Birth rate by country
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
46.36 births per 1,000 people
Central African Republic
Lowest
4.21 births per 1,000 people
Vatican
Median
13.75 births per 1,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Birth rate is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 46.36 births per 1,000 people in Central African Republic; the lowest is 4.21 births per 1,000 people in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.75 births per 1,000 people, and the mean is 17.23 births per 1,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 221 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 15.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 52.8%).
Birth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.36 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 2 | Somalia | 42.96 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 42.4 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 41.89 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 41.3 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 40.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 37.59 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.49 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.44 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 35.22 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 12 | Yemen | 35.21 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 35.2 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 14 | Mauritania | 34.42 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 33.88 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.85 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 33.74 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 33.67 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 33.61 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 33.08 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 21 | Nigeria | 32.95 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 32.64 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 32.09 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.99 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 31.9 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 31.64 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 27 | Malawi | 31.38 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 28 | Liberia | 30.96 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Congo | 30.63 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 30.6 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 31 | Gambia | 30.43 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 30.41 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.04 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.6 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 36 | Comoros | 28.65 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan | 28.59 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 38 | Eritrea | 28.54 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.35 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.18 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 28.05 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 42 | Pakistan | 27.81 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 27.67 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 44 | Kenya | 27.11 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 45 | Palestine | 27.06 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | 26.93 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 26.46 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 26.31 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 26.12 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 25.89 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.81 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Iraq | 25.73 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 53 | Nauru | 25.5 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 54 | Samoa | 25.4 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 54 | French Guiana | 25.4 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 24.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 24.58 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 24.11 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 24.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 60 | Tonga | 23.12 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 23.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 62 | Micronesia (country) | 22.3 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 63 | Haiti | 22.2 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 64 | Syria | 22.11 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 65 | East Timor | 22.08 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 21.96 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 21.74 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.31 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 21.27 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 21.25 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 21.14 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 21 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 20.81 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 74 | Djibouti | 20.77 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 20.75 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 20.61 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 20.35 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 78 | Guyana | 20.29 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 20.14 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 19.98 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 81 | Algeria | 19.62 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 82 | Tokelau | 19.56 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 19.38 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 84 | Nepal | 19.34 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 85 | Mongolia | 18.95 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 86 | South Africa | 18.77 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 18.62 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 88 | Belize | 18.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 18 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 17.93 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 91 | Guam | 17.66 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 92 | Suriname | 17.3 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Martin (French part) | 17.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 17.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 95 | Oman | 16.85 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 16.7 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 97 | Myanmar | 16.7 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 16.41 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 99 | India | 16.15 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 16.14 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 16.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 103 | Peru | 15.94 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 104 | Indonesia | 15.94 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 105 | El Salvador | 15.76 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 106 | Mexico | 15.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 107 | Western Sahara | 15.5 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 108 | American Samoa | 15.39 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela | 15.09 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 110 | Ecuador | 15.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 14.26 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 112 | Greenland | 14.11 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 14.11 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 114 | Niue | 13.87 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 115 | Vietnam | 13.83 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 116 | Tunisia | 13.75 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 117 | Reunion | 13.72 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 118 | Seychelles | 13.63 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 119 | Brunei | 13.59 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 120 | Colombia | 13.47 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 121 | Iran | 12.95 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 122 | North Korea | 12.95 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 123 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.92 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 124 | Bhutan | 12.66 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 125 | Faroe Islands | 12.61 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 126 | Cook Islands | 12.48 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 127 | Bahrain | 12.46 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 128 | Malaysia | 12.41 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 12.33 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 12.32 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 131 | Turkey | 12.28 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.16 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 12.13 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 134 | Gibraltar | 12.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.85 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 11.84 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 11.78 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.74 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 139 | Grenada | 11.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 11.62 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 141 | Australia | 11.51 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 142 | Georgia | 11.49 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 143 | New Zealand | 11.45 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 144 | Falkland Islands | 11.31 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 11.26 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 147 | Iceland | 11.21 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 148 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.19 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 149 | Barbados | 11.17 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 150 | Dominica | 11.09 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 151 | Argentina | 11.06 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 152 | Montenegro | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 153 | Maldives | 11.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 10.91 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 155 | Palau | 10.9 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 156 | Bahamas | 10.85 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 157 | Cyprus | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 159 | Moldova | 10.76 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 162 | United States | 10.65 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 165 | Albania | 10.24 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 166 | Kuwait | 10.2 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 167 | Costa Rica | 10.18 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 168 | United Kingdom | 10.02 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 169 | Qatar | 9.91 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Uruguay | 9.87 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 9.77 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 172 | Denmark | 9.72 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 173 | France | 9.62 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 174 | Romania | 9.6 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 175 | Slovakia | 9.47 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 9.45 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 177 | Monaco | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 178 | Switzerland | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 180 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 9.36 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 181 | Norway | 9.34 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 182 | Sweden | 9.28 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 183 | Netherlands | 9.28 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 184 | Mauritius | 9.27 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 185 | Bulgaria | 9.22 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 186 | North Macedonia | 9.21 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 187 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.13 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 188 | Canada | 9.08 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 189 | Anguilla | 9.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Chile | 8.96 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 191 | Montserrat | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 192 | Russia | 8.92 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 193 | Serbia | 8.84 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 194 | Hungary | 8.81 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 195 | Cuba | 8.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 196 | Belgium | 8.68 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 197 | Wallis and Futuna | 8.58 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 198 | Germany | 8.51 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 199 | Czechia | 8.5 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 200 | Slovenia | 8.45 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 201 | Austria | 8.44 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 8.34 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 8.33 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 204 | Portugal | 8.31 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 205 | Thailand | 8.24 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Jersey | 8.23 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 207 | Poland | 8.2 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 208 | Singapore | 8.2 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Guernsey | 8.14 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 210 | Estonia | 8.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 211 | Croatia | 8.07 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 212 | Bermuda | 8.05 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 214 | Finland | 7.78 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 215 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.71 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Latvia | 7.57 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 217 | Curacao | 7.52 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 218 | Lithuania | 7.51 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Helena | 7.34 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 220 | Greece | 7.19 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 221 | Belarus | 7.14 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 222 | Spain | 7.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 223 | Andorra | 6.86 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 224 | Italy | 6.46 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 225 | Macao | 6.33 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 226 | China | 6.26 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 227 | Japan | 6.03 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 228 | San Marino | 5.94 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 229 | Puerto Rico | 5.82 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 230 | Taiwan | 5.68 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 231 | Ukraine | 5.62 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 232 | Hong Kong | 5.55 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.23 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 234 | Saint Barthelemy | 4.82 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 235 | South Korea | 4.57 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | 4.21 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.