
| 202nd | Burundi | 47.9 | -0.2% |
| 203rd | Gambia, The | 48.1 | -0.7% |
| 204th | Mali | 48.2 | -0.3% |
| 205th | Mozambique | 48.6 | -1.7% |
| 206th | Malawi | 48.8 | 0.3% |
| 207th | Cambodia | 48.9 | -1.2% |
| 208th | Angola | 50.7 | -0.1% |
| 209th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.8 | 2.9% |
| 210th | Uganda | 51.0 | 0.2% |
| 211th | Chad | 51.5 | 2.1% |
| 212th | Afghanistan | 51.7 | -1.0% |
| 213th | South Sudan | 51.9 | 2.6% |
| 214th | Yemen, Republic of | 52.1 | -0.9% |
| 215th | Niger | 55.5 | -0.8% |
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