South Africa birth rate for 2026 is 18.25, a 1.34% decline from 2025.
South Africa birth rate for 2025 was 18.50, a 1.32% decline from 2024.
South Africa birth rate for 2024 was 18.75, a 1.3% decline from 2023.
South Africa birth rate for 2023 was 18.99, a 1.73% decline from 2022.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: South Africa Birth Rate | Historical Data | 1950 - 2026.