What is birth rate in Falkland Islands?

Birth rate in Falkland Islands was 11.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?

The highest recorded value was 23.06 births per 1,000 people in 1960.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 11.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Falkland Islands rank for birth rate?

Falkland Islands ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Falkland Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Falkland Islands

Name: Birth rate in Falkland Islands
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Falkland Islands: Birth rate was 11.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.31 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

144th

of 236 countries

All-time high

23.06 births per 1,000 people

in 1960

All-time low

11.31 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Falkland Islands stood at 11.31 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Falkland Islands peaked at 23.06 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.31 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Falkland Islands 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.93 births per 1,000 people	17.92 births per 1,000 people	22.3 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	21.61 births per 1,000 people	21.02 births per 1,000 people	23.06 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	18.52 births per 1,000 people	14.84 births per 1,000 people	21.42 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	12.65 births per 1,000 people	11.96 births per 1,000 people	14.03 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	12.92 births per 1,000 people	12.62 births per 1,000 people	13.08 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	12.94 births per 1,000 people	12.35 births per 1,000 people	13.32 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	12.33 births per 1,000 people	12.13 births per 1,000 people	12.47 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.99 births per 1,000 people	11.31 births per 1,000 people	12.46 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Falkland Islands

141 Australia 11.51 births per 1,000 people compare
142 Georgia 11.49 births per 1,000 people compare
143 New Zealand 11.45 births per 1,000 people compare
145 Saint Lucia 11.26 births per 1,000 people compare
147 Iceland 11.21 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Falkland Islands

Number of children under 5, by world region 90 people (2100)
Population density 0.1862 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
Birth rate by women's age group 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.3% (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.66 children per women (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.69 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Falkland Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Falkland Islands?: Birth rate in Falkland Islands was 11.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?: The highest recorded value was 23.06 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Falkland Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 11.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Falkland Islands rank for birth rate?: Falkland Islands ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Falkland Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Falkland Islands data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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