United States - Birth Rate 1999
14.2
−0.1 from 1998
United States's birth rate was 14.2 in 1999, decreased +0.1 from 14.3 in 1998. This was the 58th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1999▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 2nd | Ukraine | 7.9 | -6.1% |
| 3rd | Latvia | 8.1 | 6.6% |
| 4th | Russian Federation | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 5th | Czechia | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 6th | Bulgaria | 8.8 | 11.4% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 8th | Estonia | 9.0 | 2.3% |
| 9th | Hungary | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 10th | Belarus | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| 11th | Germany | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 12th | Spain | 9.4 | 3.3% |
| 13th | Greece | 9.4 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Italy | 9.4 | 1.1% |
| 15th | Japan | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 16th | Serbia | 9.6 | -4.9% |
| 17th | Macao SAR, China | 9.7 | -7.6% |
| 18th | Austria | 9.8 | -3.9% |
| 19th | Poland | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 20th | Croatia | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 21st | Sweden | 10.0 | -1.0% |
| 22nd | Lithuania | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 23rd | European Union | 10.3 | -0.2% |
| 24th | Romania | 10.4 | -1.0% |
| 25th | Slovak Republic | 10.4 | -2.8% |
| 26th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7 | -11.1% |
| 27th | Switzerland | 11.0 | -0.9% |
| 28th | Canada | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 29th | Finland | 11.1 | 0.0% |
| 30th | San Marino | 11.1 | 1.1% |
| 31st | Belgium | 11.2 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Malta | 11.4 | -5.8% |
| 33rd | Portugal | 11.4 | 1.8% |
| 34th | Armenia | 11.4 | -9.3% |
| 35th | Channel Islands | 11.8 | -1.7% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 11.9 | -3.3% |
| 37th | Monaco | 12.0 | 1.3% |
| 38th | Moldova | 12.0 | -4.8% |
| 39th | Denmark | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 40th | Liechtenstein | 12.4 | -1.6% |
| 41st | Isle of Man | 12.5 | -2.6% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | 12.7 | -4.8% |
| 43rd | Georgia | 12.7 | -3.5% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 12.7 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Singapore | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 46th | France | 12.9 | 0.8% |
| 47th | Luxembourg | 13.0 | 2.4% |
| 48th | Australia | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 49th | Bermuda | 13.2 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Andorra | 13.2 | 1.3% |
| 51st | Korea | 13.2 | -3.6% |
| 52nd | Norway | 13.3 | 0.8% |
| 53rd | Cuba | 13.5 | -1.5% |
| 54th | North Macedonia | 13.5 | -7.5% |
| 55th | Aruba | 14.0 | -6.1% |
| 56th | Faroe Islands | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 57th | Barbados | 14.1 | 8.0% |
| 58th | United States | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 59th | Ireland | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 60th | British Virgin Islands | 14.5 | 14.4% |
| 61st | Montenegro | 14.6 | -3.3% |
| 62nd | China | 14.6 | -6.4% |
| 63rd | Azerbaijan | 14.7 | -6.4% |
| 64th | Iceland | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 65th | Gibraltar | 14.8 | -1.3% |
| 66th | New Zealand | 14.9 | 2.5% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0 | -0.8% |
| 68th | Palau | 15.1 | -5.4% |
| 69th | Thailand | 15.6 | -4.3% |
| 70th | Puerto Rico (US) | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 71st | Kazakhstan | 15.8 | -2.8% |
| 72nd | Cayman Islands | 15.8 | -2.0% |
| 73rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.1 | -0.8% |
| 74th | Virgin Islands (US) | 16.1 | -10.6% |
| 75th | United Arab Emirates | 16.4 | 2.3% |
| 76th | Uruguay | 16.4 | -1.1% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 16.5 | -3.6% |
| 78th | Chile | 16.7 | -4.1% |
| 79th | Greenland | 16.8 | -4.0% |
| 80th | Tunisia | 16.9 | -4.7% |
| 81st | Qatar | 17.3 | -1.3% |
| 82nd | Mauritius | 17.3 | 3.6% |
| 83rd | Grenada | 17.4 | -5.9% |
| 84th | Viet Nam | 17.6 | -3.6% |
| 85th | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.7 | -3.4% |
| 86th | Sri Lanka | 17.9 | 0.3% |
| 87th | Bahamas, The | 18.1 | -5.3% |
| 88th | Seychelles | 18.2 | 1.7% |
| 89th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 18.3 | -3.2% |
| 90th | Albania | 18.5 | -5.7% |
| 91st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 18.8 | -6.2% |
| 92nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18.9 | -3.0% |
| 93rd | Dominica | 19.0 | 4.8% |
| 94th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.4 | -2.4% |
| 95th | Algeria | 19.5 | -0.8% |
| 96th | Argentina | 19.6 | -0.3% |
| 97th | Northern Mariana Islands | 19.9 | 1.2% |
| 98th | Brunei Darussalam | 20.4 | -3.1% |
| 99th | Brazil | 20.6 | -3.0% |
| 100th | Kosovo | 20.6 | -5.2% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 20.7 | -1.4% |
| 102nd | Bahrain | 21.1 | 0.8% |
| 103rd | Mongolia | 21.1 | -1.4% |
| 104th | New Caledonia | 21.1 | -2.3% |
| 105th | Jamaica | 21.2 | -4.4% |
| 106th | Maldives | 21.2 | -7.7% |
| 107th | French Polynesia | 21.3 | 3.6% |
| 108th | Israel | 21.5 | -1.8% |
| 109th | Kyrgyz Republic | 21.5 | -0.9% |
| 110th | St. Lucia | 21.5 | 3.1% |
| 111th | Lebanon | 21.6 | -1.0% |
| 112th | Libya | 21.7 | 0.4% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 22.2 | -3.3% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 22.6 | -2.7% |
| 115th | South Africa | 22.7 | -1.9% |
| 116th | Kuwait | 22.7 | -2.6% |
| 117th | Uzbekistan | 22.8 | -5.2% |
| 118th | Colombia | 22.9 | -3.1% |
| 119th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.1 | -1.6% |
| 120th | Myanmar | 23.4 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Morocco | 23.4 | -4.3% |
| 122nd | Guam | 23.6 | -2.0% |
| 123rd | Malaysia | 23.8 | -2.5% |
| 124th | Panama | 23.8 | -1.2% |
| 125th | Turkmenistan | 24.1 | -3.1% |
| 126th | Peru | 24.3 | -2.4% |
| 127th | Oman | 24.6 | -2.7% |
| 128th | Mexico | 24.6 | -1.9% |
| 129th | Fiji | 24.7 | -1.8% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 25.4 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Suriname | 25.6 | -0.4% |
| 132nd | Ecuador | 26.1 | -1.8% |
| 133rd | St. Martin (French part) | 26.2 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Bhutan | 26.8 | -5.2% |
| 135th | Guyana | 27.2 | -3.1% |
| 136th | Tuvalu | 27.6 | -2.7% |
| 137th | India | 27.7 | -1.7% |
| 138th | Botswana | 27.7 | -0.1% |
| 139th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27.9 | -1.4% |
| 140th | Paraguay | 27.9 | -2.9% |
| 141st | El Salvador | 28.3 | -3.6% |
| 142nd | Lesotho | 28.5 | -2.7% |
| 143rd | Nicaragua | 28.5 | -2.5% |
| 144th | Saudi Arabia | 28.5 | -3.3% |
| 145th | Nauru | 28.6 | -0.4% |
| 146th | Cabo Verde | 29.0 | -3.7% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 29.1 | -4.1% |
| 148th | American Samoa | 29.5 | -1.0% |
| 149th | Tonga | 29.6 | -0.4% |
| 150th | Philippines | 29.8 | -1.3% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | 29.9 | -1.1% |
| 152nd | Jordan | 30.0 | -3.6% |
| 153rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 30.6 | -1.3% |
| 154th | Belize | 30.9 | -0.2% |
| 155th | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.5 | -1.3% |
| 156th | Tajikistan | 31.6 | -4.6% |
| 157th | Nepal | 31.8 | -2.8% |
| 158th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.2 | 0.1% |
| 159th | Vanuatu | 32.4 | -1.1% |
| 160th | Haiti | 32.4 | -1.6% |
| 161st | Kiribati | 32.5 | -2.7% |
| 162nd | Eswatini | 32.5 | 1.0% |
| 163rd | Namibia | 32.6 | -0.8% |
| 164th | Samoa | 32.8 | -2.2% |
| 165th | Gabon | 33.5 | -0.7% |
| 166th | Djibouti | 33.5 | 0.2% |
| 167th | Lao PDR | 34.2 | -2.6% |
| 168th | Honduras | 34.6 | -1.5% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | 34.7 | -0.3% |
| 170th | Guatemala | 35.2 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Ghana | 35.6 | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 35.6 | 3.3% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 35.7 | -1.9% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 35.8 | -1.3% |
| 175th | Iraq | 36.7 | -0.8% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | 37.0 | -1.3% |
| 177th | Pakistan | 37.2 | -0.4% |
| 178th | Togo | 38.0 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Mauritania | 38.1 | -1.3% |
| 180th | Marshall Islands | 38.3 | -0.2% |
| 181st | Eritrea | 38.4 | -3.7% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 39.4 | 0.5% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 39.6 | 0.8% |
| 184th | Kenya | 40.3 | -0.7% |
| 185th | Sudan | 41.0 | -0.4% |
| 186th | Cameroon | 41.1 | 0.3% |
| 187th | West Bank and Gaza | 41.4 | -1.7% |
| 188th | Yemen, Republic of | 41.5 | -1.0% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | 41.8 | -1.8% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 41.8 | -1.1% |
| 191st | Tanzania | 41.8 | -0.8% |
| 192nd | Rwanda | 42.1 | 0.0% |
| 193rd | Burundi | 42.2 | 2.0% |
| 194th | Central African Republic | 42.3 | -0.6% |
| 195th | Guinea | 42.4 | -1.0% |
| 196th | Benin | 42.5 | -1.1% |
| 197th | Guinea-Bissau | 42.7 | -1.1% |
| 198th | Madagascar | 43.2 | -2.1% |
| 199th | Liberia | 43.3 | 0.2% |
| 200th | Nigeria | 43.4 | 0.5% |
| 201st | Mozambique | 43.9 | -0.3% |
| 202nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.2 | 0.1% |
| 203rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 45.2 | 0.6% |
| 204th | Burkina Faso | 45.2 | -0.7% |
| 205th | Malawi | 45.4 | -1.0% |
| 206th | Zambia | 45.9 | -0.6% |
| 207th | Sierra Leone | 46.1 | -0.4% |
| 208th | Timor-Leste | 46.8 | 15.1% |
| 209th | Angola | 47.0 | -0.4% |
| 210th | Mali | 47.0 | 1.3% |
| 211th | Uganda | 48.7 | -0.3% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.7 | 0.0% |
| 213th | South Sudan | 50.7 | -1.0% |
| 214th | Afghanistan | 50.9 | -1.0% |
| 215th | Chad | 51.8 | -0.8% |
| 216th | Niger | 53.8 | -0.4% |
FAQ
What was United States's birth rate in 1999?▾
United States's birth rate in 1999 was 14.2. This ranked 58th globally.
How did United States's birth rate change in 1999?▾
United States's birth rate decreased by 0.7% in 1999 compared to 1998.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1999?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1999 at 53.8.
What is the birth rate of United States in 1999?▾
The birth rate of United States in 1999 was 14.2. This ranked 58th globally.
How does 1999 compare to 1998 for United States's birth rate?▾
United States's birth rate went from 14.3 in 1998 to 14.2 in 1999, a 0.7% decrease.
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