Belize vs Dominican Republic: Birth rate

Belize
18.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
17.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize rank
88th
Dominican Republic rank
90th

Birth rate over time

  • Belize
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 18.02 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Belize ranks 88th and Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 48.83 births per 1,000 people 53.75 births per 1,000 people 4.91 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1960s 40.74 births per 1,000 people 47.52 births per 1,000 people 6.78 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1970s 40.65 births per 1,000 people 38.79 births per 1,000 people 1.87 births per 1,000 people Belize
1980s 39.17 births per 1,000 people 32.78 births per 1,000 people 6.39 births per 1,000 people Belize
1990s 32.8 births per 1,000 people 28.04 births per 1,000 people 4.75 births per 1,000 people Belize
2000s 26.66 births per 1,000 people 23.25 births per 1,000 people 3.42 births per 1,000 people Belize
2010s 21.49 births per 1,000 people 20.76 births per 1,000 people 0.7204 births per 1,000 people Belize
2020s 17.58 births per 1,000 people 18.43 births per 1,000 people 0.8515 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Belize or Dominican Republic?
Belize, at 18.02 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Belize and Dominican Republic?
0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominican Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Dominican Republic rank globally for birth rate?
Belize ranks 88th and Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.