Source: World Bank  

Release: World Development Indicators  

Units:  Births per 1,000 People, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Nations that are included in this data series are listed at http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups. A developing nation is defined as one which falls within the lower or middle income bracket.

Source Indicator: SP.DYN.CBRT.IN