Crude birth rate in South Africa
The crude birth rate in South Africa was 18.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Africa, 2024
18.5
Change from 2023
−0.3per 1,000 people
World, 2024
16.3 per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2024
10.6 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
83rd of 217
Crude birth rate in South Africa over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Births per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.5 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 18.8 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 19.1 per 1,000 people | 16.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 19.4 per 1,000 people | 16.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 19.5 per 1,000 people | 17.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 19.7 per 1,000 people | 17.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 19.9 per 1,000 people | 18.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 20.0 per 1,000 people | 18.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 20.3 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 21.0 per 1,000 people | 19.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 21.8 per 1,000 people | 19.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 21.9 per 1,000 people | 19.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 22.1 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 22.1 per 1,000 people | 20.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 22.2 per 1,000 people | 20.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 22.8 per 1,000 people | 20.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 24.3 per 1,000 people | 20.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 23.1 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 23.1 per 1,000 people | 20.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 22.7 per 1,000 people | 20.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 22.1 per 1,000 people | 21.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 21.4 per 1,000 people | 21.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 20.9 per 1,000 people | 21.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 21.3 per 1,000 people | 21.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 21.6 per 1,000 people | 22.1 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 from 18.8 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.8 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.3.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 16.3 per 1,000 people.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Fertility rate
2.21 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
63,212,384 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.22 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
64,747,319 people
2025 · World Bank