Natural Crude
birth Crude death Natural
Average
Live births
Deaths change rate
rate
change
population
(per 1,000) (per
1,000)
(per 1,000)
1955
111,572,000
2,942,000
1,037,000
1,921,000
26.4
9.3
17.2
1956
113,327,000
2,827,000
956,000
1,906,000
24.9
8.4
16.8
1957
115,035,000
2,880,000
1,017,000
1,916,000
25.0
8.8
16.7
1958
116,749,000
2,861,000
931,000
1,982,000
24.5
8.0
17.0
1959
118,307,000
2,796,228
920,225
1,876,003
23.6
7.8
15.9
1960
119,906,000
2,782,353
886,090
1,896,263
23.2
7.4
15.8
1961
121,586,000
2,662,135
901,637
1,760,498
21.9
7.4
14.5
1962
123,128,000
2,482,539
949,648
1,532,891
20.2
7.7
12.4
1963
124,514,000
2,331,505
932,055
1,399,450
18.7
7.5
11.2
1964
125,744,000
2,121,994
901,751
1,220,243
16.9
7.2
9.7
1965
126,749,000
1,990,520
958,789
1,031,731
15.7
7.6
8.1
1966
127,608,000
1,957,763
974,299
983,464
15.3
7.6
7.7
1967
128,361,000
1,851,041
1,017,034
834,007
14.4
7.9
6.5
1968
129,037,000
1,816,509
1,040,096
776,413
14.1
8.1
6.0
1969
129,660,000
1,847,592
1,106,640
740,952
14.2
8.5
5.7
1970
130,252,000
1,903,713
1,131,183
772,530
14.6
8.7
5.9
1971
130,934,000
1,974,637
1,143,359
831,278
15.1
8.7
6.3
1972
131,687,000
2,014,638
1,181,802
832,836
15.3
9.0
6.3
1973
132,434,000
1,994,621
1,214,204
780,417
15.1
9.2
5.9
1974
133,217,000
2,079,812
1,222,495
857,317
15.6
9.2
6.4
1975
134,092,000
2,106,147
1,309,710
796,437
15.7
9.8
5.9
1976
135,026,000
2,146,711
1,352,950
793,761
15.9
10.0
5.9
1977
135,979,000
2,156,724
1,387,986
768,738
15.9
10.2
5.7
1978136,922,000
2,179,030
1,417,377
761,653
15.9
10.4
5.6
1979
137,758,000
2,178,542
1,490,057
688,485
15.8
10.8
5.0
1980
138,483,000
2,202,779
1,525,755
677,024
15.9
11.0
4.9
1981
139,221,000
2,236,608
1,524,286
712,322
16.1
10.9
5.1
1982
140,067,000
2,328,044
1,504,200
823,844
16.6
10.7
5.9
1983
141,056,000
2,478,322
1,563,995
914,327
17.6
11.1
6.5
1984
142,061,000
2,409,614
1,650,866
758,748
17.0
11.6
5.3
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