Chile vs Russia: Birth rate

Chile
8.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
8.92 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chile rank
190th
Russia rank
192nd

Birth rate over time

  • Chile
  • Russia
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 8.96 births per 1,000 people against 8.92 births per 1,000 people in Russia, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 190th and Russia ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 36.79 births per 1,000 people 26.34 births per 1,000 people 10.45 births per 1,000 people Chile
1960s 32.57 births per 1,000 people 17.74 births per 1,000 people 14.83 births per 1,000 people Chile
1970s 25.96 births per 1,000 people 15.8 births per 1,000 people 10.16 births per 1,000 people Chile
1980s 22.63 births per 1,000 people 16.87 births per 1,000 people 5.77 births per 1,000 people Chile
1990s 19.53 births per 1,000 people 10.03 births per 1,000 people 9.5 births per 1,000 people Chile
2000s 14.78 births per 1,000 people 10.44 births per 1,000 people 4.35 births per 1,000 people Chile
2010s 12.94 births per 1,000 people 12.44 births per 1,000 people 0.495 births per 1,000 people Chile
2020s 9.45 births per 1,000 people 9.45 births per 1,000 people 0.0008 births per 1,000 people Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Chile or Russia?
Chile, at 8.96 births per 1,000 people against 8.92 births per 1,000 people in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Chile and Russia?
0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Russia rank globally for birth rate?
Chile ranks 190th and Russia ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.