Which has higher number of births, by world region, Germany or Zambia?

Germany, at 719,249 births against 685,565 births in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Germany and Zambia?

33,684 births, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Zambia: Number of births, by world region

Germany

719,249 births

in 2023

Zambia

685,565 births

in 2023

Germany rank

41st

Zambia rank

44th

Number of births, by world region over time

Germany
Zambia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 719,249 births against 685,565 births in Zambia, a difference of 33,684 births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.15 million births	131,756 births	1.02 million births	Germany
1960s	1.28 million births	178,466 births	1.11 million births	Germany
1970s	852,391 births	243,600 births	608,792 births	Germany
1980s	852,654 births	316,287 births	536,368 births	Germany
1990s	812,199 births	405,454 births	406,745 births	Germany
2000s	703,317 births	507,872 births	195,444 births	Germany
2010s	728,907 births	610,984 births	117,922 births	Germany
2020s	755,166 births	670,622 births	84,544 births	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Germany or Zambia?: Germany, at 719,249 births against 685,565 births in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Germany and Zambia?: 33,684 births, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Zambia rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Germany ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.