Number of live births by country
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.
Countries reporting
33
Highest
3.60 million births
United States
Lowest
4,315 births
Iceland
Median
111,793 births
Years covered
134
1891–2024
Data points
2,331
What the numbers show
Number of live births is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 3.60 million births in United States; the lowest is 4,315 births in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 111,793 births, and the mean is 356,722 births.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 833.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 23.3%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 47.3%).
Number of live births: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.60 million births | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 1.58 million births | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 784,884 births | 2017 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 4 | Japan | 727,288 births | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 5 | France | 686,564 births | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 673,275 births | 2022 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 7 | Ukraine | 503,657 births | 2013 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 393,333 births | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 351,880 births | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 319,830 births | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 304,939 births | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 12 | South Korea | 230,028 births | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 195,231 births | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 167,504 births | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 15 | Taiwan | 133,895 births | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 113,593 births | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 111,793 births | 2021 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 98,451 births | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 94,042 births | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 92,338 births | 2020 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 85,699 births | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 80,024 births | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 77,605 births | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 60,742 births | 2014 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 58,678 births | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 57,079 births | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 28 | Norway | 51,480 births | 2022 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 29 | Finland | 43,671 births | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 35,845 births | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 25,144 births | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 19,328 births | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 14,099 births | 2019 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 4,315 births | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.