Birth rate total by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
63.72
Israel
Lowest
12.97
Hong Kong
Median
27.64
Years covered
185
1840–2024
Data points
3,610
What the numbers show
Birth rate total is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 63.72 in Israel; the lowest is 12.97 in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.64, and the mean is 28.05.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 33.0%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 48.3%).
Birth rate total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 63.72 | 2009 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 39.9 | 2014 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 3 | Belarus | 35.99 | 2016 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 35.46 | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 35.4 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 35.36 | 2013 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 35.07 | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 32.66 | 2019 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 9 | New Zealand | 32.46 | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 31.23 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 30.97 | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 30.85 | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 13 | United States | 30.84 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 29.27 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 29.11 | 2020 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 28.96 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 28.56 | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 27.84 | 2020 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 27.69 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 27.66 | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 27.62 | 2019 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 22 | France | 27.36 | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 27.29 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 27.16 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 26.88 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 26.26 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 27 | Canada | 25.25 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 24.87 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 24.76 | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 23.87 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 23.81 | 2019 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 22.17 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 21.57 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 20.36 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 20 | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 19.86 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 19.05 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 17.27 | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 39 | South Korea | 14.62 | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 12.97 | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |