Long run birth rate by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
46.36
Central African Republic
Lowest
4.21
Vatican
Median
13.61
Years covered
273
1751–2023
Data points
18,723
What the numbers show
Long run birth rate is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 46.36 in Central African Republic; the lowest is 4.21 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.61, and the mean is 17.13.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 226 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 15.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 52.8%).
Long run birth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 46.36 | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 2 | Somalia | 42.96 | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 42.4 | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 41.89 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 41.3 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 40.03 | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 37.59 | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 37.49 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 35.44 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 10 | Mayotte | 35.4 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 35.22 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 12 | Yemen | 35.21 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 35.2 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 14 | Mauritania | 34.42 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 33.88 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 33.85 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 33.74 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 33.67 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 33.61 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 33.08 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 21 | Nigeria | 32.95 | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 32.64 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 32.09 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.99 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 31.9 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 31.64 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 27 | Malawi | 31.38 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 28 | Liberia | 30.96 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Congo | 30.63 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 30.6 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 31 | Gambia | 30.43 | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 30.41 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.04 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.6 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 29.42 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 36 | Comoros | 28.65 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan | 28.59 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 38 | Eritrea | 28.54 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 28.35 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.18 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 28.05 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 42 | Pakistan | 27.81 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 27.67 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 44 | Kenya | 27.11 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 45 | Palestine | 27.06 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | 26.93 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 26.46 | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 26.31 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 26.12 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 25.89 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 51 | Kiribati | 25.81 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Iraq | 25.73 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 53 | Nauru | 25.5 | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 54 | Samoa | 25.4 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 54 | French Guiana | 25.4 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 24.71 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 24.58 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 24.11 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 24.07 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 60 | Tonga | 23.12 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 23.07 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 62 | Micronesia (country) | 22.3 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 63 | Haiti | 22.2 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 64 | Syria | 22.11 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 65 | East Timor | 22.08 | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 21.96 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 21.74 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.31 | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 21.27 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 21.25 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 21.14 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 21 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 20.81 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 74 | Djibouti | 20.77 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 20.75 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 20.61 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 20.35 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 78 | Guyana | 20.29 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 20.14 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 19.98 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 81 | Algeria | 19.62 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 82 | Tokelau | 19.56 | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 19.38 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 84 | Nepal | 19.34 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 85 | Mongolia | 18.95 | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 86 | South Africa | 18.77 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 18.62 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 88 | Belize | 18.02 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 18 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 17.93 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 91 | Guam | 17.66 | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 92 | Suriname | 17.3 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 17.07 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 17.02 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 95 | Oman | 16.85 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 16.7 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 97 | Myanmar | 16.7 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 16.41 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 99 | India | 16.15 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 16.14 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 16.03 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 16.02 | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 103 | Peru | 15.94 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 104 | Indonesia | 15.94 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 105 | El Salvador | 15.76 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 106 | Mexico | 15.71 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 107 | Western Sahara | 15.5 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 108 | American Samoa | 15.39 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela | 15.09 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 110 | Ecuador | 15.03 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 14.26 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 112 | Greenland | 14.11 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 14.11 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 114 | Niue | 13.87 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 115 | Vietnam | 13.83 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 116 | Tunisia | 13.75 | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 117 | Reunion | 13.72 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 118 | Seychelles | 13.63 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 119 | Brunei | 13.59 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 120 | Colombia | 13.47 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 121 | Iran | 12.95 | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 122 | North Korea | 12.95 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 123 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.92 | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 124 | Bhutan | 12.66 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 125 | Faroe Islands | 12.61 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 126 | Cook Islands | 12.48 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 127 | Bahrain | 12.46 | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 128 | Malaysia | 12.41 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 12.33 | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 12.32 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 131 | Turkey | 12.28 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.16 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 12.13 | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 134 | Gibraltar | 12.07 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.85 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 11.84 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 11.78 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.74 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 139 | Grenada | 11.71 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 11.62 | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 141 | Australia | 11.51 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 142 | Georgia | 11.49 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 143 | New Zealand | 11.45 | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 144 | Falkland Islands | 11.31 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 11.26 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 146 | Guadeloupe | 11.24 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 147 | Iceland | 11.21 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 148 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.19 | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 149 | Barbados | 11.17 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 150 | Dominica | 11.09 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 151 | Argentina | 11.06 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 152 | Montenegro | 11.02 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 153 | Maldives | 11.02 | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 10.91 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 155 | Palau | 10.9 | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 156 | Bahamas | 10.85 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 157 | Cyprus | 10.8 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 158 | Martinique | 10.77 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 159 | Moldova | 10.76 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.74 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.71 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 162 | United States | 10.65 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 10.44 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 164 | Ireland | 10.25 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 165 | Albania | 10.24 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 166 | Kuwait | 10.2 | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 167 | Costa Rica | 10.18 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 168 | United Kingdom | 10.02 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 169 | Qatar | 9.91 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Uruguay | 9.87 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 9.77 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 172 | Denmark | 9.72 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 173 | France | 9.62 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 174 | Romania | 9.6 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 175 | Slovakia | 9.47 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 9.45 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 177 | Monaco | 9.44 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 178 | Switzerland | 9.44 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 9.37 | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 180 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 9.36 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 181 | Norway | 9.34 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 182 | Sweden | 9.28 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 183 | Netherlands | 9.28 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 184 | Mauritius | 9.27 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 185 | Bulgaria | 9.22 | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 186 | North Macedonia | 9.21 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 187 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 9.13 | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 188 | Canada | 9.08 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 189 | Anguilla | 9.03 | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Chile | 8.96 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 191 | Montserrat | 8.93 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 192 | Russia | 8.92 | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 193 | Serbia | 8.84 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 194 | Hungary | 8.81 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 195 | Cuba | 8.71 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 196 | Belgium | 8.68 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 197 | Wallis and Futuna | 8.58 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 198 | Germany | 8.51 | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 199 | Czechia | 8.5 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 200 | Slovenia | 8.45 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 201 | Austria | 8.44 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 202 | Isle of Man | 8.34 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 8.33 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 204 | Portugal | 8.31 | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 205 | Thailand | 8.24 | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Jersey | 8.23 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 207 | Poland | 8.2 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 208 | Singapore | 8.2 | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Guernsey | 8.14 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 210 | Estonia | 8.07 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 211 | Croatia | 8.07 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 212 | Bermuda | 8.05 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 213 | Malta | 7.9 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 214 | Finland | 7.78 | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 215 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.71 | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Latvia | 7.57 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 217 | Curacao | 7.52 | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 218 | Lithuania | 7.51 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Helena | 7.34 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 220 | Greece | 7.19 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 221 | Belarus | 7.14 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 222 | Spain | 7.03 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 223 | Andorra | 6.86 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 224 | Italy | 6.46 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 225 | Macao | 6.33 | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 226 | China | 6.26 | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 227 | Japan | 6.03 | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 228 | San Marino | 5.94 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 229 | Puerto Rico | 5.82 | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 230 | Taiwan | 5.68 | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 231 | Ukraine | 5.62 | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 232 | Hong Kong | 5.55 | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.23 | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 234 | Saint Barthelemy | 4.82 | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 235 | South Korea | 4.57 | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | 4.21 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |