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Birth rate

South Africa — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 35 births/1,000 population (1990)
1991 34 births/1,000 population (1991)
1992 34 births/1,000 population (1992)
1993 33.77 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
1994 33.58 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
1995 33.39 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
1996 27.91 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
1997 26.89 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
1998 26.43 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
1999 25.94 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
2000 24.56 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
2001 21.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
2002 20.63 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
2003 18.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
2004 18.38 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
2005 18.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
2006 18.2 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
2007 17.94 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
2008 20.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
2009 19.93 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 99
2010 19.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 97
2011 19.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 92
2012 19.32 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
2013 19.14 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 94
2014 18.94 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
2015 20.75 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93
2016 20.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79
2017 20.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78
2018 19.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2019 19.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
2020 19.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)
2021 18.89 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
2022 18.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
2023 18.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
2024 17.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
2025 17.21 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)