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Birth rate, per 1,000 people: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Central African Republic is highest at 46.2; San Marino is lowest at 4.2.
World 16.3 (2024)Median country 13.4217 countries
Birth rate: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 217 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
217 shown
| # | Country | Region | Birth rate | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.2 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.3 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.3 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.4 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.9 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.5 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.0 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.0 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.8 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.4 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.4 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.0 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.4 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.3 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.3 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.2 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.0 | 2024 | |
| 19 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.5 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.1 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.7 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.6 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.5 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.1 | 2024 | |
| 27 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.6 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.4 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.1 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.0 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9 | 2024 | |
| 32 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6 | 2024 | |
| 34 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.2 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.2 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.7 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.2 | 2024 | |
| 38 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 27.7 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.4 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.1 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.0 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 26.7 | 2024 | |
| 45 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.5 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.9 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.9 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 25.6 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 25.3 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 25.3 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 25.0 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 24.6 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.4 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 24.3 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.8 | 2024 | |
| 57 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.6 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.2 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 23.0 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.3 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 22.0 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.9 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 21.8 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.6 | 2024 | |
| 65 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.0 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.6 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.5 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 20.3 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 20.0 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.9 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.7 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 19.5 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 19.4 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.1 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Nepal | South Asia | 19.0 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.8 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.6 | 2024 | |
| 83 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.5 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.1 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 17.9 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.6 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 17.3 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.2 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 16.9 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.8 | 2024 | |
| 91 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.5 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.5 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 16.5 | 2024 | |
| 94 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.4 | 2024 | |
| 95 | India | South Asia | 16.0 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.0 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 15.9 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.9 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.8 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.8 | 2024 | |
| 101 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.6 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.5 | 2024 | |
| 103 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.2 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.0 | 2024 | |
| 105 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 15.0 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8 | 2024 | |
| 107 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 14.0 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 13.4 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.4 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.3 | 2024 | |
| 112 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 12.9 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.6 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Bhutan | South Asia | 12.5 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.2 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 12.2 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 12.1 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 11.9 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.7 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.7 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.6 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.4 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 135 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 137 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.0 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.8 | 2024 | |
| 142 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.7 | 2024 | |
| 144 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.7 | 2024 | |
| 145 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 10.7 | 2024 | |
| 146 | United States | North America | 10.6 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 10.6 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Maldives | South Asia | 10.6 | 2024 | |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.3 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 10.1 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 10.1 | 2024 | |
| 155 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 159 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 9.9 | 2024 | |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.8 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.8 | 2024 | |
| 162 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 9.7 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 9.6 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 166 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 9.5 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 9.2 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.1 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Canada | North America | 8.9 | 2024 | |
| 174 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.8 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 8.1 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 8.1 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Bermuda | North America | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.6 | 2024 | |
| 198 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 7.5 | 2024 | |
| 199 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 7.4 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1 | 2024 | |
| 202 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9 | 2024 | |
| 206 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 208 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 209 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 6.5 | 2024 | |
| 210 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 212 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 5.3 | 2024 | |
| 215 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 4.9 | 2024 | |
| 216 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 217 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 4.2 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)