Crude birth rate in Africa, by country 2023

Niger recorded the highest crude birth rates in Africa in 2023, with 46.9 births recorded per 1,000 inhabitants. Angola, followed with 41.4 births every 1,000 population, whereas the rate in Benin, Mali, and Uganda stood above 40.

In Niger, Uganda, Mali, and Angola the population is aged under 16 years old. Especially, Niger ranks as the country with the youngest population in Africa and worldwide, with a median age by 15.4 years.

African countries with the highest crude birth rate in 2023 (births per 1,000 individuals)

Characteristic	Number of births per thousand individuals
Niger	46.9
Angola	41.4
Benin	40.7
Mali	40.5
Uganda	40.3
Chad	39.9
Democratic Republic of the Congo	39.6
Somalia	37.7
South Sudan	37.1
Mozambique	36.9
Guinea-Bissau	36.3
Guinea	35.5
Cameroon	35.4
Burundi	34.9
Zambia	34.5
Nigeria	34
Sudan	33.3
Liberia	33
Tanzania	32.9
Burkina-Faso	32.7
Central African Republic	32.4
Sierra Leone	31.5
Togo	31.4
Senegal	30.8
Ethiopia	30.1
Equatorial Guinea	29.5
Zimbabwe	29.4
Republic of the Congo	29.1
Madagascar	28.1
Gambia	28
Ghana	28

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2024

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Africa

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2023

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The source adds the following information: "This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population."
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